Biography

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Exploring musical dialogue through solo piano, chamber music and song

Chilean pianist Clemente Prudencio works across solo repertoire, chamber music and art song, with a particular interest in the collaborative and narrative dimensions of performance. Whether performing with singers, instrumentalists or alone at the piano, his work explores the subtle interplay between musical structure, language and expression.


After early musical training in Chile, he moved to Austria to study at the Mozarteum University Salzburg. There he completed his Bachelor’s degree, studying first with Claudius Tanski and later with Johannes Wilhelm. His growing fascination with vocal repertoire led him to specialize in collaborative piano at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, where he studied with Justus Zeyen and completed his Master’s degree in 2024.
His performances have been recognized with several distinctions, including First Prize at the Piano Joven Competition (Chile, 2017) and Second Prize at the Verfemte Musik Competition (Schwerin, Germany, 2020).


In addition to his work at the piano, Clemente has also explored the experience of singing himself. As a member of the Bachchor Salzburg he performed in productions of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner at the Salzburger Osterfestspiele under Christian Thielemann and De temporum fine comoedia by Carl Orff at the Salzburger Sommerfestspiele under Teodor Currentzis. In 2026 he appeared as the Magician in The Consul by Gian Carlo Menotti in a production of the Royal Academy of Music Aarhus at Teatret Svalegangen. Experiencing vocal repertoire from the singer’s perspective has become an important part of how he approaches collaboration with vocalists.


He currently lives in Aarhus, Denmark, where he is part of the Soloist Programme at the Royal Academy of Music Aarhus.
When he is not at the piano, Clemente can often be found exploring Aarhus’ cafés, playing chess, or enthusiastically diving into whatever new curiosity has captured his attention — from coffee brewing to board games.