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Giuseppe Albanese | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 11 May 1979 Reggio Calabria, Italy |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Labels | Deutsche Grammophon/Universal |
Giuseppe Albanese (born in Reggio Calabria; 11 May 1979) is an Italian pianist.
Albanese studied at Imola International Piano Academy and at Messina University, where he was awarded a Magna cum laude Doctorate in Philosophy, writing his thesis on the aesthetics of Liszt in his Années de pèlerinage. At age of 25, Giuseppe became a full professor, teaching Methodology of Musical Communication at the University of Messina.
He launched his career winning First Prize at the Vendome International Piano Competition [1] in London, with a distinguished jury chaired by Sir Jeffrey Tate, Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Elisabeth Söderstrom, Christa Ludwig, defined by Le Figaro as “the piano world’s most prestigious award". Albanese was awarded First Prize at Premio Venezia, [2] the most important Italian piano competition.
His concerts are regularly broadcast by RAI Italian national radio and television, and Classical HD recently broadcast his Debussy program performed in Teatro Bibiena in Mantova.
In 2018, Universal released his recording of Liszt's Piano Concertos 1 & 2 and Malédiction with the “Russian Philharmonic”. [3]
In 2020 Albanese released his third DG album “Invitation to the dance”, featuring works by Weber, Delibes, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Debussy and Ravel.
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