Boris Cepeda , who lives in Germany.
The Quito native was designated ‘Steinway Artist’ by the piano maker Steinway & Sons.
Ecuadorian pianist was designated ‘Steinway Artist’ in Germany
Cepeda is part of the Steinway family, which has more than 1,800 artists worldwide, his name will wear with pianists such as Lang Lang, Diana Krall, Daniel Barenboim and Billy Joel. From Germany, the musician spoke with this newspaper.
According to the artist,
Steinway is one of the largest globally recognized manufacturers of pianos and they carry out this “recognition to relatively few pianists worldwide.”
“It is a pride for me because it confirms what I have done in recent years, but also since I started very young, at 4 years old in this artistic piano career (currently 46). I have collected quite a few awards, achievements. This is a beautiful culmination of my career, which is not over yet, but a prize of this nature can already be at ease with that, ”he assured.