Editing Martha Argerich (section)

== Personal life ==
[[File:7th Chopin Competition - Martha Argerich.jpg|thumb|Argerich during a rehearsal with the orchestra for the final of the [[VII International Chopin Piano Competition]], 1965|left|202x202px]]
[[File:Martha Argerich presents herself in Tel Aviv.webm|thumb|Argerich introduces herself, 2018|444x444px]]
Argerich's first marriage was to composer-conductor Robert Chen, ({{zh|c=陈亮声 |s=|t=|p=Chén Liàngshēng}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.163.com/09/1226/07/5RENQBH5000120GR.html|publisher=News.163.com|title=二十八国华人演奏家"百鸟还巢"|access-date=11 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021200144/http://news.163.com/09/1226/07/5RENQBH5000120GR.html|archive-date=21 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> with whom she had her first child (violinist [[Lyda Chen-Argerich]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Lyda Chen-Argerich, violinist |url=http://www.sensmanagement.com/lyda-chen-argerich_6.html |publisher=Sens Management |access-date=2 July 2014 |archive-date=3 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003111408/http://www.sensmanagement.com/lyda-chen-argerich_6.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The marriage was dissolved after several months, in 1964.<ref name="People1980" /> From 1969 to 1973, Argerich was married to Swiss conductor [[Charles Dutoit]], with whom she had her second daughter, Annie Dutoit. Although they separated in 1973, Argerich and Dutoit continued to collaborate. In the 1970s, Argerich had a relationship with American pianist [[Stephen Kovacevich]],<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/martha-argerich-speaks-to-stephen-kovacevich-gramophone-november-2008-with-jeremy-nicholas |title=Martha Argerich Speaks to Stephen Kovacevich|website=Gramophone.co.uk | date=November 2008 | access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref> with whom she had her third daughter, Stéphanie.<ref name="People1980">{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20076190,00.html |title=A Top Woman Pianist, Martha Argerich, Nearly Gave Up Her Steinway for Steno |last1=Hauptfuhrer |first1=Fred |last2=Vespa |first2=Mary |date=7 April 1980 |publisher=people.com |access-date=2 July 2014}}</ref> Although they made few recordings together during their relationship, Argerich and Kovacevich still frequently perform together.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=7 October 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_AVhqab1hE |title=Martha Argerich e Stephen Kovacevich – Leffest 2018 |publisher=Lisbon & Sintra Film Festival |via=YouTube |access-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127034050/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_AVhqab1hE |archive-date=27 November 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Stéphanie Argerich explains in her film ''[[Bloody Daughter]]'' that as her parents were not married, they tossed a coin to name their daughter, for which Argerich won the toss. Argerich brought her children up in a manner described by Annie Dutoit as "bohemian";<ref>{{cite AV media |date=27 June 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtJngu0XboM |title=Martha Argerich en concert privé – private concert [SSTEN, SSTFR, SSTDE] – ARTE Concert |publisher=ARTE Concert |via=YouTube |access-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907180332/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtJngu0XboM |archive-date=7 September 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Argerich preferred her children to stay at home rather than go to school and regularly hosted young musicians in her home and practiced through the night.<ref name="Bloody Daughter" />

Argerich is a [[Multilingualism|polyglot]] and can speak [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[German language|German]], [[English language|English]], and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]].<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DALYVYGaslA|title=2012 Verbier Festival – interview#16 – Martha Argerich|date=14 August 2012|publisher=[[medici.tv]]|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907175939/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DALYVYGaslA|archive-date=7 September 2021|url-status=live|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcyc0W0UpME|title=Martha Argerich – RARE – Interview & rehearsal – Hamburg Laeiszhalle|date=11 April 2021|publisher=musicbox78nrw|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907172735/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcyc0W0UpME|archive-date=7 September 2021|url-status=live|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yoj84wDpf2g|title=RSI – INTERVISTA A MARTHA ARGERICH|date=24 November 2012|publisher=Gerardo Nardelli|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907185152/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yoj84wDpf2g|archive-date=7 September 2021|url-status=live|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsB4LbBHQ08| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212053251/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsB4LbBHQ08| archive-date=12 December 2019 | url-status=dead|title=Nelson Freire e Marta Argerich tocando Racmaninoff Opus 2 ppara duas maos|date=31 January 2019|publisher=Daniel De Nardi|access-date=3 October 2021|via=YouTube}}</ref> Although her [[first language|mother tongue]] is Spanish, she brought her children up speaking French.<ref name="Bloody Daughter" /> She has lived in [[Argentina]], [[Belgium]], [[Switzerland]], and [[France]], and holds [[citizenship]] in Switzerland and Argentina.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newwavefilms.co.uk/assets/976/ARGERICH_pressbook_update|title=Argerich (Bloody Daughter)|website=Newwavefilms.co.uk}}</ref>

Argerich has never been connected to any political party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/reverso-real-video-martha-argerich-tocando-marcha-peronista_0_0V6VPbYwe.html|title=No, no es real este video de Martha Argerich tocando la marcha peronista|website=Clarin.com|date=7 September 2019}}</ref> However, she stated in a 2019 interview that she is strongly against [[capital punishment]] and admires the French politician [[Robert Badinter]], who enacted the abolition of the death penalty in France.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=4 June 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj3QJqIBI9M |title=Martha Argerich, in her own words (with English Subtitles) |publisher=Argerich Vault |via=YouTube |access-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907172720/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj3QJqIBI9M |archive-date=7 September 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her friend pianist [[Daniel Barenboim]] stated that when he contacted the Argentine president [[Mauricio Macri]] in 2016, asking him to accept [[Refugees of the Syrian civil war|Syrian refugees]] into the country, it was also on behalf of Argerich.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/16/daniel-barenboim-on-ageing-mistakes-and-why-israel-and-iran-are-twin-brothers|title=Daniel Barenboim on ageing, mistakes and why Israel and Iran are twin brothers|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=16 August 2016}}</ref> Argerich advocated for a Russian pianist who was imprisoned after criticizing [[Vladimir Putin]], and paid "tribute to an Israeli pianist being held [[Gaza war hostage crisis|hostage in Gaza]]".<ref name="v160">{{cite web |last=Hernández |first=Javier C. |date=2025-04-01 |title=Martha Argerich, the Elusive, Enigmatic ‘Goddess’ of the Piano |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/arts/music/martha-argerich-piano.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=The New York Times}}</ref>

In 1990, Argerich was diagnosed with [[Melanoma|malignant melanoma]]. After treatment, the cancer went into [[Remission (medicine)|remission]], but it recurred in 1995 and [[metastasis|metastasized]] to her lungs, pancreas, liver, brain, and lymph nodes. Following an experimental treatment at the [[John Wayne Cancer Institute]] in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] pioneered by oncologist [[Donald Morton]], Argerich's cancer went into remission again. In gratitude, Argerich performed a recital at [[Carnegie Hall]] benefiting the institute.<ref>Toronto Globe and Mail, concert review, 28 March 2000</ref> {{As of|2023}}, Argerich remains cancer-free.<ref name="washingtonpost.com" /> In August 2023 she was forced to cancel several concerts in Germany and Switzerland due to an undisclosed illness.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 9, 2023 |title=The Local |url=https://www.thelocal.de/20230809/piano-great-martha-argerich-cancels-german-and-swiss-shows-over-illness|website=Thelocal.de}}</ref>