|
The Italian pianist, Federico Colli, studied at at the Milan Conservatory, Imola International Piano Academy and Salzburg Mozarteum, under the guidance of Sergio Marengoni, Konstantin Bogino, Boris Petrushansky and Pavel Gililov. He received the "Grosso d'argento" as a prize for the international prestige given to his hometown, and the Music Section of the UK Critics’ Circle included him among the recipients of its 2018 Awards. He came came to prominence after winning1st Prize and M.me Fukuda Prize at the 10th Salzburg Mozart International Competition in Salzburg in 2011 and the 1st Prize with Gold Medal at The 17th Leeds International Piano Competition in 2012.
Known for the highly imaginative and philosophical approaches to his interpretations, Federico Colli has been performing in prestigiuos concerts in different parts of the world. “There’s no doubt that Federico Colli is one of the more original thinkers of his generation.” (Gramophone). He has played at famous Theaters including the Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Berlin Konzerthaus, Munich Herkulessaal, Hamburg Laeiszhalle, Bonn Beethovenhalle, Hannover NDR Landesfunkhaus, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw, Barbican Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Wigmore Hall and Cadogan Hall in London, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Edinburgh Usher Hall, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Dublin National Concert Hall, Prague Rudolfinum Dvorak Hall, Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, Auditorium Lingotto and Auditorium Toscanini in Turin, Teatro degli Arcimboldi and Teatro Dal Verme in Milan, Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Cidade Das Artes and Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, Nikkei Hall, Musashino Cultural Hall and Bunka Kaikan Hall in Tokyo, Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall, Sala Nezahualcoyotl in Mexico City, Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Teatro Sociedad Filarmonica in Bilbao, Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, Teatro Grande in Brescia, Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, Kiev Lysenko Hall, Teatro Verdi in Florence, Leeds Town Hall, Lucerne Lukaskirche, Salle Cortot in Paris, Lincoln Centre in New York and Bennet Gordon Hall in Chicago for the Ravinia Festival.
Federico Colli has also performed with renowned orchestras, including the Mariinsky, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Royal Scottish National, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Wiener Kammerorchester, Klassische Philharmonie Bonn, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonie Zuidnederland, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, National Philharmonic of Ukraine, Filarmonica de la UNAM, Sinfônica Brasileira, Orchestra dell’Arena di Verona, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera North and BBC Symphony Orchestra, working with esteemed conductors, including Valery Gergiev, Heribert Beissel, Vasily Petrenko, Juraj Valčuha, Thomas Søndergård, Alan Buribayev, Jasper Kaspszyk, Ed Spanjaard, Roman Kofman, Alpesh Chauhan, Yuri Temirkanov, Joji Hattori, Andrew Nethsingha, Pier Carlo Orizio, Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli, Neil Thomson, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Marios Papadopoulos, Case Scaglione, Kees Bakels, John Neschling, Timothy Brock and Yuki Miyagi.
His solo CD produced by Champs Hill Records, featuring works by L.v. Beethoven, Scriabin and Mussorgsky, was released with great critical acclaim. He is now recording for Chandos Records, with whom he has released a much appreciated first album entirely dedicated to Scarlatti. “We seem to be listening to music unravelling and Colli’s delicacy at such points is miraculous.” (The Times)
Federico Colli has been sharing the stage with Lang Lang, Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire and Leonidas Kavakos, also appearing as cover star on the magazines Suonare News, Pianist and Harmonie. Some of his concerts have been broadcast by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), BBC Radio3, Rai Radio3, Deutschlandfunk, Polish Radio2 and RTÉ Lyric FM. He was recently called to replace Radu Lupu at the Konserthuset Stockholm with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under Sakari Oramo.
2019 starts with the release of the second CD produced by Chandos Records, with works by J.S. Bach and Bach-Busoni. Performances with orchestra include concerts with the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana (Evgeny Bushkov, L.v. Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3), Stamford Symphony Orchestra (Vladimir Kulenovic, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1), Hamburger Symphoniker (Ion Marin, Grieg's Piano Concerto - Laeiszhalle Hamburg) and Philharmonia Orchestra (Andrew Nethsingha, Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 - London Royal Festival Hall). Then, solo recitals are scheduled at the Kumho Art Hall in Seoul, Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw and Berlin Konzerthaus. In addition, the much awaited CD entirely dedicated to the Scarlatti’s Sonatas Vol. 2 is made by Chandos Records. |
