Festival Ljubljana - Alberto Ferro

Alberto Ferro

Year of birth: 1996
Country: Italy

Alberto Ferro studied with Professor E. Comis at the Conservatory Vincenzo Bellini in Catania. One of the most significant endorsements of his artistry came from legendary pianist and conductor V. Ashkenazy, who praised Alberto for his ability to “play not only with the head, but also with the heart”. He has performed many concerts throughout Europe, including at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, Warsaw Philharmonic, Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Hercules Hall in Munich, Bozar in Brussels, Kolarac Concert Hall in Belgrade, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Concert Hall in Stuttgart, Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Mastersingers’ Hall in Nürnberg, Charles Bronfman Auditorium at the Tel Aviv Culture Center, TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, Rudolf Oetker Hall in Bielefeld, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Philharmonie Luxembourg, the Concertgebouw in Bruges, and Festspielhaus Erl. Festival and association appearances have included those at the Copenhagen Summer Festival, Bologna Festival, Kissinger Sommer – International Music Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, Piano aux Jacobins, and Villa Musica Rheinland-Pfalz. He has performed with orchestras such as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Belgian National Orchestra, the Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra, Teatro La Fenice Orchestra, and Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, under renowned conductors.

Programme

1^st round

Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, WTC I, BWV 848 Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile Frédéric Chopin Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42 Franz Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244/2

2^nd round

Felix Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses, Op. 54 Frédéric Chopin Mazurksa, Op. 59 I. Mazurka in A minor II. Mazurka in A-flat major III. Mazurka in F-sharp minor Claude Debussy Préludes, Book II, CD. 131 VII. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune Sergei Prokofiev Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82 I. Allegro moderato II. Allegretto III. Tempo di valzer lentissimo IV. Vivace

3^rd round

Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 I. Moderato II. Adagio sostenuto – Più animato III. Allegro scherzando

Prizes received

finalist prize, “Arthur Rubinstein” International Piano Competition, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2023
2^nd prize, “Premio Jaén” International Piano Competition, Jaén, Spain, 2022
1^st prize and Audience Prize, International Telekom Beethoven Competition in Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 2017
finalist prize and Children‘s Corner Prize, “Clara Haskil” International Piano Competition, Vevey, Switzerland, 2017
6^th prize and Musiq’3 Prize of the public, Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, 2016
2^nd prize, International Press Prize, and Haydn Prize, “Ferruccio Busoni” International Piano Competition in Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy, 2015

Year of birth: 1996Country: Italy

Programme

Prizes received

Year of birth: 1996
Country: Italy