Name Francesco Piemontesi | ||
Albums Recital, Cello Sonatas no. 1 and 2 / Konzertstucke, op. 20, Francesco Piemontesi - Schumann: Vol. IV Similar People Renaud Capucon, Nicholas Collon, Orchestra della Svizzera I, Aurora Orchestra, Daniel Muller‑Schott | ||
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Francesco Piemontesi is a Swiss pianist.
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- Debussy feux d artifice aus pr ludes heft 2 francesco piemontesi
- Francesco piemontesi plays beethoven piano concerto no 1
- Life
- Discography
- References
Francesco piemontesi plays beethoven piano concerto no 1
Life
Born in 1983 in Locarno, he studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover with Arie Vardi before closely collaborating with Alfred Brendel. He rose to international prominence with prizes at several major competitions, including the 2007 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels. In 2009 he was awarded the fellowship of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust. Between 2009-2011 he was chosen as a BBC New Generation Artist. In 2012, Piemontesi was announced as Artistic Director of the 'Settimane Musicali' music festival in Ascona, and received the BBC Music Magazine Newcomer Award for his 'Recital' disc with works by Haendel, Brahms, Bach and Liszt. Since 2012 he records exclusively for the French label Naïve Classique. He currently lives in Berlin.
Francesco Piemontesi has given concerts with major ensembles worldwide: Cleveland Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, RSB and DSO Berlin. He has performed with such conductors as Zubin Mehta, Roger Norrington, Charles Dutoit, Jiří Bělohlávek, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Ton Koopman and Marek Janowski, and has appeared in many international music festivals including the BBC Proms, Edinburgh International Festival, Aix-en-Provence Festival and Mostly Mozart Festival
Discography
