Teo Gheorghiu

Teo Gheorghiu (born 12 August 1992) is a Swiss-Canadian pianist.

Life and career Gheorghiu was born in Männedorf, Switzerland to a Romanian father and Canadian mother.

He started playing the piano at the age of 5 with Daniel Höxter.

He won the ex-aequo joint first prize in the 12-years old and under section of the San Marino Piano Competition in 2004. In 2005 he was awarded first prize in the 10- to 13-year-old category of the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Weimar. In 2009 he toured in Zürich, Gstaad, and also in Harrogate, Bad Saarow, Bucharest, Bonn, China and Taiwan.

Filmography In 2004 he played the protagonist in 2006 film Vitus, released in 2006. For this role he was presented with an Undine Award in Baden, Austria for the best male debut in 2007.