Mozart Odyssey continues at Wigmore Hall
Francesco returns to Wigmore Hall on 15 December to continue his Mozart Odyssey, performing the third recital of the series which features Mozart Piano Sonatas Nos.5, 12, 4 and 15. The Sunday Times wrote of the second concert in the series in July 2016: “By dint of an immaculate weighting of tone and fastidious articulation in every […]
Return to the Philharmonia Orchestra
Francesco returns to the Philharmonia Orchestra at the end of November, giving two concerts with the orchestra at De Montfort Hall, Leicester, and London’s Royal Festival Hall on 30 November and 1 December. Francesco performs Ravel Piano Concerto under the baton of Nicholas Collon, with whom he gave a critically acclaimed performance at the BBC […]
Debut with the Wiener Symphoniker
Francesco makes his debut with the Wiener Symphoniker this month in two concerts at the Kozerthaus in Vienna on 25 and 26 November 2016. Piemontesi joins the orchestra to perform Mozart Piano Concerto No.24 under conductor Giovanni Antonini. Piemontesi is a renowned interpreter of Mozart and early romantic repertoire, and in April 2016 the Sunday Times named […]
Return to the Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin
Francesco makes a return to the Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin on 10 November, replacing Yefim Bronfman for a performance of Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 conducted by Marek Janowski. Francesco recently performed this concerto for his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in August. The LA Times wrote: “…an unaffected, alternately sparkling and passionately inward rendition […]
W.A. Mozart: The New Complete Edition released
On 28 October 2016 the most complete collection of Mozart works is released by Decca Classics and Deutsche Grammophon in partnership with the International Stiftung Mozarteum, Salzburg. In celebration of Mozart’s 225th anniversary, the individually-numbered limited edition includes 240 hours of performances from 600 world-class artists including Francesco. Francesco recorded a number of works, including […]
Mozart with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Francesco travels to the United States this month for four concerts with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Ruth Reinhardt between 17 and 20 November 2016. Francesco joins the orchestra to perform Mozart Piano Concerto No.27, part of a programme that also includes Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra and Brahms Symphony No.4. The concerts in Dallas are preceded by a recital at Mairs […]
Performances in Geneva and Lausanne with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Francesco Piemontesi joins the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Kazuki Yamada for three performances of Brahms Piano Concerto No.1 in Geneva and Lausanne on 5, 6 and 7 October 2016. The concert on 5 October will be broadcast on RTS. The following week Piemontesi joins Kirill Karabits and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra on 13 […]
Beethoven with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe at the Settimane Musicali di Ascona
Francesco joins Sir Roger Norrington and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe at the Settimane Musicali di Ascona, of which Piemontesi is the Artistic Director, for a performance at the Chiesa San Francesco on 28 September 2016. Together they perform Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3, which they perform again at Schloss Esterházy in Eisenstadt on 30 September. […]
Recital at Gstaad Menuhin Festival
Francesco makes an appearance at the Gstaad Menuhin Fesitval in August, performing works by Mozart, Schubert and Liszt in recital at the Church of Saint-Nicolas de Myre on 22 August 2016. He performs the same programme in Spain on 24 August at the Estiu musical 2016 a Santa Cristina d’Aro. Francesco makes his third festival […]
Debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Francesco makes his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut on 11 August when he performs Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 at the Hollywood Bowl under the baton of Andrew Manze. Francesco performed the concerto with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 2014, of which Bachtrack wrote that he “went on to deliver one of the most assured […]