ERICA PICCOTTI

ITALY

  • date of birth: July 26, 1999
  • currently studying at the Kronberg Academy with Prof. Frans Helmerson;
  • studied at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome and at the Hochschule der Künste in Bern with Prof. Antonio Meneses;
  • participated in masterclasses given by David Geringas, Jens Peter Maintz, Truls Mørk, Mario Brunello, Julius Berger, Thomas Demenga, Christophe Coin;
  • collaborated with Gidon Kremer, Sir András Schiff, Christian Tetzlaff, Augustin Dumay, Louis Lortie, Bruno Giuranna, Salvatore Accardo, Julius Berger, Andrea Lucchesini.

Prizes: laureate of the International Competition Antonio Janigro, Verbier Festival Academy, International Johannes Brahms Competition in Pörtschach

Program:

First Round

Piatti Caprice Op. 25 No. 6

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major Hob. VIIb/2

Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat major Op. 70

Second Round

Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major Op. 99

Kodály Sonata in B minor for Solo Cello Op. 8, first movement

Popper Elfentanz Op. 39

Semifinal

Enescu Cello Sonata No. 2 in C major Op. 26

Prokofiev Cello Sonata in C major Op. 119

Final

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor Op. 104