Steinway & Sons Young Musicians Competition Final Milan and Portrait’s Earth Hour with Elena Chiavegato

ChristopherAxworthyMusicCommentary
Sabato 22 marzo, all’Auditorium di Largo Mahler, la Finale del Concorso Pianistico Steinway per Giovani Talenti porterà sul palco i migliori giovani pianisti: un evento imperdibile per gli amanti della grande musica che inizierà alle ore 10.00.
Alle 17:30 verrà proclamato il vincitore, che rappresenterà l’Italia al Festival Internazionale Steinway ad Amburgo.
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Steinway reigns in Milan as music pours – it never rains but it pours – out with something old and something new thanks to Maura Romano and her team at the helm of the flagship @ Steinway & Sons
The 27 contestants playing from 10 am to 17 pm with a indestructible jury made uo of Franceso Libetta,Gile Bae,Bertrand Giraud,Costanza Principe and Christopher Axworthy of the Keyboard Trust alias the indisposed Alexander Krichel
Luarda Nezha Country Manager Steinway & Sons Italy Dealer Network , indefatigable organiser and presenter of the competition
Mattias Antonio Glavinic first prize D category with a prestigious concert in Romania .
I had heard at Steinway Christmas Party when he was half the size he is now
Steinway celebrates their first Christmas at the helm in Milan
https://christopheraxworthymusiccommentary.com/2023/12/17/steinway-celebrates-their-first-christmas-at-the-helm-in-milan/
Alberto Cartuccia Cingolani winner of A category and the prestigious radio prize
A star and a youthful master
The extraordinary Julia Rebez winner of C category and special 200 euro scholarship An extraordinary Rameau and quite astonishing Chopin op 25 n. 6 (double thirds study )
Emanuele Cuzzovaglia winner of B category Some beautifully poised playing of Debussy and refined beauty of Chopin’s posthumous Nocturne in C sharp minor
The prize winners and jury complete! photo courtesy of Maura Romano
beauty everywhere …ravishing sounds and a thank you with magnificent white roses
Costanza Principe and Francesco Libetta with Alberto and Ioana Chines
The jury minus photographer CA
The indomitable Luarda directing young and old with charm and sensibility on this very special occasion
The honour to be Alexander Krichel for the day so I get to embrace this magnificent pianist after her ravishing candlelit performances .
The moment Elena Chiavegato touched the piano I recognised her immediately for the concert I had reviewed in Cremona with her superb ‘Donne Romantiche ‘ programme
A letter from Cremona ,the eternal city of music where dreams become reality.
https://christopheraxworthymusiccommentary.com/2024/09/30/a-letter-from-cremona-the-eternal-city-of-music-where-dreams-become-reality/
Maura Romano seated at the magnificent Steinway D piano that Elena played with exquisite sounds of ravishing beauty ………Nocturnes by Chopin, Mendelssohn/Moszkowski,Amy Beach and many many others ,played by candlelight on this special Earth Hour in collaboration with the remarkable Portrait Hotel in the centre of Milan where once stood a monastery
Gile Bae and Francesco Libetta
Far left Costanza Principe with Francesco Libetta – far right Maura Romano with Bertrand Giraud – Luarda Nezha and our hostess , Cristina Fogliatto, at the Portrait Hotel

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