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LEONARDO DE NIGRIS

 

Leonardo De Nigris was born in Lugano in 1999 and studied piano with Grazia Galletta, Valentina Berman, and Anna Kravtchenko. He earned a Bachelor’s degree (2021), a Master in Music Performance (2023), and a Master of Advanced Studies (2025) from the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, all with honors. He is currently pursuing a Master in Chamber Music at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste and an advanced perfection course with Roberto Plano at the Accademia di Pinerolo. Awarded in numerous international competitions, he received the “Flavio Lietti” Special Prize in 2025 and was selected as a soloist by the Young Piano Series with the Sinfonietta Bern. He maintains an intense concert activity as both a soloist and chamber musician, alongside improvisation studies and masterclasses with internationally renowned musicians.

PROGRAM

 

First round

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Sonata per pianoforte n. 7 in re maggiore, op. 10, n. 3

György Ligeti (1923–2006): Études, Libro 1: n. 4, “Fanfares”

Seconda prova

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809): Sonata per tastiera in la bemolle maggiore, Hob. XVI:46

Claude Debussy (1862–1918): Préludes, Libro 1: n. 5, “Les collines d’Anacapri”, n. 6, “Des pas sur la neige”, n. 7, “Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest”

Franz Liszt (1811–1886): Années de pèlerinage, seconda anno: Italia, S. 161, n. 7, “Après une lecture de Dante, fantasia quasi sonata”

Semifinale

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Notturno in do minore, op. 48, n. 1

Heinz Holliger (nato nel 1939): Elis: Drei Nachtstücke für Klavier

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Sonata per pianoforte n. 2 in si bemolle minore, op. 35

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): Sonata per pianoforte n. 2 in si bemolle minore, op. 36 (versione del 1931)

Finale con orchestra

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Concerto per pianoforte n. 1 in mi minore, op. 11