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Albert Cano Smit

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Alberto Cano Sumito, a rising star in the spotlightRecorded “Technique of Fugue” on his first solo albumAstonishing Technique and Constructive Ability!Born in Switzerland in 1996, Spanish-Dutch pianist Alberto Cano Sumito won first prize at the 2017 Naumburg Competition and the 2019 Young Concert Artists Competition. education at the Monastery of Montserrat in Spain at the age of 9, where his learning through performance about living polyphonic music played an important role. He also studied at the Juilliard School, where he studied with Robert McDonald and received the Artur Rubinstein Prize. He also studied with Richard Goode and Stephen Hough. Hough has been a particular influence on him, and he will perform the world premiere of Hough’s music during his debut recital at Carnegie Hall in 2019. It is also noteworthy that he has chosen Bach’s ultimate work, “The Technique of Fugue,” for th