Gerardo Gandini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gerardo Gandini

Argentinian composer, conductor and music educator

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1936

Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date of Death: 22-Mar-2013

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, film score composer, music pedagogy, music pedagogue

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Gerardo Gandini (Buenos Aires (Argentina), October 16, 1936 – Buenos Aires, March 22, 2013) was a pianist, composer, and music director, who became one of the most relevant figures of contemporary Argentine music of the second half of the 20th century.
He studied composition with Goffredo Petrassi and Alberto Ginastera, and piano with Roberto Caamaño, Pía Sebastiani, and Ivonne Loriod.
It is noteworthy that he was Astor Piazzolla's pianist in the Sexteto Nuevo Tango formed in 1989.