Matías Ferreyra

Regarded by specialized critics as one of the most distinguished pianists of his generation, Matías Ferreyra has been described by the German newspaper Badische Neueste Nachrichten as a musician of “technical and interpretative virtuosity at the highest international level.”

He maintains an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborative pianist in the vocal repertoire, performing in major concert halls and music centers across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. He has appeared at leading venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York, the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, the Konzerthaus Karlsruhe, the Auditorio Nacional del Sodre, and the Teatro Solís in Montevideo, among many others.

He has participated in prestigious international festivals, including the Salzburger Festspiele (Austria) and the Zicosur Mercosur Music Festival (Chile). Since its inception, he has served as Artistic Coordinator of the Festival Internacional de Colonia (Uruguay).

He collaborates with distinguished orchestras and conductors such as Stefan Lano, Nicolas Rauss, Ligia Amadio, Roberto Tibiriçá, Antonia Joy Wilson, and Rodolfo Saglimbeni, and has been invited to give masterclasses in various countries. He has also served as a jury member at the piano competition of the 76th Hong Kong Music Festival.

He was selected by Renée Fleming to participate in the SongStudio at Carnegie Hall, where he collaborated in masterclasses led by Isabel Leonard and Anthony Roth Costanzo, and performed recitals at Weill Recital Hall and Zankel Hall. Throughout his career, he has been awarded scholarships and grants from institutions such as Fundación Carolina, Fundación Albéniz, and the DAAD, and was a resident artist of the International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation.

Alongside his performing career, he is actively engaged in teaching. He currently serves as Professor of Vocal Repertoire at the Escuela Nacional de Arte Lírico and Professor of Piano at the Escuela Nacional de Música SODRE, and is Director of the San Jose Conservatory of Music.

Matías Ferreyra obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from the University School of Music (Escuela Universitaria de Música), University of the Republic (Universidad de la República), Uruguay. He later pursued postgraduate studies in Europe at the Higher Conservatory of Music of Aragón (Conservatorio Superior de Música de Aragón), Spain, with Claudio Martínez-Mehner and Antonio Pérez Roy, and continued his training at the Reina Sofía School of Music (Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía) in Madrid, where he studied with Dmitri Bashkirov. He subsequently completed Master’s studies at the Karlsruhe University of Music (Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe), Germany, with Prof. Dr. h.c. Kalle Randalu, where he was awarded the Certificate of Advanced Studies as a soloist.

His artistic development has been further enriched through masterclasses with renowned pianists such as Cyprien Katsaris, Menahem Pressler, Klaus Hellwig, Aquiles Delle Vigne, Mikhail Voskresensky, Josep Colom, Ferenc Rados, Pavel Gililov, Natalia Trull  and Leslie Howard, among others. In chamber music and Lied, he has worked with distinguished musicians including Márta Gulyás, Ralph Gothoni, Hartmut Höll, Markus Hadulla, and Mitsuko Shirai.