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A Solo Evening at Bocconi with Christian De Luca

, by Susanna Della Vedova
Winner of the International Early Piano Competition at Berkeley, the young Italian pianist will be the guest performer for a concert organized by ISU Bocconi on Thursday 18 October at 9pm in the Aula Magna

Christian De Luca's piano music will fill the halls on Thursday 18 October at 9pm in the Aula Magna at Via Gobbi 5, Bocconi. He will perform solo pieces as part of the concerts organized by ISU Bocconi in collaboration with Furcht Pianoforti.
The program includes:
Domenico Scarlatti Keyboard Sonata K27 in B minor: Allegro
Keyboard Sonata K208 in A major: Adagio
Keyboard Sonata K24 in A major: Presto

Muzio Clementi Sonata Op. 40 no. 2 in B minor
– Molto adagio e sostenuto – Allegro
– Largo, mesto e patetico – Allegro – Tempo I – Presto

Franz Liszt Sposalizio

Johann Sebastian Bach-Ferruccio Busoni Chaconne in D minor

Reviewed by La Provincia di Como for "passionately performing the intimidating variations of Liszt's Totentanz, with perfect focus," Christian De Luca was the overall "prize and audience" winner of the 2014 International Competition for Piano and Orchestra, Città di Cantù, in the "Romantic Concerti" category.
During his studies in Italy, his has placed first in many other piano competitions, both at the national and international levels. In those years, he also developed a strong interest in historical performances, as he had the opportunity to study with the Italian fortepianist Giuseppina De Berardinis, a pupil of Emilia Fadini. In 2018, he was the winner of the First International Early Piano Competition in Berkeley, CA.

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