Professional Training and Early Career

A pianist, Andrea Bacchetti began his career at a young age, following the counsel of some renowned artists including Berio, Siciliani and Horszowski. His debut in the Verdi Hall of Milan at the age of 11, with the “Solisti Veneti” and C. Scimone, propelled him into a dazzling career, bringing him to some of the most important Italian festivals, and subsequently around the world.

Born in 1977, he obtained numerous scholarships from many prestigious international foundations leading up to his career, such as the Yamaha Music Foundation of London (1990), the Mozarteum of Salzburg (1988-90 Prof.Kammerling, Perticaroli, Dorensky, ecc.), and the Conservatoire National Superieur of Paris (Aboulker/Rosenfeld - 1992). Finally, in 1994 at the age of 17, Andrea Bacchetti earned his Piano Diploma at the Paganini Conservatory in Genoa with full marks and a special mention from the Cultural Ministry in Rome, a formidable start to his career. It should also be noted that he completed his Advanced Composition Course with honours within the same year (1994-1995).

Competitions and Prizes

- "Premio Venezia" (1996) 1° prize of the International Piano Competition of Venice.

- Third prize (first not awarded), International Competition "Umberto Micheli," Scala Theatre, Milan (2001).

- The prize of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, for the best rendering of a contemporary piece (L. Berio’s Six Encores).

Master Classes and Advanced Training

1998-2005: Master at the International Piano Academy "Incontri con il Maestro" (Meetings with the Maestro) of Imola (Bologna, Italy) with M° Franco Scala.

Seminars held by Maestros Weissenberg, Lonquich, Lortie, Berof, Kammerling, and others. “Master International Diplom”.

January 2003: Masterclass with Murray Perahia (Salle Gaveau, Paris).

Piano Solo Performances

European festivals: Lucerne, Zermatt, Salzburg, Santander, Menorca, La Coruna, Antibes, Husum, (Piano Raritaten), Badworishofen, Madrid (Auditorium - Scherzo Foundation “II Ciclo de Jovenes Interpretes”) , Belgrado, Lugano, Salamanca, Valladolid, La Roque d’Anteron (Sur Tous Les Tons, France) and others. 

Capital Cities: Zurich (Tonnhalle,); Paris (Salle Pleyiel, Salle Gaveau, Piano 4****, Caloste Gubelkian Foundation); Berlin (Konzerthaus); Bucarest (Enescu Filarmonica, Ateneul Roman); Madrid (Auditorium National, Teratro Real, broadcast live by Radio Clasica RNE; Auditorium RTVE); Tirana (Allegretto Project by Cidim, Rome); Sao Paolo Brazil (Mozarteum Brazileiro, Teatro Rubinstein,); Buenos Aires (Teatro Coliseo); Moscow (The Moscow State Philarmonic Society, Rachmaninoff Conservatory Hall ); Leipzig (Gewandthaus); Bern (Zentrum Paul Klee); Toyota, Tokio, Nagoya, Aichi;   Prague (Rudolfinum Dvorak); London (Steinway Hall ), Luxembourg (Conservatory Hall), Los Angeles and New York, Berio Celebration; and others.

Performances with International Orchestras

Camerata Academica Salzburg. Festival Strings Lucerne, European Union Chamber Orchestra, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Salzburg Chamber Soloists, Enescu Filarmonic Orchestra (Bucarest), Orchestre Symphonique Français (Paris), Symphony Orchestra of the Principality of Asturias (Oviedo, Spain), O.N.B.A. (Bordeaux), Cannes Philarmonic, SDKO (Pforzheim), Philarmonische der Nationen (Hamburg), Symphonic of Castilla y Leon (Valladolid), Slesiana Philarmonie (Katovice, Polska), Leipzig MDR SinfonieOrchester (Broadcast live MDR-Runfunk), RTVE (Broadcast live) Madrid  and others, conducted by leading Maestros such as Baumgartner, Buribayev, Bellugi, Borgonovo, Ceccato, Justus Franz, Lombard, Lü Ja, Luisi, Maag, Mandeal, Nanut, Orizio, Pehlivanian, Petitgirard, Renes, Seehafer, Valdes, Venzago, Vincent, Zedda, Luisi,  and others.

Performances in Italy

With most Concert Institutes, Theatre, and Organisation, as: G.O.G., Genoa; Unione Musicale, Turin; Serate Musicali, Milan; Music Friends, Palermo, Florence, Padua, Verona, Venezia, Vicenza. etc.  In Rome: concerts at the Quirinale Palace, broadcast by RAI RADIO3, and RadioFrance;  I.U.C. (University Concerts Institution), Santa Cecilia Academy, Parco della Musica,  and others. 

Symphony Orchestras: Scala, Milan; Regionale Toscana; Sinfonica Abruzzese; Carlo Felice, Genoa; Sinfonica Siciliana; Classic Chamber Orchestra, Milan; Festival Michelangeli Orchestra, Brescia and Bergamo; Orchestra of Padua and Veneto;Pomeriggi Musicali Orchestra, Milan and others.

Festivals: Settembre Musica, Turin; Brescia and Bergamo International Piano Festival, Sorrento, Ravello, Sermoneta, Rossini Opera Festival - Pesaro, Macerata, Settimane Musicali- Vicenza, Camerino, Bologna, Ravenna  Festival,  MI.TO International Festival Milano, Torino; and others.

Other Performances

In 1998 Bacchetti attended the “Nuove Carriere” Festival organized by CIDIM/ UNESCO. He also joined the “Latina 2000” project launched by CIDIM of Rome in a long tour in some of the main South American music centres (Teatro Coliseo, Buenos Aires; Teatro Rubinstein, Sao Paolo; Teatro Municipal, Santiago;  in 2005 he had a second tour in Japan, and he played at the Universal Exposition of Aichi.

Repertoire

His repertoire spaces from Bach to the contemporary music. The CD DECCA with the integral of the English Suite and the DVD ArthausMusk with the Goldberg Variations of Bach have picked up particularly positive judgments from most important international critic; the SACD RED SEAL Sony/ Bmg with the first world recording on the modern piano of the 6 sonatas for cymbal of Cherubini has stayed particularly appreciated between most important disco-novelty from 2007. Bacchetti,  have known the M° Berio when it was 11 years old  since then he has always studied and worked directly with the "Maestro" up to few days before the death. The CD DECCA "Berio Piano Works" has stayed recorded under the guide of the composer that has expressed the maximum satisfaction. It has picked up "prizes" from most important specialized magazines and it is today  considered a "point of reference" for the authentic interpretation of this repertoire. Moreover Bacchetti is regarded as one of his generation best performers of M° L.  B e r i o ’s production for piano, which he played  with the presence of the Maestro, at the Scala Museum (Serate Musicali, Milan), and at the Brescia and Bergamo International Piano Festival (with Pascal Gallois and Luisa Castellani). Concert for celebration of Maestro Berio, Milan: november 2004 with Pierre Boulez; May 2006 Verdi Orchestra, and others.

Chamber Music

He plays regurarly in duo with Rocco Filippini (Violoncello), with Prazak Quartett, Quartetto della Scala, Cappella Istropolitana,  Isaye Quartett., Quartetto di Cremona.

Main recordings

- GALLO (Switzer land): CD IMF (Internationales Music Festwochen) Lucerne - a concert for

   the 40 years of the “Festival Strings”, R. Baumgartner conducting.- Mozart Koncert KV 414.

- ARTS: CD “Gradus ad Parnassum op. 44” of Muzio Clementi.

- DECCA: CD “Piano Works” of Luciano Berio.

- DECCA: CD “The English Suites” of J.S. Bach.

- ARTS: CD “Piano Concerts” of Mendelsshon, with Prague Chamber Orchestra.

- RCA RED SEAL (Sony/Bmg International)  Super Audio CD “Six Sonatas” of Cherubini

  First recording on modern piano.

- SKY CLASSIC: J.S. Bach: “Goldberg Variations” with monography; 

- ARTHAUS MUSIK: DVD “Goldberg Variations” of J.S. Bach 

- RCA RED SEAL (Sony/Bmg International) CD  “Galuppi – Piano Sonatas”

Forthcoming Engagements

Among Bacchetti’s next engagements are planned recitals at the Konzerthaus of Berlin, at the Gewandthaus of Lipsia with the MDR Sinfonieorchester, at the Bellinzona Piano Festival (broadcast RTSI)  at the Ravenna Concerts Festival; Paris, Festival des Forets; Roma, Accademy of Santa Cecilia, Quirinale Palace (broadcast RAI TRE, RADIO FRANCE);  Milano, Serate Musicali; Bucarest (Ateneul Roman);  Munchen, Sonthofen Festival; Nice, Orchestre Sinphonique;  Concerts with the Scala Quartet, the Istropolitan Chapel, Prazak Quartet, Isaye Quartett; Tournèe in Brazil; Concerts in Japan; Wigmore Hall, Londra; Boesendorfer Saal, Wien; Bruxelles, Valladolid, Madrid.
 
(august 2008)

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