Wednesday 23 April, 6.30pm
The great piano virtuosos: concert by Simone Tavoni
Mendelssohn, Busoni and Rachmaninov were acclaimed piano prodigies, and their work is renowned for the exceptional mastery of their instrument.
Programme:
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
-Fantasia in fa minore
-Notturno op 61 no 7 (arrangiamento di Moszkovski, sogno di una notte in mezza estate)
Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
-Berceuse BV 249
Ferruccio Busoni/ Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
– Ciaccona in Re minore
Serguéi Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
-Preludio no 4 op 23
-Sonata no. 2
Book your place HERE
Simone Alessandro Tavoni has given recitals internationally across Europe and U.S in venue such the Purcell room, Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, St Martin in the Fields St.John’s Smith Square, Steinway Hall, St.Mary Perivale in London, Liszt Museum in Budapest, Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona, the Aarhus concert hall, The Tallin Philarmonia ( Estonia ) and the Florence Conservatory hall. In 2019, Simone has been selected as a Parklane Group Artist, as Keyboard Charitable Trust Artist and received the Luciano and Giancarla Berti full-ride scholarship to attend the Aspen Music Festival and School studying with renowned professor Fabio Bidini. Graduated at Royal College of Music with professor Andrew Ball, and Simone has recently attained an Artist Diploma at Trinity Laban Conservatoire with professors Deniz Gelenbe and Peter Tuite. He began his musical education in Italy with professor Marco Podesta’ and pursue his studies at the Liszt Academy of Budapest with Dr.Kecskes Balazs and in Germany at the Hochschule fur Musik un Darstellende of Stuttgart with Dr,Peter Nagy. In 2016 was selected for the BBC pathway scheme and he is a fellow at the Aspen Music Festival and School. He is generously assisted by HSH Dr.Donatus Prince of Hohenzollern.