Polly Ferman (born October 21, 1944, Montevideo, Uruguay) is an Uruguayan pianist, classical musician, music director and producer.
She has performed as a solo pianist since 1947 and recorded more than 15 albums. Ferman is known for her repertoire of Latin American and classical music including artists Piazzola, Villa-Lobos, Albéniz, Binelli, Chabrier, Gottschalk, Joplin, and Nazareth. Ferman has toured globally, performing at international venues including New York's Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, the Buenos Aires Teatro Colon, Tokyo's Takemitsu Hall, Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts, Lebanon's Pierre Aboukhater Theater, and Shanghai's Oriental Art Center. Ferman has performed with prestigious orchestras including the Tokyo Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Argentine National Symphonies, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, and others.
The non-profit Pan American Musical Art Research (PAMAR) was founded and directed by Ferman in 1984 to promote culture and music of Latin American countries. She also created and founded the annual Latin American Cultural Week (LACW) in New York City which celebrates Latin American artists.
Ferman created and directed the all-female tango show, GlamourTango. The show celebrates women's role in shaping tango and features an all-female cast.
In 2023 she was featured in the New York State Capital Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibit.
She lives in Valencia, Spain with her husband Daniel Binelli.
Discography Piano Music by Ernesto Nazareth, PAMAR/Sadaic, 1987 Waltzes of the Americas (Valses de los Américas), SADAIC-AADI-CAPIF, 1990 Habaneras, Milongas, Tangos, PAMAR/Sadaic, 1994 Ernesto Lecuona - Danzas Cubanas, SABAM/TALENT, 1995 Argentine Piano Music, Polly Ferman, Polly Ferman/PAMAR, 1997 Música para piano de Ariel Ramírez, PAMAR/SADAIC, 2000 Imágenes (with Daniel Binelli), EPSA Music, 2001 Orquestango I (with Daniel Binelli & the Montevideo Philharmonic), SONDOR, 2003 Orquestango II (with Daniel Binelli & the Montevideo Philharmonic), SONDOR, 2004 Polly Ferman's GlamourTango (Tango in Feminine Form), Sedaic, 2004 New Tango Vision, Raices, 2006 Tango Fado Project, Sorel Classics, 2015 Tango in The Night (with Daniel Binelli, German Guitierrez, Leanne Nicholls and Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra), ORCHID CLASSICS, 2021
See also Classical music Tango music
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