Born in Argentina, Nelson Goerner has established himself as one of the foremost pianists of his generation. After studying in Argentina, he was awarded first prize in the Franz Liszt Competition in Buenos Aires in 1986. This led to a scholarship to work with Maria Tipo at the Geneva Conservatoire, and in 1990 Nelson Goerner won first prize at the Geneva Competition.

This prize marked the start of Nelson Goerner’s international career, which has included appearances at the Salzburg Festival, the Edinburgh, Schleswig-Holstein and Verbier festivals, and in halls such as the Musikverein in Vienna, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and Wigmore Hall in London, as well as Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. He has also performed with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Hallé Orchestra and the NHK Orchestra from Tokyo. He is also a regular guest at the BBC Proms.

Nelson Goerner has performed chamber music with the Takács Quartet, Janine Jansen, Julian Rachlin, Steven Isserlis, Gary Hoffman and Vadim Repin, and duo recitals with the mezzo-soprano Sophie Koch. He also performs repertoire for two pianos with Martha Argerich, Alexander Rabinovich and his wife Rusudan Alavidze.