Cristiana Pegoraro on the Great Classical Composers

In three hour-long sessions, pianist and composer Cristiana Pegoraro focuses on the life, the artistic career, the historical period, anecdotes of the great classical composers Beethoven, Chopin, and Vivaldi, and performs their most important works. The project "Cristiana Pegoraro on the Great Classical Composers" represents a valuable opportunity to hear an exciting repertoire in an innovative setting.

An important characteristic of Cristiana Pegoraro’s performances is her personal approach that is quite innovative in piano recitals: a way to interact with the listener by describing the life of the composers, explaining the pieces, emphasizing the innovations and stylistic differences of each composition.

Through her eloquence, the rapport with the audience comes alive in an environment of unusual anticipation and participation. This will make the cycle more dynamic and comprehensible, and will be an incentive for all music lovers and especially for young people to deepen their knowledge of the greatest romantic composers in the history of music.

MORE ABOUT CRISTIANA PEGORARO

Acclaimed as one of the most gifted musicians of her generation, Italian-born pianist Cristiana Pegoraro has consistently entertained and enlightened audiences with her inspired performances and original programming. Her skills display great technical and interpretative abilities. She began her career in music as a piano prodigy receiving countless national and international awards, including the 1989 Prague Best of the Year for Classical Music Award “for her great personality, strong musical temperament, mastery of phrasing and expressive artistry.” The New York Times called her “an artist of the highest caliber” following her stunning 1996 debut at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.

A gold medal winner at the 2016 Global Music Awards, Ms. Pegoraro has performed in some of the major venues in Europe, United States, South America, Asia and Australia, including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, the Guggenheim Museum (New York); the Sydney Opera House; Festspielhaus (Salzburg); Musikverein (Vienna); Royal College of Music (London); Auditorium Parco della Musica, Casa del Jazz (Rome); Amici del Loggione del Teatro alla Scala, Serate Musicali (Milan); Centro Cultural de Belem (Lisbon); Theatro Municipal (São Paulo); Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro), the Opera House (Manaus), and such music festivals as: Budapest Spring Festival, Umbria Jazz, Umbria Jazz Winter, Sorrento Jazz Festival, Orestiadi in Gibellina (Sicily), S. Petersburg Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Klavierfestival Ruhr (Germany), Shabyt Festival Astana (Kazakhstan), Aichi World Expo (Japan) and Saragoza World Expo (Spain), among others.