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A prize-winning performer, he earned the\u00a0<em>Van Cliburn Award<\/em>\u00a0at the Interlochen Arts Camp and received top honors in competitions such as the Yamaha Piano Competition (2002) and\u00a0<em>El Sal\u00f3n Nacional de Pianistas de Venezuela<\/em>\u00a0(2006-07).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olivera has performed with nearly every major Venezuelan orchestra and internationally in Germany, Italy, Chile, Spain, France, and the U.S. Notable appearances include Rachmaninoff\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Piano Concerto No. 3<\/em>&nbsp;with the RIAS Berlin International Youth Orchestra at the Rachmaninoff Festival in Catania, Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His obtained an undergraduate degree in Production Engineering at the&nbsp;Universidad Sim\u00f3n&nbsp;Bol\u00edvar in Caracas, Venezuela. He also holds a Pianist Certificate from&nbsp;Juan Jos\u00e9 Landaeta&nbsp;Conservatory and a Master\u2019s in Piano and Pedagogy from Germany\u2019s&nbsp;Martin Luther Universit\u00e4t Halle-Wittenberg, supported by a DAAD scholarship. He later earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from the University of South Carolina under Dr. Marina Lomazov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dedicated educator and collaborator, he has served as Adjunct Piano Faculty and Staff Accompanist at USC, received the Yamaha In-Residency Fellowship for innovative community engagement, and was a three-time recipient of the Steinway &amp; Sons Top Teacher Award (2018, 2019, 2021). 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