Juan Lázaro

Juan Lázaro is a New York-born pianist of Peruvian and Russian descent. He began his musical studies at a very young age with the Bulgarian pianist and pedagogue Boriana Savova, and gave his first concerts at the age of six. In 2006, he entered the Preparatory Division of Mannes College, where he continued his studies with Irina Edelman.

Juan has developed an extensive career as a solo and collaborative pianist, performing at venues including Steinway Hall, the Musikverein in Vienna, Yamaha Hall, Weill Recital Hall, the Bruno Walter Auditorium, and the Liszt Hall at the Metropolitan Opera. In 2015, he received his Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal. In 2019, he earned a Master of Arts in Collaborative Piano, with a specialization in Vocal Studies, from Manhattan School of Music, under the guidance of Thomas Muraco.

In 2022, Juan joined the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Since 2023, he has continued his work with the Metropolitan Opera as a Spanish Diction Coach, participating in major Spanish-language productions including Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el amazonas, John Adams’s El niño, Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar, and, most recently, Gabriela Lena Frank’s El último sueño de Frida y Diego. During the past two seasons, he has served as head coach at the Teatro Municipal de Lima in Peru.