Programme: Schubert, Brahms, Rossini
DUO four HANDSMarco Schiavo, pianoSergio Marchegiani, pianoProgrammeF.Schubert Variations on a French theme D624 Fantasy in F minor op.103IntermissionJ.Brahms Hungarian Dances ( first book) n.1,2,3,4,5,6, 7,8,9,10G.Rossini Ouverture “La Gazza Ladra”The programme includes two of the most important and beautiful works composed by Schubert for piano duet, the first book of the spectacular Hungarian Dances of Brahms and the transcription of the effervescent Ouverture “La Gazza ladra” by Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini.After graduation at Conservatory, Sergio Marchegiani and Marco Schiavo studied with great musicians such as Ilonka Deckers Küszler, Alexander Lonquich, Bruno Canino, Franco Scala, Aldo Ciccolini and Sergei Dorenski.At the same time as their solo concert activity, since 2006 they play together all over the world performing in the most prestigious venues and festivals including Goldener Saal at Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Carnegie Hall in New York, Berlin Philharmonie, Smetana and Dvorak Hall in Prague, Solis Theatre in Montevideo, Sao Paulo Hall in Brazil as well as in Rome, Paris, Washington, Mexico City, Baku, Astana, etc. Their dazzling career has made them regular guests with the most prestigious orchestras such as the Berliner Symphoniker, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, New York Symphonic Orchestra, Mexico State Symphony Orchestra, North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Madrid Chamber Orchestra and Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra.Mr Schiavo and Mr Marchegiani are highly appreciated by the audience and critics for their musical personality, great expressiveness and naturalness, beauty of sound, intensity and overwhelming energy of their performances.At the moment they teach in Matera and Alessandria Conservatories and are in frequent demand for masterclasses and piano competition jury all over the world (Spain, Serbia, Turkey, United States, Mexico, Kazakhstan, Japan, Australia, Brasil, etc.).Critics wrote about them: “Schiavo-Marchegiani piano duet shows how exciting is to make ‘music together’… they played tastefully, lyricism and sensual without neglecting considerable, front rank technique. A clear and bright pianism came out in fast passages, expressive in slow and moderate ones, really inventive and creative in colour” (La Provincia, Italy); “They offered a perfect musical night… Marco Schiavo e Sergio Marchegiani drawn attention to themselves for their beautiful, refined sound… Two Italian pianists moved audience with their performance of Mozart music ” (El Norte, Mexico).