Francesco Attesti

Francesco Attesti (born 6 June 1975, in Cortona) is an Italian classical pianist.[1]

Francesco Attesti
Born (1975-06-06) 6 June 1975
Cortona, Italy
Instrument(s)Piano

Biography

He began practicing the piano at the age of 6 and gave his first concert at 11.

In 1998, studying with Maestro Luigi Tanganelli at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Florence, Francesco Attesti earned the highest grades in piano bestowed by that institution. Soon thereafter, he attended masterclasses with Jacques Rouvier (1998), Hector Moreno (1999, 2000) and Sergio Perticaroli (1996, 2000, 2003) at the Mozarteum Salzburg.

Attesti quickly established an international reputation after winning several prizes in International Competition and receiving honorary citizenship in cities such as Diamante (Argentina), McAllen, Edinburg and Levelland (USA).[2]

He is very interested in contemporary music and he performed several works by Bruno Bettinelli, Fabio Mengozzi,[3] Biagio Putignano and others.

Currently, Francesco Attesti performs regularly in internationally prestigious concert halls [4] like: Philharmonia Hall of Saint Petersburg, Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Moscow, Mozarteum of Salzburg, Philharmonie Essen, International Piano Festival of Warsaw, Sarajevo Winter Festival, Cambridge University, Leicester University, Columbia University in New York, University of Denver in Colorado, and the Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi in Milan.

Since June 2019 he is the Deputy Mayor and Counsellor of Culture and Tourism for the city of Cortona.

Recordings
  • In 1998, Francesco Attesti recorded a CD with Rugginenti Editore label with contemporary works and poems by Edoardo Sanguineti.
  • In 2003 for Agorà with works by Alessandro Grego;
  • In 2006 for Max Research with mezzo-soprano Annika Kaschenz.
  • In 2007, with organist Matteo Galli, he published with Le Voci della Città label the first recording of Verdi's Requiem for piano and organ.[5]
  • In 2008 for Drycastle he released a CD dedicated to Frédéric Chopin.
  • In 2012 for Drycastle he produced a CD called Virtuoso Sentimento with works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert and Ludwig van Beethoven.
  • In 2014, with Drycastle label, he records a CD for clarinet and piano ("'900, French Music for clarinet and piano") with clarinet player Pietro Tagliaferri.
  • In 2016, with Drycastle label, he records a DVD with piano concertos KV 449 and KV 488 by Mozart.
  • In 2020 for Drycastle label, together with AB&C trio he released a jazz/progressive CD dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach.

Prizes

Notes
  1. "Il suono di un genio". eoasarte.eu.
  2. "Premio in Texas - Valdichianaoggi". valdichianaoggi.it. 6 March 2012.
  3. "Attesti in tour con Mysterium". cidim.it.
  4. "Intervista a Francesco Attesti - Corriere dello Spettacolo". corrieredellospettacolo.com.
  5. ""REQUIEM" DI Giuseppe Verdi". 11 January 2008.
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