Cédric Pescia
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Cédric Pescia is an award-winning pianist
. He is a dual citizen of France
and Switzerland
.
in Italy.
, and has toured throughout Europe, South America, and the USA. He is a founding member and the artistic director of the Lausanne chamber music series Ensemble en Scène. He regularly teaches master classes in the USA and Europe, including at the Accademia Pianistica Internazionale “Incontri col Maestro” in Imola, Italy.
Pescia's recordings have received favorable reviews. International Record Review called Pescia’s first album an “impressive début,” and Le Temps said “his first record is a master stroke.” Gramophone called Pescia an “outstandingly gifted pianist” and his recording of Schumann's complete works “vivacious, lucid and affectionate.”
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
. He is a dual citizen of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Biography
Pescia studied at the Conservatoire de Musique in Lausanne, the Conservatoire de Musique in Geneva, the Universität der Künste in Berlin, and the International Piano Academy Lake ComoInternational 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 Italy.
Career
Cédric Pescia won First Prize at the 2002 Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano CompetitionGina Bachauer International Piano Competition
The Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition is based in Salt Lake City, Utah and is the second largest piano competition in the United States....
, and has toured throughout Europe, South America, and the USA. He is a founding member and the artistic director of the Lausanne chamber music series Ensemble en Scène. He regularly teaches master classes in the USA and Europe, including at the Accademia Pianistica Internazionale “Incontri col Maestro” in Imola, Italy.
Discography
- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op. 109, 110 & 111 (2009, Claves Records)
- Works by Busoni & Enescu (2008, Claves Records)
- Les Folies françaises (2008, Claves Records)
- R. Schumann: The Complete Works for Piano, Vol.2 (2006, Claves Records)
- Bach: Goldberg Variations (2004, Claves Records)
Pescia's recordings have received favorable reviews. International Record Review called Pescia’s first album an “impressive début,” and Le Temps said “his first record is a master stroke.” Gramophone called Pescia an “outstandingly gifted pianist” and his recording of Schumann's complete works “vivacious, lucid and affectionate.”