Pianist Jorge Federico Osorio, who performs at the Teatro Degollado on January 16 and 18 with the Jalisco Philarmonic Orchestra, has been described by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the more elegant and accomplished pianists on the planet.”
He has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Seattle, the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, the National Orchestra of France, and the Moscow State Orchestra. Osorio’s concert tours have taken him to Europe, Asia and across the Americas.
He has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Fine Arts Medal granted by Mexico’s National Institute of Fine Arts. He also won First Prize in the Rhode Island International Master Piano Competition.
Osorio was born in Mexico City into a musical family. His first teachers were his father, a violinist, and his mother, famous pianist Luz Maria Puente. He studied at the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico City, where he made his professional debut at the age of 16.
He now lives in the United States.