

Second-prize winners of the 18th International Piano Duo Competition in Tokyo, Japan, PIA BOSE and ANTONIO PASTOR have garnered warm critical acclaim for their "remarkable dexterity and subtlety", as two pianists "who are in perfect harmony and complement one another ideally." (Versoix Région). Married to each other and long-time residents of Geneva, American-Swiss pianist Pia Bose and Spanish-Swiss pianist Antonio Pastor officially formed the Bose-Pastor Duo in 2012. Interviewed on Magma-Espace 2 (Radio Télévision Suisse) and featured in Scènes Magazine, the pianists have appeared in London, Paris, Edinburgh, Milan, Chicago, New York City, Geneva, and throughout Switzerland. Notable venues where they have performed together or as soloists include the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, St. James's Piccadilly, St. Barnabas, the Palais de l’Athénée, and Preston Bradley Hall, during WMFT radio’s live broadcast of the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts.
Pia Bose and Antonio Pastor each hold the Diplôme de Soliste from the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne - Site de Sion, where they studied with the late pianist Dominique Weber. During the course of their studies in Switzerland and abroad, the award-winning pianists were selected to attend the Banff Centre for the Arts with Julian Martin and also received precious musical guidance from renowned artists such as Leon Fleisher, Paul Badura-Skoda, Robert McDonald, Boris Slutsky, Ana Guijarro, Alexei Nasedkin, John O’Connor, Bruno Canino, Blanca Uribe, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Marc Durand, and Ann Schein.
A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory (Bachelor of Music), the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University (Master of Music), and the University of Colorado at Boulder (Doctor of Musical Arts), Pia Bose studied with Andrew Cooperstock, Marian Hahn, Joseph Schwartz, and J.Y. Song. Ms. Bose completed further study at the Universität Mozarteum Sommerakademie in Austria with Boris Bloch. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in biopsychology from Oberlin College.
Antonio Pastor holds degrees from the Haute École de Musique de Genève (Diplôme d’Enseignement) and the Real Conservatorio de Música de Madrid (Profesor Superior de Piano), and his former teachers include Andrew Cooperstock, Sébastien Risler, and Fernando Puchol.
Passionate about music education and teaching, Pia Bose and Antonio Pastor serve as piano faculty members at the École Internationale de Genève and the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, respectively.
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Upcoming concerts / Past concerts
2023
19 MAY
LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG
Les Concerts de Midi
12h30
20 MAY
NIEDERANVEN, LUXEMBOURG
Pianos Kelly
18h00
28 MAY
BELP, BERN, SWITZERLAND
Campagne Oberried
16h30
03 SEP
MOUDON, VD SWITZERLAND
PianoFest Moudon - 2nd edition
17h00
14 SEP
BOULDER, COLORADO
U.S.A.
Roser Piano and Keyboard Alumni Series
University of Colorado at Boulder
Presentation for Piano Students
15 SEP
BOULDER, COLORADO
U.S.A.
Roser Piano and Keyboard Alumni Series
University of Colorado at Boulder
19 SEP
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
U.S.A.
Noontime Concerts
Old St. Mary's Cathedral
12h30
23 SEP
SION, SWITZERLAND
Schubertiade Sion 2023
Résidence du Glarier
16h00
23 MAY
KREUZLINGEN, TG SWITZERLAND
Matinée
Museum Rosenegg
11h00
15 JUNE
EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
Edinburgh Society of Musicians
06 JUNE
CHEMAINUS, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Chemainus Classical Concert Series
14h00
06 JULY
LONDON, U.K.
Iris Axon Concert Series
16h00
2024
2025
PAST CONCERTS
November 21, 2022 - Lisbon, Portugal
Fundação das Casas de Fronteira e Alorna
Palácio Fronteira
July 19, 2022 - Geneva, Switzerland
Concerts d'été en Vieille-Ville
Eglise Luthérienne
July 6, 2022 - Chêne-Bougeries, Switzerland
Concerts au Parc
June 27, 2022 - Geneva, Switzerland
Association des artistes musiciens
Concerts des professeurs
Salle des Abeilles
June 5, 2022 - Paris, France
Les Arts George V
Les Dimanches Musicaux
American Cathedral
August 21, 2021 - Moudon, Switzerland
PianoFest Moudon
Eglise Saint-Etienne
July 21, 2021 - Geneva, Switzerland
Concerts d'été en Vieille-Ville
Eglise Luthérienne
July 25, 2018 - Geneva, Switzerland
Concerts d'été en Vieille-Ville
Eglise Luthérienne
July 19, 2017 - Geneva, Switzerland
Concerts d'été en Vieille-Ville
Eglise Luthérienne
June 24, 2017 - Geneva, Switzerland
Fête de la Musique
Bastions Kiosque
June 17, 2017 - Cologny, Switzerland
Festival MusiCologny
January 26, 2017 - Geneva, Switzerland
Lyceum Club International
July 26, 2016 - Geneva, Switzerland
Concerts d'été en Vielle-Ville
Eglise Luthérienne
July 6, 2016 - Chêne-Bougeries, Switzerland
Festival GISFAM
Concerts Classiques
June 19, 2016 - Geneva, Switzerland
Fête de la Musique
Athénéee 4
May 22, 2016 - Milan, Italy
PianoCity Milano
June 16, 2015 - London, U.K.
St. Martin's Embassy Series
St Martin-in-the-Fields
May 3, 2015 - Carouge, Switzerland
Association Amigos de España
Centre Musical Robert Dunand
November 16, 2014 - Chambesy, Switzerland
Fondation HEIM
October 14, 2014 - Troinex, Switzerland
Ferme Rosset
September 26, 2014 - London, U.K,
St. Barnabas Friday Lunchtime Concerts
July 15, 2014 - Geneva, Switzerland
Concerts d'été en Vieille-Ville
Eglise Luthérienne
June 22, 2014 - Geneva, Switzerland
Fête de la Musique
Eglise Luthérienne
March 2, 2014 - Paris, France
Atelier Concert Series
The American Church
February 22, 2014 - Leon, Spain
Fundacion Eutherpe
January 25, 2014 - Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Society of Musicians
November 20, 2013 - London, U.K.
The Iberian and Latin American Music Society
St. James's Piccadilly
November 17, 2013 - Versoix, Switzerland
Les caves de Bon-Séjour
November 16, 2013 - Geneva, Switzerland
Private concert
November 9, 2013 - Versoix, Switzerland
Private concert
October 14, 2013 - Tokyo, Japan
18th International Piano Duo Competition
Nihon University College of Art Music Hall
October 13, 2013 - Tokyo, Japan
18th International Piano Duo Competition
Nihon University College of Art Music Hall
May 31, 2013 - Dardagny, Switzerland
Benefit Concert
Association Graine d'Affection

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