Blanca Uribe
Professor Emeritus
Office: Skinner Hall 227
Phone: (845) 437-7328
Box: 494
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Born in Bogota, Colombia, into a family of many generations of professional musicians, Uribe studied in Vienna at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with Richard Hauser and in New York at the Juilliard School with Rosina Lhevinne and Martin Canin. With an extensive repertoire ranging from Scarlatti to contemporary works, Uribe is particularly noted for her interpretations of the 32 sonatas of Beethoven, which she has performed in cycle on several occasions (including at Vassar), and the complete Iberia Suite of Isaac Albeniz.
A prize winner at many international competitions, Uribe appeared recently as concerto soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Philharmonia of London, the Residentie Orkest in the Hague, and the American Symphony. Her recordings include Richard Wilson's Piano Concerto with the Pro-Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, conducted by Leon Botstein (CRI SD-618) as well as the Iberia Suite by Isaac Albeniz and the Danzas Fantasticas by Joaquin Turina.
Uribe's many honors include the General Francisco de Paula Santander Medal, awarded for outstanding contribution to Colombian Culture, and the Order of Saint Charles, which she received in 1986 from the president of Colombia. She was also the recipient of the first Dutchess County Artist Award.
Uribe has given numerous master classes in South America, in this country, and at the international courses in Segovia, Spain, and has also served on the juries of a number of international competitions. A member of the Vassar faculty since 1969, she currently holds the George Sherman Dickinson Professorship of Music.
Ms. Uribe retired from Vassar College at the end of the 2004-2005 academic year.