Nelson Goerner

Nelson Goerner (born 9 May 1969) is an Argentine classical pianist.

He studied with Jorge Garrubba, Juan Carlos Arabian, and Carmen Scalcione. In 1986, he won First Prize at the Franz Liszt Competition in Buenos Aires, which led to a scholarship to study with Maria Tipo at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève. In 1990, he won the Geneva International Music Competition.

Goerner has performed with major orchestras including the Orchestre de Paris, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Spanish National Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia, Mariinsky Orchestra, and Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked with conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philippe Herreweghe, Neeme Järvi, Mark Elder, Paavo Järvi, Vassily Sinaisky, Jonathan Nott, Fabio Luisi and Esa-Pekka Salonen.