Venezuelan pianist Andres Carcinte was born in Caracas where he graduated as Performer Professor of Piano. He made his debut as a soloist playing Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto Nr. 1 with the Simon Bolivar Orchestra. He won First Prize at the Young Soloist Competition organised by the Syphonic Orchestra of Venezuela. He currently studies at the Liszt Academy of Music with Ferenc Rados (Piano and Chamber Music). He has given concerts in London, Madrid, Rome, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Helsinki, Bergen, Stavanger, Vilnius, Athens, Eisenach, Montpellier, Melilla and Seoul.