{{short description|Spanish-Dutch pianist}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Albert Cano Smit | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|4}} | birth_place = Geneva, Switzerland | origin = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) --> | death_place = | genre = Classical | occupation = Classical Pianist | instrument = Piano | years_active = 2014–present | label = | past_member_of = Walter W. Naumburg Foundation<br>The Juilliard School<br>Colburn School<br>Escolania de Montserrat <br>Young Concert Artists<br>San Diego Symphony Orchestra | website = <!-- {{URL|albertcanosmit.com}} --> }}
'''Albert Cano Smit''' (born in Geneva, Switzerland on October 4, 1996)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scherzo |first1=Fundacion |title=ALBERT CANO SMIT, SPAIN, AGE 19 |url=https://www.hhipc.org/albert-cano-smit/ |website=www.hhipc.org |accessdate=2 June 2020}}</ref> is a Spanish-Dutch{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} classical pianist. He has won first prize at the prestigious 2017 Naumburg International Piano Competition<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Albert Cano Smit, piano |url=https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/about-the-sdso/artistic/guest-artists/member/albert-cano-smit-piano/ |website=San Diego Symphony Orchestra |accessdate=16 June 2020}}</ref> and the Young Concert Artists Competition in 2019.<ref name="2019-12-04-WQXR">{{cite web |title=Young Concert Artists 2019 Winners |url=https://www.wqxr.org/story/young-concert-artists-2019-winners |website=wqxr.org |publisher=WQXR |access-date=2022-01-28 |date=4 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128185318/https://www.wqxr.org/story/young-concert-artists-2019-winners/ |archive-date=2022-01-28 |url-status=live}} </ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=4 1st Prizes Awarded at Young Concert Artists International Auditions |url=https://theviolinchannel.com/young-concert-artists-international-auditions-new-york-2019-1st-prize-winners/?fbclid=IwAR39eAlco75J0D_JhtTLIYmomjVHb2z2VzlJ6l6vZVA7aGMtdF2w2Ye9ubg |website=The Violin Channel |publisher=The Violin Channel |accessdate=16 June 2020}}</ref>
==Early life== Cano Smit began his musical studies at the Escolania de Montserrat,<ref>{{cite web |title=Albert Cano Smit, Piano |url=https://www.palaumusica.cat/20241216-prog-ma-bcn-classics-km0-programa-albert-cano-smit_1394282.pdf |website=Palau de la Música Catalana |publisher=BCN Clàssics}}</ref> and his collegiate studies with Ory Shihor at the Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Albert Cano Smit, Piano |url=https://www.kronbergacademy.de/en/artists/person/albert-cano-smit |website=The Kronberg Academy |publisher=The Kronberg Academy}}</ref> He was then accepted to the Juilliard School in New York City where he pursued his graduate studies with Robert McDonald and received the Arthur Rubinstein Prize in Piano. Other notable mentors include Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Richard Goode and Stephen Hough.<ref name="Education/Hough">{{cite web|first=Julie |last=Musbach |title=Naumburg Presents Pianist Albert Cano Smit In His NY Debut |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/Naumburg-Presents-Pianist-Albert-Cano-Smit-In-His-NY-Debut-20191004 |access-date=2022-01-28 |work=BroadwayWorld.com |date=4 October 2019 |language=en}} </ref>
==Career== Cano Smit first came to public attention at the 2017 Montreal International Piano Competition, where he placed as a finalist. For his performances, he was lauded as "a great artist in the making" who had committed a "virtual near-suicide" with his finals concerto choice.<ref name="Le Devoir">{{cite news |last1=Huss |first1=Christophe |title=Sport ou musique, il faut choisir! |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/498369/concours-musical-montreal |accessdate=3 June 2020 |work=Le Devoir |date=10 May 2017 |language=fr}}</ref> He won his first major competition when he was awarded the first prize at the Naumburg International Piano Competition in November 2017. His second major competition win came in November 2019 at the Young Concert Artists Competition, where he was the recipient of 6 special prizes.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}
Since his victory at the Naumburg Competition, he has performed solo recitals at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris,<ref name="Louis Vuitton">{{cite news |last1=Batallé |first1=Jordi |title=El Invitado de RFI - El joven pianista Albert Cano Smit en recital en la Fundación Louis Vuitton de París |url=http://www.rfi.fr/es/cultura/20190218-el-joven-pianista-albert-cano-smit-en-recital-en-la-fundacion-louis-vuitton-de-pari |accessdate=3 June 2020 |work=RFI |date=18 February 2019}}</ref> Herbst Theatre in San Francisco,<ref name="Herbst Theater">{{cite news |last1=Iisaka |first1=Ken |title=Young Naumburg Winner Albert Cano Smit: From the Formal to the Uncanny |url=https://www.sfcv.org/reviews/san-francisco-performances/young-naumburg-winner-albert-cano-smit-from-the-formal-to-the |accessdate=4 June 2020 |work=San Francisco Classical Voice |language=en}}</ref> Zankel Halls, Kennedy Center in Washington DC,<ref name="YCARoster">{{cite web |title=YCARoster |url=https://www.yca.org/artist/albert-cano-smit/ |website=Young Concert Artists |accessdate=16 June 2020}}</ref> L'Auditori de Barcelona, Wissembourg Festival in France, Rheingau Musik Festival in Germany, and Grand Banlam Theater in Xiamen.<ref name="La Pedrera Bio">{{cite web |last1=La Pedrera |first1=Fundacio |title=Albert Cano, pianista (concierto dúo) {{!}} Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera |url=https://www.fundaciocatalunya-lapedrera.com/es/agenda/albert-cano-pianista-concierto-duo |website=www.fundaciocatalunya-lapedrera.com}}</ref>
He has given concerto performances with international ensembles, including the Boca del Río Philharmonic,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Río |first1=Filarmónica de Boca del |title=Primera Temporada de Conciertos 2020 |url=https://www.filarmonicadeboca.org.mx/12020/1_2020_p_12.php |website=filarmonicadeboca.org.mx |accessdate=4 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Seattle Symphony Orchestra,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Symphony |first1=Seattle |title=Albert Cano Smit |url=https://www.seattlesymphony.org/about/meetthemusicians/theorchestra/artists/a-h/cano-smit-albert |website=www.seattlesymphony.org |accessdate=4 June 2020}}</ref> Montreal Symphony Orchestra,<ref name="Le Devoir" /> Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra,<ref>{{cite web |last1=De Barcelona |first1=Orquesta |title=Temporada 2020-21 |url=https://www.obc.es/uploads/20190401/llibret_OBC_1920_Versini_Web.pdf |website=www.obc.es |publisher=Orquesta de Barcelona |accessdate=4 June 2020 |archive-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604005508/https://www.obc.es/uploads/20190401/llibret_OBC_1920_Versini_Web.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> San Diego Symphony<ref name="San Diego Symphony">{{cite web |last1=Diego Symphony |first1=San |title=Albert Cano Smit, piano |url=https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/about-the-sdso/artistic/guest-artists/member/albert-cano-smit-piano/ |website=San Diego Symphony |accessdate=4 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> as well as the Las Vegas Philharmonic.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}
In October 2019 he made his Carnegie Hall debut,<ref>{{cite web |title=Albert Cano Smit, Piano |url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2019/10/15/Albert-Cano-Smit-Piano-0730PM |website=Carnegie Hall |publisher=Carnegie Hall |accessdate=16 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Education/Hough" /> where he world premiered Stephen Hough's Partita for Piano, a piece commissioned for Hough by the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation.
He currently resides in New York City.<ref name="YCARoster" />
==Major competition results==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! Competition !! Prize |- | Nov 2017 || Naumburg International Piano Competition || First Prize<ref name=":0" /> |- | Nov 2019 || Young Concert Artists || Competition Winner (6 Special Prizes)<ref name="2019-12-04-WQXR" /> |}
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