Francesco Attesti Explained

Francesco Attesti
Birth Date:6 June 1975
Birth Place:Cortona, Italy
Instrument:Piano

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

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 Counsellor of Culture and Tourism for the city of Cortona.

Recordings

Prizes

Notes

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