Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata No. 26, Op. 81a “Les Adieux”
Adagio – Allegro
Andante espressivo
Vivacissimamente
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Grave – Doppio movimento
Scherzo
Marche funèbre: Lento
Finale: Presto
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873–1943)
Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Born on January 14, 2007, he lives in Pordenone. He graduated from the Leopardi-Majorana Classical High School in 2025. He is currently in the first year of the degree course in Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Trieste. He has attended courses and masterclasses with distinguished teachers and eminent pianists. He is enrolled at the Accademia del Ridotto in Stradella, studying with Maestro Pasquale Iannone. He is also attending the final year of the three-year academic program at the Giuseppe Tartini Conservatory in Trieste under the guidance of Prof. Teresa Trevisan.
In 2019 he performed W. A. Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414. He performed Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15, in 2020 with the Arrigoni String Orchestra and in 2023 with the FVG Orchestra. In 2024 he was awarded a scholarship by the Williamson Foundation for Music of Pebble Beach, California, USA. In 2025 he performed Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, with the FVG Orchestra.
He has received absolute first prize and ranked first in his category in numerous national and international piano competitions, including the 29th Città di Albenga Piano Competition, the 10th Città di Piove di Sacco National Music Performance Competition, the 5th Palmanova International Music Competition, the 7th Andrea Baldi Piano Competition in Bologna, the 1st Jacopo Tomadini Music Performance Competition in Udine, the 14th Lia Tortora International Piano Competition in Città della Pieve, the 5th Diapason d'Oro International Competition for Young Musicians in Pordenone, the 7th Città di San Donà di Piave International Piano Competition, the 2nd International Piano Competition in Radovljica (Slovenia), the 13th Fondazione Pia Baschiera Tallon Music Competition in Pordenone, the 2nd Città di Cervignano International Music Competition, the 16th Città di Piove di Sacco National Music Performance Competition, the 21st “Città di Riccione” Piano Competition, the 11th Città di San Donà di Piave International Piano Competition, and the 19th Ars Nova International Music Competition in Trieste (Giuliano Pecar Cup).