Mozart Odyssey continues at Wigmore Hall
Francesco continues his study of the Mozart Sonatas and keyboard works at Wigmore Hall, London on 13 July, after successful openings at Wigmore Hall in January and the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam in March. Francesco will also present the same programme on 19 July in the Concertgebouw. Of his last performance in Wigmore Hall, Seen and Heard […]
Debut with the Munich Philharmonic
Francesco makes his debut with the Munich Philharmonic and Gianandrea Noseda in June, joining the orchestra for three concerts at the Philharmonie Gasteig, Munich, on 1 and 2 June and at the Congress Innsbruck on 3 June 2016. Francesco and the orchestra perform Bartók Piano Concerto No.3. The following week, Francesco travels to Madrid to […]
Settimane Musicali di Ascona
Being both a performing artist and Artistic Director of the Music Festival “Settimane Musicali di Ascona” gives me a wonderful opportunity to present artists who are highly skilled and of great integrity. The program of the 71st edition has now been announced. I’m delighted that legendary pianists such as Stephen Kovacevich and Imogen Cooper are […]
Dvorák Piano Concerto with the Hallé
Francesco Piemontesi joins the Hallé and Sir Mark Elder at Bridgewater Hall on 5 May 2016 for a performance of Dvorák Piano Concerto in G minor. The concerto is part of an all-Dvorák programme that also includes the composer’s Moravian Duets. Piemontesi recorded the piece with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 2013, a recording that […]
Ravel with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Joshua Weilerstein
Francesco performs Ravel Piano Concerto in G major in the Barbican Hall, London, on 21 April. He is joined by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Joshua Weilerstein, who is making his Barbican debut. Also featured on the programme are two new works by american composers Christopher Rouse (Rapture) and The National’s Bryce Dessner (Quilting), as well as Bernstein’s West […]
Beethoven with Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Francesco joins the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Søndergård for two concerts on 6 and 8 April 2016, performing Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4. When Francesco performed this concerto with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Bachtrack wrote that “Francesco Piemontesi went on to deliver one of the most assured performances of the piece I can recall […]
Mozart Odyssey at the Concertgebouw
Following the success of the first concert in his Mozart Odyssey at the Wigmore Hall, Francesco performs the same programme at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam on 21 March 2016. Piemontesi’s survey of Mozart’s Piano Sonatas and solo keyboard works begins with Fantasia No.3 in D minor, K.397/385g, Piano Sonata No.6 in D major, K.284, Rondo in […]
Royal Northern Sinfonia at Sage Gateshead
Francesco joins the Royal Northern Sinfonia and conductor Alexandre Bloch for a performance of Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 at the Sage Gateshead on 3 March 2016. The concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Francesco recently performed the concerto with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and fellow Intermusica artist Andrew Manze. The Herald Scotland wrote that […]
London Mozart cycle at Wigmore Hall
Francesco launches his Mozart cycle at Wigmore Hall on 25 January 2016, beginning his survey of Mozart’s Piano sonatas and solo keyboard works with the Fantasia in D minor. The programme also pairs the Rondo in A minor of 1787, audacious and forward-looking in its harmonies, with the equally unconventional Piano Sonata in A K331, […]
Return to Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin with Andrew Manze
Francesco returns to the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin on 11 January 2016 to perform Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.2 under the baton of Andrew Manze at the Berliner Philharmonie. Later in month, Francesco begins his series of Mozart piano sonatas and solo keyboard works at the Wigmore Hall on 25 January.