Recent awards of Costa Rica-born pianist Diego Suarez include first prize at the 2022 Atlanta Music Club Competition and winning the University of Georgia Concerto Competition, with a subsequent performance of Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto with the UGA Symphony Orchestra. He has performed in many venues in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and has participated in prestigious festivals such as Art of the Piano in Cincinnati, International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York, Honeywell Arts Academy in Indiana, and Spoleto Festival in South Carolina. His debut album “Liszt 12 Transcendental Etudes: Live Recording” was released in 2012. Diego holds degrees in piano performance from College of Charleston (BA), Shenandoah Conservatory (MM), and University of Georgia (DMA).