Date: 30 January 2026 (Friday)
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Parsons Music, 9/F, Times Square, Causeway Bay
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The Italian Cultural Institute is glad to present the performance, organized by Parsons Music, of talented young pianist Andrea Molteni in Hong Kong.
Bach’s Toccata in C minor, BWV 911 opens the concert with energy and formal clarity, highlighting the virtuosic and improvisatory character of Baroque keyboard writing. Beethoven’s “Waldstein” Sonata marks a decisive turning point in piano music, with its heroic drive, expansive architecture, and a radically new approach to sound and motion.
The second half is devoted to Brahms, beginning with the Waltzes op. 39 in the composer’s own transcription for solo piano, works of refined elegance that combine dance-like simplicity with deep lyrical introspection. The programme concludes with the Scherzo op. 4, a powerful and dramatic early work whose virtuosity and emotional intensity already reveal the distinctive strength of Brahms’s musical voice.
ABOUT THE PIANIST
Andrea Molteni is a 27-year-old Italian pianist who is building a strong international presence with regular concerts in the United States, Australia, Japan, China, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Turkey. He has released three albums since the pandemic, which have received significant international recognition. His album “Complete Works of Petrassi and Dallapiccola” received important airplay on France Musique and Radio Classica, while his album “Scarlatti Sonatas” was highly praised by Italian and French critics. Molteni also participated in the Bayreuth Festival celebrating the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner at the age of 15, where he performed concerts in Nice, Menton, Cannes, and Monte Carlo.