ITALY
– date of birth: March 3, 1998
– currently studying at Vincenzo Bellini Music Institute in Catania with Prof. Epifanio Comis;
– participated in masterclasses given by musicians such as Boris Berezovsky, Joaquín Achúcarro, Violetta Egorova, Riccardo Risaliti;
– performed as a soloist with orchestras such as Fenice Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana.
Prizes: laureate of Francesco Paolo Neglia International Competition (2019), Premio Amadeus International Piano Competition (2019), laureate of Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition (2019) and Sigismund Thalberg International Competition (2018)
Program:
First Round
Bach Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major, WTC I
Scarlatti Three Piano Sonatas – K. 6, K. 175, K. 519
Chopin Étude Op. 10 No. 1
Debussy Étude No. 11, pour les arpèges composés
Second Round
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major Op. 53, Waldstein
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-sharp minor
Semifinal
Enescu Piano Suite No. 2 in D major Op. 10, Des cloches sonores
Rachmaninoff Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36
Final
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18
