THE CONCERT HAS TO BE CANCELLED due to No. 8 Gale or Storm Signal, which is expected to remain in force for most of the time during the day (21.10.2016). We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
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Born in 1977, Andrea Bacchetti has been collecting suggestions by musicians as Karajan, Magaloff, Berio, Horszoski, Siciliani since he was a child. At the age of eleven he debuted with “I Solisti Veneti”, conducted by Claudio Scimone.
From that moment on, he has been playing in international festivals all over the world such as Lucerne, Salisbury, Belgrade, Santander, Toulouse (Piano aux Jacobins), Lugano, Sapporo, Brescia and Bergamo, Bologna, Rome (Uto Ughi per Roma), La Roque d’Anthéron (Radio France), Milano (MI.TO), La Coruña (Festival Mozart), Pesaro, Cervo, Bellinzona, Ravenna, Ravello, Santiago de Compostela (Cycle of A. Brage), Warsaw (Beethoven Festival), Paris (La Serre d’Auteil), Bad Wörishofen, Spoleto, Husum, Murten Classics.
Moreover, he performed in prestigious halls: Konzerthaus (Berlin); Salle Pleyel, Salle Gaveu – cycle Piano Quatre Étoiles (Paris); Rudolfinum Dvorak Hall (Prague); Teatro Coliseo (Buenos Aires); Rachmaninoff Saal and The Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Moscow); IBK Concert Hall Arts Center (Seoul); Auditorium Nacional de España (cycle of Scherzo and CNDM), Teatro Real, Teatro Monumental, Fundación March (Madrid); Fundação Gulbenkian (Lisbon); Toppan Hall and Musashino Concert Hall (Tokyo); De Warande (Antwerp); Huelecourt Art Project, (Bruxelles); Mozarteum Brasileiro and Cultura Artistica (São Paulo); Hyogo Performing Arts Center (Osaka); Parco della Musica (Rome); Zentrum Paul Klee (Bern); Gewandhaus (Leipzig).
He has been guest of the most important Italian concert associations and played with several orchestras: Lucerne Festival Strings, Camerata Salzburg and Salzburg Chamber Soloists, RTVE Madrid, Sinfonica de Asturias-Oviedo, OSCyL-Valladolid, MDR Sinfonieorchester Lipsia, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, Sinfónica de Tenerife, Filarmonica della Scala, OSNR Torino, Sinfónica del Estado de Mexico, RTL Lubiana, Cappella Istropolitana-Bratislava, Russian Chamber Philharmonic-St. Petersburg, Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonique de Nice, Prague Chamber Orchestra, ORF Wien, Philharmonic Toscanini of Parma, Philarmonie der Nationen (Hamburg), Enesco Philharmonic (Bucharest). He has also played with well-known conductors as Bellugi, Guidarini, Venzago, Luisi, Zedda, Manacorda, Panni, Burybayev, Pehlivanian, Gullberg Jensen, Nanut, Lü Jia, Justus Frantz, Baungartner, Valdes, Renes, Bender, Bisanti and Ceccato.
Andrea Bacchetti records exclusively for Sony Classical; in his wide discography the CDs to be remembered are the SACD with the “6 Sonatas” by Cherubini (Penguin Guide UK, Rosette 2010) and “The Scarlatti Restored Manuscript” (RCA Red Seal) that received an ICMA award in the Baroque Instrumental CD category in 2014. Among his Bach production, the most remarkable records are “Two-Part Inventions & Sinfonias” (CD of the month for BBC Music Magazine – September 2009) and “The Italian Bach” (CD of the month for Record Geijutsu – May 2014).
He indulges in chamber music with passion and his collaborations – with famous partners as R. Filippini, Prazak Quartet, Quatuor Ysaye – were always fruitful. Composers as Vacchi, Boccadoro and Del Corno dedicated some important pieces to him.
During last season he performed in Spain, Mexico, Cuba, Korea, Switzerland, Poland, Belgium, Russia; while in the current season tours in Japan and Luxemburg have been scheduled.
The most authoritative magazines in Europe, Japan and USA have been recognizing his talent for the last twenty years. By now, Andrea Bacchetti is included among the best international piano interpreters.
PROGRAMME
J.S. Bach
– English Suite in E minor BWV 810 (without refrain)
– French Suite in G major BWV 816 (without refrain)
– English Suite in A minor BWV 807 (without refrain)
– French Suite in C minor BWV 813 (without refrain)
– French Suite in D minor BWV 812 (without refrain)
– Italian Concerto in F major BWV 971
W.A. Mozart
– Rondò in D major K 485
– Sonata in B flat major K 333
This concert is part of Bellissima Italia.