ABOUT THE ARTISTS
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Gianluca Luisi
Gianluca Luisi has won many national and international piano competitions, including the Casella International Competition in Italy, and first prize at the Fourth J.S. Bach International Piano Competition in Saarbrücken. He has performed in leading international music festivals and appeared in some of the world's greatest concert venues, including the Carnegie Hall, New York, and the Musikverein, Vienna. Mr Luisi has been featured on a number of recordings. Photo by David M Peters |
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ALESSANDRO DELJAVAN
Hailed by critics as one of the most accomplished and charismatic musicians of his generation, Deljavan – a Cliburn semifinalist – won the first John Giordano Jury Discretionary Award. He recorded his first CD at the age of 15 for the Stradivarius label, and while still a teenager took top prizes at several national and international competitions. He has performed extensively at piano and music festivals around the world, both as a recitalist and with chamber music ensembles, including the Takàcs Quartet, the Sine Nomine Quartet, and the Orchestra Sinfonica Verdi. Photo by Remo Primiano |
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GIAMPAOLO STUANI
Giampaolo Stuani was awarded first prize at the Scottish International Piano Competition, International Alfredo Casella Piano Competition, International Rina Sala Gallo Piano Competition in Monza, the International V. Bellini Piano Competition at Caltanissetta and the National A. Speranza Piano Competition, Taranto. He also won major prizes in the Busoni, Ciani, Pozzoli, Viotti, Bachauer, Kapell, Cleveland, Pretoria, Hamamatsu and Epinal International Piano Competitions. He has given numerous recitals in Italy and abroad, and appeared as a soloist with major orchestras. Mr Stuani has recorded for the Dynamic, Olympia, OnClassical, Azzurra music and Fontec labels. Photo by Angiolini S. |
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Johann Baptist Cramer
