Alessandro Taverna (born 1983 in Portogruaro, Venice) is an Italian pianist. He trained at the Accademia Pianistica "Incontri col Maestro" in Imola with Franco Scala, Leonid Margarius and Boris Petrushansky; he later specialized with Arie Vardi at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover and at the International Piano Academy Lake Como[1] working with Dmitri Bashkirov, Malcolm Bilson, Fou Ts'ong, and Stanislav Ioudenitch. He has been a "Lieven Scholar" at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana (Lugano) pursuing his master's degree in Advanced Performance Studies with William Grant Naboré.
Alessandro Taverna | |
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| Born | 13 September 1983 |
| Origin | Portogruaro, Venice, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Concert pianist |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | www |
Competition record edit
- 2003 – A. Scriabin, Grosseto: 1st prize
- 2009 – London International Piano Competition, London: 2nd prize[2]
- 2009 – Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition, Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 1st prize
- 2009 – Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, Leeds: 3rd prize[3]
- 2010 – A. Benedetti Michelangeli Prize, Eppan[4]
- 2011 – Busoni International Piano Competition, Bolzano]: 5th prize
References edit
- ^ International Piano Academy "Lake Como"
- ^ "London International Piano Competition". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
- ^ Leeds International Pianoforte Competition
- ^ "Piano Academy Eppan". Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
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