International Director of New Acropolis
Delia Steinberg Guzman
Born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) on January 7th 1943
Obtained Spanish Nationality in 1975
Education and Qualifications
She began her musical studies at the age of six and graduated as a teacher of piano and composition at the Buenos Aires National School of Music at the age of seventeen. During this period she studied to improve her technique under the Argentinean pianist Flora Nudelman and later under the Russian maestro Hubert Brandenburg.
After following courses in exact sciences, journalism, advertising and humanities, she graduated in philosophy from the University of Buenos Aires. She went on with specialized courses in archaeology, history and history of music.
Musical Activities
She gave her first public performance at the age of ten. She was subsequently selected to give piano recitals on many occasions by a number of official and private bodies, including the Christian Youth Association, Young Argentinean Concert Performers, the Athenaeum for Culture and Arts, New Musical Values, Harmonicus Association, the Department of Culture within the Ministry of Education of the Argentine Republic, and Musical Promotions. On the 30th anniversary of the death of Maurice Ravel, she joined with other artists and journalists in a tribute to the deceased musician at the Institute of Argentinean Engineers on July 7th 1967.
She has played concerts at many different venues, as well as for radio and television in Argentina, Uruguay and Peru. Her performances received excellent reviews in the press.
In order to promote the study of music, she founded the Tristan Institute of Music, where she has been teaching the piano since 1989. This Institute, which was conceived from the outset as an international association, currently operates in Spain, Brazil and Germany.
She also runs musical appreciation courses in Spain, including courses on the complete works of J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart , R. Wagner and R. Schumann.
Publications
Various magazines and newsapers published many of her writings on topics relating to philosophy, music and culture in general.
Since 1972 she has been editor of the Spanish magazine "Cuadernos de Cultura" (Cultural Notebooks), for which she has written many articles and regular columns, such as "Between ourselves", "At the end of the day", "A story to tell", "Let's think about...", aimed at promoting philosophical reflection throughout the course of our daily activites.
Since 2000 she has also been editor of the cultural magazine "Sphinx", which has a wide readership throughout Spain and Latin America.
Some of her major book titles are:
Published in Spanish:
"The Games of Maya" (Madrid, 1st ed. 1980, 2nd ed. 1982)
"Someone told me..." (Madrid, 1984)
"Today I saw..."(Madrid,1983)
"Life after Death" (Madrid, 2002)
"The Everyday Hero" (Madrid, 1st ed. 1996, 2nd ed. 2002)
"The Dangers of Racism" (Madrid, 1997)
"The Soul of Woman" (Madrid, 2002)
"Freedom and Predestination" (Madrid, 2002)
"Memories and Reminiscences" (Madrid, 2002)
Published in Portuguese:
"The Art of Successful Living" (Oporto,1995)
"Towards a New Middle Ages" (Oporto, 1996)
"Why Cults are Booming" (Oporto, 1996)
Published in Turkish:
"Flight towards Freedom" (Ankara, 1st ed. 1993, 2nd ed. 1995, 3rd ed. 1996)
Published in French:
"Philosophy for Living" (Paris,2002)
The works written in Spanish have been translated into French, German, Czech, Portuguese, Turkish, Russian, Greek and other languages.
Activities within the International Organization New Acropolis
In 1966 she joined the International Organization New Acropolis and followed the complete course of studies of the School of Philosophy of that organisation under the guidance of its founder Jorge Angel Livraga.
Since she has begun teaching at this institution, she has given classes in History of Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Symbolism, History of Religions, Eastern Philosophy, Psychology and Metaphysical Aesthetics. She has also written guides for teaching these subjects.
She has given courses and seminars on subjects such as: "Common Points among Ancient Civilizations"; "The Phenomenon of Religion in the Middle Ages"; "The Keys to Astrology"; "The Origin of Man and the Universe according to Eastern Cultures"; "Philosophy for Living"; "Astrology and Psychology"; "Keys to the Interpretation of Ancient India"; "Magic and the Enigmas of Ancient Egypt"; "The Legacy of the Templars"; "Pre-Columbian Civilizations"; "Philosophical and Religious Doctrine of Buddhism"; "Egypt: Thought, Life and Religion"; "Music Therapy"; etc.
In 1977, she started a Short Story Competition in Spain, which was promoted internationally, and sits on the panel of judges alongside distinguished figures of this literary style.
From 1972 to 1991 she was the Director of this institution in Spain, during which period the cultural activity of New Acropolis extended to over thirty cities throughout the country. Between 1975 and 1991 she was also the co-ordinator of the activities of New Acropolis in Europe. From 1991, after the death of the founder of New Acropolis, Jorge Angel Livraga Rizzi, she was elected as its International Director, taking charge of the management of the organization and co-ordinating its development in the around fifty countries in which it is established.
In 1980, for her work as Director of New Acropolis, she was awarded the Silver Medal in Arts, Sciences and Literature by the Academic Society of Education, accredited by the French Academy.
