Born in Bologna, Italy, Stefano
Rover began studying the piano at the age of four and made his
public debut
with a short solo recital only a year later. He was admitted to the
”Luigi Cherubini” Conservatory of Music in Florence studying under Rosa
Maria
Scarlino, where he obtained his ‘summa cum laude’ (first honour)
diploma.
He then furthered his study at the Accademia di Alto Perfezionamento in
Perugia and obtained the
diploma of excellence under the renowned Lucia Passaglia (pupil of
Cortot,
Michelangeli and Agosti) who has greatly inspired his style and
philosophy of
playing. He also won scholarships studying with Joaquin Achucarro and
Maurizio Pollini at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena. Over the
past decade, he has
also received invaluable advice from Rudolf Buchbinder, Homero Franscesh
and
Lazar Berman.
Stefano Rover has been awarded 3rd prize in the Franz Schubert National Piano
Competition in Tagliolo Monferrato, Italy (1st and 2nd prizes were not awarded that
year), 1st prize winner in the Beethoven National Piano Competition in Uliveto Terme, Italy
and 2nd prize in the International Music Trophy in Tarascon, France.
He has given recitals extensively in Italy,
Switzerland, Germany, France,
Slovenia, Lithuania, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Hong Kong and Macau, and has
collaborated with orchestras such as Kaunas Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaipèda
Philharmonic Orchestra in Lithuania
and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Uzbekistan, performing concertos by
Brahms, Schumann and Rachmaninov. Rover’s repertoire is extensive,
spanning from Baroque to contemporary composers, with a major interest in
Beethoven works and Romantic period composers. His CD recordings include
Beethoven’s 32 Variations in C minor and Diabelli Variations. Stefano is
a Steinway Artist.
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