Clara Rodriguez at the Purcell Room:“The Liszt on this occasion was persuasively different to other artists. It was reflective and tender, each new subject and harmonic strand treated with natural respect, and a visionary understanding of their correct place within the whole. One didn’t require to express plaudits following it, but just to give thanks for revealing the music’s inner message…” Bill Newman. Portrait of a South American Belle. She maintains a close artistic relationship with her main teachers and their feed-back is still important to her: Phyllis Sellick, Guiomar Narvaez, Niel Immelman and Paul Badura-Skoda have had a strong influence in Clara's style of playing. Clara Rodriguez offers a very exciting and large repertoire that encompasses much of the traditional and contemporary piano literature as well as many pieces by Latin American and Spanish composers. Her highly artistic approach to the music she interprets has been a key element to the success of her concerts and recordings. Continues... Photography by Chantal Rosas-Cobian. Painting by Ralph Lillford, 1997.