Pier Francesco Forlenza’s piano masterclasses at Liszt Academy
Date:
7 April, 10:00-16:00 Main Building, I.
8 April, 10:00-16:00, Main Building, XXIII.
9 April, 10:00-16:00, Main Building, XXIII.
Participation and application:
Active participants: Only Liszt Academy students (BA, MA, non-degree, TMA 60 piano, exceptional Young talents, Doctoral School) may apply.
Passive participants: Only students and teachers of the Liszt Academy of Music and the Bartók Conservatory, as well as students of the Trainer of Extraordinary Talents are eligible to participate in the course. Pre-registration is not required.
The schedule of the active participants will be posted on the Liszt Academy website a few days prior to the course.
Registration deadline: 1 April, 12:00
A pianist and composer originally from Matera, now based in Milan, Pier Francesco Forlenza made his debut at the age of 11. He has performed in recitals and with orchestras at prestigious venues such as the Palau de la Música in Valencia, the Conservatoire Royal in Brussels, the Società dei Concerti and Serate Musicali in Milan, and the Ravello Festival. He has collaborated with orchestras including the Transylvania Orchestra, the Filarmonica Oltenia of Craiova, and the Liepaja Piano Stars Festival, where he inaugurated the event by performing Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto
He has worked with conductors and instrumentalists such as Tadeusz Wojciechowsky, Marcello Bufalini, Philippe Cassard, Giuseppe Mega, and Michele Lomuto, with whom he also conducted systematic research into contemporary music.
Forlenza has won numerous competitions, including the Premio Kawai, as well as competitions in Stresa, Messina, Osimo, Florence, the Viotti-Valsesia competition, the Ismez competition, and the Premio Veio. He was a semifinalist in the “F. Busoni” competition in Bolzano and the “Reine Elisabeth” competition in Brussels. At the age of 22, he won teaching positions in piano, chamber music, and score reading, becoming the youngest tenured professor in Italian conservatories.
He currently teaches piano at the Conservatory “Giuseppe Verdi” in Milan.