Verdi on the piano – teatro, teatralità e virtuosismo
XIII WORLD ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK – Research, Discovery, Innovation: Italy & Knowledge
The Italian Cultural Institute is very pleased to collaborate with the brilliant musician and composer Orazio Sciortino.
Orazio Sciortino is a 28 years-old pianist and composer. His “Cadenzas for Mozart piano concertos” were published by Universal-Ricordi in 2007. Some of his compositions have been played in Italy and abroad during major festivals and venues such as: Portogruaro International Festival, Cantelli Orchestra (Serate Musicali di Milano in Teatro Dal Verme), Bonn Beethoven Festival, Barge Music Festival of New York, I Cameristi della Scala, Beijing Modern Music Festival, Geneva Conservatory, Cantiere Internazionale d’arte di Montepulciano, Teatro alla Scala, Ensemble Musagète, “Giuseppe Verdi” Symphony Orchestra of Milan (season 2012/2013)
Born in Siracusa, he undertook his first piano studies in his native city. He later received his diploma with the highest grades from the International Piano Academy of Imola, studying with Boris Petrushansky, Michel Dalberto and Louis Lortie.
Admission free
For further information, please visit: http://www.oraziosciortino.com/?page_id=17
Admission free