Gianfranco Pappalardo Fiumara
Gianfranco Pappalardo Fiumara (born July 2, 1978 in Catania, Sicily) is an Italian pianist, specializing in baroque performance under the influence of Rosalyn Tureck.
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Biography
He is a graduate from the Milan Conservatory, has performed as soloist at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2006[1][2] at the Sala Giuseppe Verdi in Milan,[3] Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania,[4] Palazzo del Quirinale to Rome.[5]
He played monographic programs devoted to J.S. Bach solo at the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, at Notre-Dame Basilica located in Montreal.,[6] at room Glenn Gould in Toronto,[7] North Cyprus Bellapais Festival Nicosia[8] and in various parts of the world in Canada, Europe, Japan with orchestras including the Symphony Orchestra of Sicily, the orchestra of the Teatro Bellini in Catania and the Orchestre Philharmonique du Nouveau Monde in Montreal, the Philharmonic Bourgas Opera, the Chamber Orchestra of Ascoli Piceno,in Mexico with the Orchestra of the State Government of Mexico.[9]
He is artistic director of The Etna In Scena in Zafferana Etnea,[10] of the International Music Atelier of Catania, University of Enna Kore[11] and professor at the Conservatory of Palermo.[12]
He is the author of historical publications on W. A. Mozart and its relationship with freemasonry and the theory of music education in particular[13] He has recorded for RAI in Rome, and the Quebec National Radio.[14]
Discography
- Petite messe solennelle Gioachino Rossini, 2006;
- J.S Bach recital, RAI Roma, 2006–2011;[15]
- Vincenzo Bellini and Giuseppe Verdi arie da camera, Panastudio Records, 2008
- J.S. Bach Goldberg Variations Bwv 988, Classic Voice, 2011
International Master Class
- Vincenzo Balzani, pianist;
- Bruno Canino, pianist;
- Rosalyn Tureck, pianist;
- Renè Gilbert, harpsichord;
- Katia Ricciarelli, soprano;
- J.S.Bach - Goldberg's Variations
On tour with
Music critic
- Nini Ganguzza, La Sicilia,
- Sergio Sciacca, La Sicilia,
- Giuseppe Ardini, La Sicilia,
- Loris Maria Marchetti, La Stampa Torin,
- Claude Gingras, La Presse,
- Alex Murray, La Presse
- Mary Trudel, La Presse,
- J.D. Hixon, The New York Times.
Honours
- Price Piano International Piano Competition Neglia in Enna (1999);
- Price Piano Competition IBLA Grand Prize, Ragusa (2002):
- Medal of Honor to the Artistic Merit of the President of the Italian Republic On. Giorgio Napolitano (2012)[1]
References
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- ↑ http://www.radio.rai.it/filodiffusione/auditorium/view.cfm?Q_EV_ID=259027&Q_PROG_ID=356
- ↑ http://www.teatro.org/rubriche/eventi-sicilia/a_partanna_la_magia_del_violino_di_salvatore_accardo_27044
