Andrea Lucchesini
Andrea Lucchesini (* 1965 in Massa e Cozzile ) is an Italian pianist .
Life
Lucchesini was trained in Maria Tipo's school and has been internationally known since winning the Dino Ciani competition . During his concert activities he worked with conductors such as Claudio Abbado , Semjon Bytschkow , Roberto Abbado , Riccardo Chailly , Dennis Russell Davies , Charles Dutoit , Daniele Gatti , Gianluigi Gelmetti , Daniel Harding , John Neshling , Gianandrea Noseda and Giuseppe Sinopoli .
The main focus of his interest is the music of the 20th century. The concert Echoing curves of Luciano Berio part of his standard repertoire; he recorded it for BMG . Another work by Berio, a sonata , was premiered in July 2001 with Lucchesini as the pianist. He also frequently plays works by the composers of the Second Viennese School , Alban Berg and Arnold Schönberg . There are meanwhile recordings of all of Schönberg's piano works with Lucchesini.
Since 2005 he has been artistic director of the Florence Chamber Music Festival . Lucchesini was offered a position in the management of the Scuola di Musica in Fiesole .
Prizes and awards
In 1983 he became the first Italian to win the Dino Ciani competition in Milan . In 1994 he received the Premio Accademia Chigiana for his concert activities, and in 1993/94 the Premio Abbiati Critics' Prize . In August 2004, his recording of Beethoven's piano sonatas was named the best CD of the month , and in 2007 Lucchesini received the Classic Voice award for his recording of Luciano Berio's piano works .
Recordings (selection)
- Frédéric Chopin - Preludes & Impromptus, EMI Classics
- Alban Berg - Violin Concerto / Chamber Concert, Teldec 1999
- Arnold Schönberg - Pierrot Lunaire / Expectation , Teldec 1999
- Ludwig van Beethoven - Works for Violoncello and Piano I and II, Agora 2000
- Ludwig van Beethoven - Complete Piano Sonatas, Stradivari 2006
- Luciano Berio - Piano Music, AVIE 2007
Web links
- Biographical information ( memento from September 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lucchesini, Andrea |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian pianist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Massa e Cozzale |