Alessandro Taverna
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Alessandro Taverna is an Italian
pianist, representing Italy
at international competitions. He trained at the Accademia Pianistica "Incontri col Maestro" in Imola
with Franco Scala, Leonid Margarius and Boris Petrushansky
; he later specialized with Arie Vardi
at theHochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover and at the International Piano Academy Lake Como
in Cadenabbia, Italy, working with William Grant Naboré, Dmitri Bashkirov, Fou Ts'ong, and Malcolm Bilson.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
pianist, representing Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
at international competitions. He trained at the Accademia Pianistica "Incontri col Maestro" in Imola
Imola
thumb|250px|The Cathedral of Imola.Imola is a town and comune in the province of Bologna, located on the Santerno river, in the Emilia-Romagna region of north-central Italy...
with Franco Scala, Leonid Margarius and Boris Petrushansky
Boris Petrushansky
Boris Petrushansky is a Russian pianist, naturalized Italian citizen.Petrushansky started an intense intercontinental concert career at the mid-70s. After the USSR's collapse he settled in Italy.-References:...
; he later specialized with Arie Vardi
Arie Vardi
Arie Vardi is an Israeli classical pianist and piano pedagogue.He is currently teaching at the Buhmann-Mehta Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hanover and at the Bowdoin International Music Festival in Brunswick, Maine...
at theHochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover and at the International Piano Academy Lake Como
International Piano Academy Lake Como
The International Piano Academy Lake Como is a music school. Seven pianists, chosen annually from a worldwide field of 400 applicants including many international prizewinners, have the opportunity of studying with a faculty whose core membership past and present includes such stellar artists as...
in Cadenabbia, Italy, working with William Grant Naboré, Dmitri Bashkirov, Fou Ts'ong, and Malcolm Bilson.
Competition record
- 2003 - A. Scriabin, GrossetoGrossetoGrosseto is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies 14 km from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain, on the Ombrone river....
: 1st prize - 2009 - London International Piano Competition, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
: 2nd prize - 2009 - Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition, Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 1st prize
- 2009 - Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, LeedsLeedsLeeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
: 3rd prize - 2010 - A. Benedetti Michelangeli Prize, EppanEppan an der WeinstraßeEppan an der Weinstraße is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 45 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 8 km southwest of the city of Bolzano.-Geography:...
- 2011 - Busoni International Piano Competition, Bolzano: 5th prize