Antonio Di Cristofano completed his piano studies in 1986 at the Conservatory “L.Cherubini” in Florence, under the supervision of M°
Bacchelli. He has perfected himself with M° Damerini.He performs
either as a piano soloist or in different musical ensembles; he played
as a soloist with the Orchestra of the University of Milan, Strings
Orchestra “Cantelli” of Milan, Chamber Orchestra of Florence, Symphony
Orchestra of Lecce, Magna Grecia Orchestra, Sicily Symphony Orchestra,
Solisti Aquilani, Milano Classica Orchestra, Radio Orchestra of
Bucarest, Orquesta Sinfonica de l’Estado de Mexico, University Orchestra
of Houston, Radiotelevision Albania Orchestra, Istanbul Chamber
Orchestra, Praga Radio Symphony Orchestra, North Czech Philarmonic,
Denver Lamont Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philarmonic Orchestra, Izmir
Symphony Orchestra, Iasi State Philarmonic, Wiener Mozart Orchestra,
Toronto Sinfonia, Philarmonique de Montreal, Jerusalem Symphony, Slovak
Filharmonie, Kaerntner Sinfonieorchester, Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra,
etc. with conductors like G. Taverna, F. A. Krager, O. Balan, M. Bosch,
M. Ancillotti, M. Alsop, N. Arman, C. Schulz, M. Zanini, C.
Olivieri-Munroe, L. Svarovsky, A. Chernushenko, and many others. He
played, in Italy, in the most important theatres and festivals: the
“Verdi Theatre” in Florence, the “Festival dei Due Mondi” in Spoleto,
“Asolo Musica”, the Theatre of Alessandria, the “Bibbiena Theatre” in
Mantova, the “Puccini Hall” in the Conservatory “G.Verdi” in Milan,
“Politeama Theatre” in Palermo, “Auditorium San Barnaba” in Brescia,
etc., in Romania (Aeteneum and Radio Bucarest, etc.), España (Festival
de Vigo, Madrid, Jeunesses Musicales de Sevilla), Mexico (Belles Artes
Palacio, Revueltas Auditorium), USA (Moores Opera House of Houston,
Newman Center in Denver, Washington International Piano Festival, etc.),
Turkey (Istanbul, Izmir and Adana), Croatia (Dubrovnik – Rector
Palace), Czech Republic (Praga – Smetana Hall and Dvorak Hall), Russia
(Tchaikovsky Conservatoire), South Korea (Seoul – Leeum Auditorium),
France (Nancyphonies Festival), Austria (Konzerthaus – Klagenfurt),
Germany (Gasteig – Munich), Chopin Society Warsaw, Canada (Toronto –
Glenn Gould Studio), Switzerland, Albania, Israel, England, Portugal,
Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belgium, Brazil, etc.He recorded one CD with Schubert’s music and recently a new one with music of Brahms, Berg and Scriabin.In
2006 and 2007 he made his debut in the Carnegie Hall – New York and in
Konzerthaus and Golden Hall MusikVerein in Wien. He is often invited as a
judge in international Piano Competitions (Compositores de España –
Madrid, Varallo, Cantù, Osijek, Gante – Pordenone, Paris, Viardo –
Belmont, Rachmaninov – Moscow, Iturbi – Valencia, Parnassos – Monterrey,
Astana Merei International Competition – Astana, etc.) and to teach in
the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire in Moscow, the Summer Academy in
Dubrovnik, in Denver University, the SMC Academy in Seoul, at the
Valletta International Piano Festival, in Thessaloniki Conservatoire and
many other USA Universities.Recently he was recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club.PROGRAMME:Chopin 2 Nocturnes Op.9 No.1 & 2 Polonaise Fantasie Op.61 Scherzho No.2 Op.31—–Intermission—–Liszt Vallee d’ObermannScriabin Sonata No.1 Op.6This concert was organized with the help and support of Tom Lee Music and the Hong Kong Performing Community of Arts.Free tickets can be booked at: http://bit.ly/1pT7yhG