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RUGGIERO FIORELLA

 

Ruggiero Fiorella was born in 2002 and has won prizes in numerous international competitions, including second prize at “Jaén” (2026), third prize and the special “Chopin” prize at the “Iturbi” in Valencia (2025), and second prize and the special “Beethoven” prize at the “FVG” (2024). Ruggiero currently studies with Claudio Martinez-Mehner at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. After earning his Bachelor’s degree at the “L. Cherubini” Conservatory, he completed his Master’s at the Mozarteum with Claudius Tanski, further perfecting his skills with Pavel Gililov (Salzburg) and Eliso Virsaladze (Fiesole). He has attended masterclasses with Bruno Canino, Jerome Rose, Dmitry Alexeev, Robert Levin, and Alfred Brendel. Since 2017 he has played in the “Trio ad Libitum”, earning a Master’s degree at the Mozarteum in 2026 under the guidance of Enrico Bronzi.

PROGRAM

 

First round

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): Études-Tableaux, Op. 33: Nos. 3, 6

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111

Second round

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791): 10 Variations on “Salve tu, Domine” from Paisiello’s “I filosofi immaginari”, K. 398

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Nocturne in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Allegro de Concert, Op. 46

Béla Bartók (1881–1945): Burlesques, Sz. 47, Op. 8c

Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915): Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70

Semifinal

Muzio Clementi (1752–1832): Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 40, No. 1

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): Études-Tableaux, Op. 33: Nos. 1, 2, 8, 9

Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971): Trois mouvements de Petrouchka

Final with Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58