Rod Schejtman

Maestro Rod Schejtman is an Argentine–American symphonic composer, pianist, engineer, and educator. He is the founder of The Piano Encyclopedia, known for developing a methodology to teach improvisation, composition, and ear training, and for integrating classical symphonic forms with cinematic language.

Career

In 2005, Schejtman launched The Piano Encyclopedia, The methodology has reached over 250,000 students in 75 countries. This event is widely referred to as the "World Cup of Classical Music".

Schejtman has performed internationally, including at the Musilosophy Festival in Rome and Plaça Catalunya in Barcelona. His works have been presented on Radio FM 104.5 and Antena 3 TV, and in concerts for diplomatic audiences. Los Angeles, early 2024. Lalo Schifrin and Maestro Rod Schejtman in the Beverly Hills studio where Schifrin composed Mission: Impossible, working together on Long Live Freedom (Viva la Libertad), their latest jointly composed symphony. Palacio Libertad. World premiere of the symphony Long Live Freedom (Viva la Libertad) by Schifrin-Schejtman, performed by one hundred musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra and presented by Maestro Rod Schejtman before two thousand spectators. In 2024, Schejtman was selected by Lalo Schifrin—composer of the Mission: Impossible theme, six-time Grammy Award winner, and Honorary Oscar recipient—to co-author Long Live Freedom (Viva la Libertad), a full-length symphony dedicated to Argentina. The premiere took place in Buenos Aires, performed by the National Symphony Orchestra under Emmanuel Siffert. The work was broadcast nationwide by Public Television and Radio Nacional. Long Live Freedom was subsequently declared a Work of Cultural Interest by the Government of Argentina. The work and its message have been widely covered by national and international press.

In 2025, Schejtman was named Corresponding Member of the Bach Society, becoming the first Argentine to receive this distinction since the Society's founding in 1917. The board cited his "outstanding qualities as a pianist, composer, and musician," and recognized him as "a key figure in contemporary classical music."

Awards WorldVision Composers Contest – Global Laureate / World Champion (Vienna, 2023) Work of Cultural Interest, Government of Argentina (2025) Corresponding Member, Bach Society (2025)