Nazareno Ferruggio
Nazareno Ferruggio (born in 1981, Bari, Italy) is an Italian pianist.[1]
Biography
He is considered one of the most refined living Italian pianists and he is also active in the promotion of classical music in today's culture. Having graduated with full marks, full honours and distinction from the Niccolo Piccini State Conservatorium of music in Bari in Pierluigi Camicia’s class and after having completed a postgraduate course at the Musikhochschule Mannheim (Germany) in Ragna Schirmer’s class, he finished his studies in the Musikhochschule Bern (Switzerland) with Rada Petkova. He also attended Masterclasses with prestigious teachers such as J. Achucarro, K. H. Kaemmerling and Jerome Lowenthal, J. Soriano, O.Yablonskaya.
He debuts as soloist with the Orchestra Sinfonica of Bari performing the Beethoven 's Fantasy for choir and orchestra op. 80 conducted by Nicola Scardicchio. He has won eighteen First Prizes in national and international competitions. In 2005 he won the prestigious Piano International Competition Ibla Grand Prize[2] with best prize for Debussy 's pieces.
In 2006 he had his debut at Carnegie Hall in New York and he performed concerts also in Little Rock (Arkansas), US. In 2007 he received the Liszt Special Prize at the 8th Grieg International Piano Competition in Oslo. In 2008 he won a prize and a Rotary Scholarship at the Pianale Academy in Fulda (Germany). In 2009 he won the first prize at the International piano Competition ”Premio Valentino” .
In 2007 he toured extensively in Indonesia where he also gave Masterclasses. He performed recitals in Jakarta and Surabaya. In 2008 he did his debut in the Wiener Saal in Salzburg.
He is finalist at Gina Bachauer Piano Competition in Salt Lake City.
After having won awards at the “Ibla Grand Prize” and the “Grieg International Piano Competition” at Oslo he began his career which has brought him invitations to perform in some of the world’s most important concert halls: Carnegie Hall, Lindemann Hall, Cheong Ju Arts Centre, Rosengarten, Wiener Saal, Palau de la Musica, Auditorium de Leon, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center(XV Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition), Teatru Manoel, Teatro Municipal (Lima), Conservatori Municipal de Musica de Barcelona, Palacio de Bellas Artes Mexico City.
He has given concerts and recitals in New York, Mexico City, Sydney, Melbourne, Jakarta, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, la Valletta, Milan, Lima, Barcelona, Innsbruck, Venice, Hong Kong, Rome, Cheong Ju, Hamamatsu, Little Rock, Cologne, Geneva, Amsterdam, Guatemala, Mannheim, Berne and Bari.
He has been invited to play at the following Music Festivals: Sommets du classique, International Spring Festival, Cantiere internazionale di musica Contemporanea, Festival della Musica Contemporanea in Lima, Ascoli Piceno Festival, Festival Liszt in Milan, Raices 2015 Mexico.
He has been soloist with ICO Orchestra Provincia di Bari, ICO Orchestra della Magna Grecia, Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfonica de Michoacan.
He is also a visiting professor at the University of Suwon in South of Korea and the Norwegian Academy of Music, Escuela Superior de musica in Mexico City.
He is currently piano professor at Conservatorio Fausto Torrefranca .
Discography
- 2012 - Theme et Variations - music by Scarlatti, Franck, Rachmaninov, Martin - Wide Classique Label
- 2014 - Live in Barcelona - music by Scarlatti, Bach, Mozart, Liszt, Chopin, Satie - Wide Classique Label
2016 - Live in London - music by Tartini, Mozart, Beethoven, Ysaye, Gianzini - Wide Classique Label
References
- - Agenzia Internazionale Stampa Estera, Concert in Oslo.
- La Razon, concerts in Lima
- Foruminterculture, concert in Sydney