Rico Gulda

Rico Gulda (born 9 April 1968) is an Austrian classical pianist and conductor.

Biography Early life and career He was born in Zurich, as the third son of the prominent pianist Friedrich Gulda and the only child of his Japanese second wife, the pianist and composer Yuko Wakiyama.

He grew up in Munich and received his first piano lessons at the age of five. From the age of twelve, he studied with and later with at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Master classes with Dmitri Bashkirov and Oleg Maisenberg, as well as work with his father, Friedrich Gulda, rounded out his education. He is also artistic director of the Oberösterreichische Stiftskonzerte summer festival.

Personal life Rico Gulda was married to the pianist Ferhan Önder and they have a daughter. 1999: Rico Gulda and Michael Badura-Skoda: Art Cult-Concert (Klavier Zu Vier Händen) (Austria Tabak, Art Cult) 2001: Rico Gulda: Schuman – Album Für Die Jugend Op. 68 (Naxos) 2002: Rico Gulda and Christopher Hinterhuber: Schubert – Piano Works For Four Hands (Naxos) 2008: Hermann Prey, Florian Prey, Karl Engel, Friedrich Gulda, Rico Gulda, Leonard Hokanson, Michael Krist and Wolfgang Sawallisch: Die Lieder Meines Vaters Ausgewählt Von Florian Prey (Deutsche Grammophon)