Piano Festival
Matteo Andreini, February 10, 2009, Location TBA
Masterclass
Concert 7.30 pm, Corley Auditorium, February 12, 2009
Matteo Andreini
Artistic Curriculum
Matteo Andreini was born in Arezzo Italy in 1969 and began studying piano at a very young age under the guidance of Professor Itala Balestri Del Corona. Subsequently, as a student of Maestro Orazio Frugoni, Mr. Andreini obtained his diploma with Honors from the “Santa Cecilia” Conservatory in Rome.
He then specialized further working with Maestros Riccardo Risaliti, Aldo Ciccolini, Massimiliano Damerini in piano and with Maestros Danilo Rossi and Cristiano Rossi for Chamber music.
Matteo Andreini has won many first prizes in Italian piano competitions including Città di Pistoia, “A. Bacchelli” in Florence, “G. Rospigliosi” in Lamporecchio, Saludecio, Camaiore, Città di Grosseto, “Civitas Liburni” in Livorno, “B. Campagnoli” in Cento, Terme di Saturnia, Castiglion Fiorentino, and Follonica.
He began his concert career performing for important concert associations in Arezzo, Florence (Lyceum, Conservatorio “Cherubini,” Orsanmichele,) Siena (Sala del Mappamondo,) Pisa (Teatro Verdi,) Grosseto (Teatro degli Industri,) Pistoia (Circolo Pio X,) Montecatini Terme, Lucca, Massa Carrara (Palazzo Ducale,) Piombino, Città di Castello (Amici del Festival delle Nazioni,) Rome (Discoteca di Stato,) Viterbo, Macerata, Potenza, Alessandria, Asti, Aosta, Cento (Teatro “Borgatti”,) Stresa, Milan, Venice, Como, Trento, Verona, Perugia, Salerno, and Catania (Lyceum.)
In 2000, Mr. Andreini performed with baritone Claudio Del Tin in a series of concerts in Germany. In 2006 he was invited to play in various Swiss cities and in Salzburg, Austria, where he performed in the wonderful setting of the Archbishop’s Palace, once so dear to Mozart.
Matteo Andreini has appeared as soloist with various orchestras among which the “Guido d’Arezzo” and “Città di Grosseto” Symphonic Orchestras, the Lecco Lyrical-Symphonic Orchestra, the Oradea State Philharmonic Orchestra, the Craiova “Oltenia”, Bacau “Mihai Jora” and Vidin Philharmonic Orchestras.
In 1998 and 1999 Matteo Andreini attended a specialization course for Orchestra professionals held in Milan at the Scala Theatre. During the course he participated in the staging of Strauss’s opera La Donna Senz’Ombra, directed by Maestro Giuseppe Sinopoli with the Scala Theatre Orchestra.
Andreini has collaborated with orchestra directors including Lorenzo Castriota Skanderbeg, Paolo Biancalana, Carlo Moreno Volpini, Roberto Gianola, Ovidiu Balan, Franz Anton Krager, Francesco Seri, and Mario Rorunda; with violinist Francesco Fidel; with accordionist Alessandro Moretti; with the Soloists of the Teatro Regio of Turin; with sopranos Eva Mei, Alessandra Rossi Trusendi, Luz de l’Alba Rubio, and Anastasia Tomacewska; and with baritone Mario Cassi.
Mr. Andreini is piano professor at the State Music Institute “P. Giannetti” in Grosseto where he has also collaborated in 2002 and 2003 with the city’s opera seasons. In 2006 and 2007 Mr. Andreini served as accompanist at the State Institute “R. Franci” in Siena within classes held by Professor Paolo Miccichè, participating in the staging of Mozart’s opera “Bastien und Bastienne” organized by the Institute and performed in Florence and Ravenna during the Ravenna Festival.
In 2008 Andreini was called to serve as pianist at the“Tuscan Sun Festival in Cortona, Italy. He is also founder and director of the “Guido d’Arezzo” Symphonic Orchestra.
Press write-ups
“The brilliant pianist from Arezzo stood out for his expression fullness and his interpretative clarity”
”Andreini’s piano enchants. He offered us two hours of music showing a solid technique, creative execution, excellent phrasing and refined gusto”
“Andreini’s performance of Chopin’s Concert op.11 was outstanding. Determination and fighting spirit in the virtuoso passages and melodiousness in the lyrical moments. His touch is delicate and expressive.”
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