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Francesco Attesti | |
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| Born | 6 June 1975 Cortona, Italy |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
Francesco Attesti (born 6 June 1975, in Cortona) is an Italian classical pianist. [1]
He began practicing the piano at the age of 6 and gave his first concert at 11.[ citation needed ]
In 1998, studying with Maestro Luigi Tanganelli at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Florence, Francesco Attesti earned the highest grades in piano bestowed by that institution. Soon thereafter, he attended masterclasses with Jacques Rouvier (1998), Hector Moreno (1999, 2000) and Sergio Perticaroli (1996, 2000, 2003) at the Mozarteum Salzburg.
Attesti quickly established an international reputation after winning several prizes in International Competition and receiving honorary citizenship in cities such as Diamante (Argentina), McAllen, Edinburg and Levelland (USA). [2]
He is very interested in contemporary music and he performed several works by Bruno Bettinelli, Fabio Mengozzi, [3] Biagio Putignano and others.
Currently, Francesco Attesti performs regularly in internationally prestigious concert halls [4] like: Philharmonia Hall of Saint Petersburg, Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Moscow, Mozarteum of Salzburg, Philharmonie Essen, International Piano Festival of Warsaw, Sarajevo Winter Festival, Cambridge University, Leicester University, Columbia University in New York, University of Denver in Colorado, and the Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi in Milan.
Since June 2019 he is the Deputy Mayor and Counsellor of Culture and Tourism for the city of Cortona.
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