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LUCA CIANCIOTTA

 

Luca Cianciotta, born in 2003, studied at the Bari Conservatory with Luigi Ceci and Emanuele Arciuli, graduating with top marks, honors, and a mention of distinction, and attends the Master of Arts in Lugano with Roberto Plano. He performs for important associations and has received awards in numerous competitions, including first absolute prize at the fourth Oltregiogo, first prize at the third Scarlatti, first absolute prize at the Toscana Città di Cascina, first absolute prize at the Lams Matera, and first prize at the Albenga International. In November 2024, he debuted with the Bari Metropolitan City Orchestra performing Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Concerto, and in November 2025, he was selected for a masterclass with Nikolay Lugansky.

PROGRAM

 

First round

Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757): Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K. 481

Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757): Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K. 239

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a “Les Adieux”

Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915): Fantasie in B Minor, Op. 28

Second round

Franz Liszt (1811–1886): Ballade No. 2 in B Minor, S. 171

Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931): Toccata-Troncata

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953): Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83

Franz Liszt (1811–1886): 12 Études d’exécution transcendante, S. 139: No. 12, “Chasse-neige”

Semifinal

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764): Pièces de clavecin: Les Tendres Plaintes

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42

Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Symphonic Studies, Op. 13

Final with Orchestra

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15