Dr. Horacio Nuguid
Co-Artistic Director
With an extensive repertoire, pianist Horacio Nuguid has captivated audiences with his “beautiful tone” and “elegance.” In addition to several well known piano concertos, Nuguid has performed lesser known works also, such as Edward MacDowell's Concerto in A Minor, Clara Schumann’s Konzertsatz in F Minor, Mario Pilati’s Suite, and Ferdinand Ries’ Grand Variations on Rule Britannia with orchestras in the Philippines, Mexico, and United States.
As the pianist and artistic director of the Rochester Chamber Music Society, Nuguid has been performing with distinguished artists in the region, earning him the Ardee Award (Mayor's Award) for Outstanding Artist.
Nuguid received his music performance degrees from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila (BM), the University of Northern Iowa (MM), and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (DMA).
As a music educator, Dr. Nuguid has presented master classes internationally and has served as an adjudicator for piano competitions in Minnesota. He also has served as artist/faculty at the Young Artist World Piano Festival in Minnesota for over 20 years and has taught as guest artist at the Philippine High School for the Arts. His pioneering anthology—Philippines Piano Pieces—has been widely received for its scholarly edition of works by Filipino composers.