Óscar Gacitúa Weston

Óscar Gacitúa Weston (16 August 1925−5 December 2001) was a Chilean pianist.

His relationship with Claudio Arrau was decisive in his career as he was involved in his formation and got him a scholarship to study music in New York from 1950 to 1953. In that way, Gacitúa was also a disciple of Alberto Spikin during his time in New York.

Biography Born in Talca in 1925, Gacitúa began his musical training when he was five. At eight, he made his debut with the violinist Pedro Dandurain According his daughter Rebeca, he suffered depression and his other son Óscar couldn't stop Gacitúa Weston's desire to die, so his decision was premeditated. One of the reasons of his depression was his old age, because he believed entering Alzheimer's disease despite having entirely organized a successful piano seasons or teach private piano lessons at his home in Providencia.