Silvia Contenti

silviacontentimusic@gmail.com

For over 25 years, she has delighted ballet dancers and masters with her musicality, powerful sound and perfect dynamics.

Born in Uruguay, she trained in Montevideo and Rio de Janeiro with renowned pianists such as Lily Vives, Fanny Ingold, Héctor Tosar, Miguel Ángel Estrella and Miriam Ramos.

Her musical talent and love for classical ballet led her to meet russian ballet master Tatiana Leskova, becoming her piano accompanist for 5 years.

In her return to Montevideo she was appointed accompanist and repertorist for the Cuerpo de Baile del Sodre, Uruguay's national ballet company. In this role she stayed for 20 years, having rehearsed the main classical ballet repertoire, composed for choreographic works and accompanied classes for acclaimed ballet masters such as Vilen Galstian, Gyula Pandi, Gediminas Taranda, Svetlana Levy, Michael Uthoff, Jeff Slayton, Françoise Adret, James Amar, Gigi Caciuleanu, Norio Yoshida, Bonjin Atsugi, Elena Madan, Alberto Alonso, Violeta Janeiro, Rolando Candia, Mayra Rivero, Eduardo Ramírez, Pablo Aharonian, Mario Galizzi, Raúl Candal, Rodolfo Lastra, Alejandro Godoy, Mariel Odera, Sandra Giacosa, Nestor Mondino and others.