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Fantasy in F Sharp minor Opus 28 - F. Mendelssohn
Kammer Fantasy uber “Carmen” - F. Busoni
Grand Valse Brillante in Eb major Opus 18 - F. Chopin
Polka de WR and Four Preludes -S Rachmaninov
Schatz-Walzer - J. Strauss arr E. Dohnanyi
Alessandro Taverna was born in Venice in 1983 and his studies took him to
the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome as well as the Hochschule for Music in
Hanover.
He has won numerous International Awards including in 2009 first prize in
the Minnesota International Piano Competition which led to a prestigious
American tour. In 2009 he was selected for the Lake Como Piano Academy
where he worked with various distinguished pianists.
Alessandro Taverna created a great impression in 2010 with his performance
of the Chopin E Minor Concerto at the Leeds International Piano Competition for
which he won the Bronze medal. In Europe recitals have taken place throughout
Italy, including the Maggio Musicale in Florence, Berlin and Zaragoza and
further afield.
The Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival and the International
Keyboard Festival in New York have both welcomed him.
In the UK, Alessandro has played concertos with the Royal Philharmonic
and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra as well as with the London Philharmonic
and the Hallé.