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Andrea Lucchesini at the 2017 International Festival “Concerti d’Autunno”

Thursday, October 5, 2017 – Fondazione Pesenti supports the 36th edition of the International Festival “Concerti d’Autunno,” held in Sala Greppi in Bergamo. This year, the festival featured Andrea Lucchesini, today considered one of the most important Italian pianists, performing music by F. Schubert and J. Widmann.

 

Suonare News: «…Lucchesini tells, analyzes, and explains the inexplicable…”

Die Welt: «… grandioses Abendkonzert des Pianisten Andrea Lucchesini…».

Daily Telegraph: «…Lucchesini demonstrates in this outstanding performance that virtuosity is only one part of a fascinating range of tone, style, and harmonic bite.».

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Andrea Lucchesini, Musiche di F. Schubert e J. Widmann at Sala Greppi, Bergamo

 
 

 
 

PROGRAM

 
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797 – 1828) Moments Musicaux D. 780 op. 94

  1. in C major. Moderato
  2. in A-flat major. Andantino
  3. in F minor. Allegro moderato
  4. in C-sharp minor. Moderato
  5. in F minor. Allegro vivace
  6. in A-flat major. Allegretto

 
JÖRG WIDMANN (1973) Idyll und Abgrund (2009)

Sechs Schubert-Reminiszenzen

  1. Irreal, von fern
  2. Allegretto, un poco agitato

III. Wie eine Spieluhr

  1. Scherzando
  2. = 50
  3. Traurig, desolat

 
FRANZ SCHUBERT Sonata in B-flat major D.960

  1. Molto moderato
  2. Andante sostenuto
  3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza – Trio
  4. Allegro ma non troppo

 
 

 
 

ANDREA LUCCHESINI



 

Andrea Lucchesini Musiche di F. Schubert e J. Widmann, Sala Greppi, Bergamo

 

Trained under Maria Tipo, Andrea Lucchesini gained international attention at a very young age, winning the “Dino Ciani” International Competition at Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Since then, he has performed worldwide with prestigious orchestras and collaborated with conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Semyon Bychkov, Roberto Abbado, Riccardo Chailly, Dennis Russell Davies, Charles Dutoit, Daniele Gatti, Gabriele Ferro, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Daniel Harding, Vladimir Jurowski, Gianandrea Noseda, and Giuseppe Sinopoli.

 

Lucchesini has numerous recordings to his credit, including works for EMI International (Liszt’s Sonata in B minor, Beethoven’s Sonata op.106 “Hammerklavier,” Chopin’s Sonata op. 58) and for Teldec (Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire and Berg’s Kammerkonzert with the Dresdner Staatskapelle conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli).
 

He also recorded Luciano Berio’s Echoing Curves for BMG, marking a key milestone in a close collaboration with the composer. Lucchesini premiered Berio’s Sonata, the composer’s last and demanding work for solo piano, in 2001. This and other piano works by Berio were released on AVIE Records to international critical acclaim. Equally praised is his live recording of Beethoven’s 32 Sonatas for Stradivarius, which was named “Record of the Month” by the prestigious German magazine Fonoforum.

 

His most recent recording project, Schubert’s Impromptus, released on AVIE Records in 2010, was warmly welcomed by critics.

 

Since 1990, Lucchesini has been consistently involved in chamber music, especially in close collaboration with cellist Mario Brunello, exploring chamber repertoire in various ensembles.

 

Currently, Lucchesini teaches at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole, where he served as Artistic Director from 2008 to 2016. He is frequently invited to give masterclasses at major European music institutions, such as the Musik Hochschule Hannover, the Sommer Wasserburger Festspiele, and the Mozarteum in Salzburg and New York.

 

Since 2008, he has been a member of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia.

 
 

 

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