Josef Edoardo Mossali

Josef Edoardo Mossali

Italy

18 y.o.

Josef Edoardo Mossali started to study piano with M ° Massimiliano Motterle; then he entered the class of M ° Marco Giovanetti at the Conservatory “G. Donizetti” of Bergamo, where he is currently attending the Academic three-year course under the direction of Maestro M. Motterle. He also attended the Pescarese Music Academy under Maestro Pasquale Iannone.

He won the first Prize in several competitions including the 27th “J.S. Bach” competition in Sestri Levante; the “XX International Music Competition” of Cortemilia; the XII contest “City of Riccione”; the 19th competition “Città di Giussano”; the “D. Scarlatti ” in Carpenedolo (he gained also the Scarlatti special prize); the 10th “Città di Piove di Sacco” competition; the 17th “Marco Bramanti” Competition of Forte dei Marmi. He was silver medalist at the 4th Manhattan International Music Competition.

He played at the G. Gaber auditorium for the Società dei Concerti di Milano, for the “Amici dell’Olona” Association in Milan, for the Società del Quartetto di Milano, for the Barletta Piano Festival, for the Pescara Piano Festival, for the 50th concert season of the GIA in Brescia, for the International Piano Festival of Brescia and Bergamo, where he gained the “Young musical talent of the year” award in 2018. In 2019 he played   at the Teatro Sociale in Bergamo, Fabrizio Maria Carminati conducting, during the International Piano Festival of Brescia and Bergamo.

Envisaged programme

First round

L. van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major “Quasi una fantasia”, Op. 27, No. 1

J. Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35, Book II

Second round

F. Liszt: Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata

C. Debussy: Images, Book I, L. 110, “Reflets dans l’eau”, “Hommage à Rameau”, “Mouvement”

F. Chopin: 3 Mazurkas Op. 59

Semifinal

F. Chopin: Études Op. 10

M. Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit

Finale

S. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30