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Alberto Ferro - Queen Elisabeth Competition: Piano 2016

4/21/2017, 7 Tracks, 1:07:35

Featuring

  • Paul Meyer
  • Alberto Ferro
  • Marin Alsop
  • Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie
  • Belgian National Orchestra
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Franz Liszt
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Performer Biography

Alberto Ferro, the pianist on this album, was the youngest laureate of the 2016 Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition and won the 2015 Busoni Competition at age 19.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Alberto Ferro's teacher, Epifanio Comis, is a Sicilian maestro who also shares the Sergei Rachmaninov International Award with Vladimir Ashkenazy and Valery Gergiev.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

BNP Paribas Fortis has been a loyal partner of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium since 1991, supporting its organization and reach.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Alberto Ferro began his piano studies with his mother at age seven and gave his first recital in Gela, Italy, at age thirteen.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Alberto Ferro has performed with various orchestras across Europe, including the Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia and the National Orchestra of Belgium, under renowned conductors like Marin Alsop and Paul Meyer.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features live recordings from the 2016 Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition, with tracks 1-4 recorded on May 11 and 14, and tracks 5-7 recorded on May 27.

Source: Booklet

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