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MARCO OTTAVIANI

 

Marco Ottaviani (2001) is an Italian pianist with an international profile. A graduate of the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro, the École Normale de Musique de Paris “Alfred Cortot”, and the Accademia del Ridotto—where he continues his studies with N. Trull and L. Rasca—he is supported by the Safran Foundation. Winner of the Schumann Competition in Italy at age 16, he has achieved significant recognition, from victories at the Chopin Roma Competition, in Villafranca di Verona, and at the “La Palma d’oro” in Finale Ligure (with a debut in Germany) to the 5th prize in Fujairah (United Arab Emirates). Included among the Fazioli Winners, he has performed with prestigious orchestras such as the FORM (Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana). In 2027, he will release two albums with Naxos. He has performed in venues such as the Salle Cortot, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, and the theater hall in Nizhny Novgorod. He is a SonoreArts artist.

PROGRAM

 

First round

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109

Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915): Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53

Second round

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809): Piano Sonata in C Minor, Hob. XVI:20

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49 Béla Bartók (1881–1945): Out of Doors, Sz. 81

Franz Liszt (1811–1886): Transcendental Étude No. 8 in C Minor, S. 139 “Wilde Jagd”

Semifinal

Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757): Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 439

Franz Liszt (1811–1886): Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178

Samuel Barber (1910–1981): Piano Sonata, Op. 26

Final with Orchestra

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893): Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23