Bio
Born in Italy in 1996, Alberto Ferro achieved his Master's degree (2018) under the guidance of Prof. Epifanio Comis, at the "Vincenzo Bellini" State Conservatoire of Music in Catania. He also attended several piano masterclasses held by very important pianists such as Joaquín Achúcarro, Jörg Demus and Vladimir Ashkenazy.
He won a lot of prizes in international competitions, including: 1st Prize at the “Ljubljana Festival” International Piano Competition (2026); 1st Prize and Audience Prize at the “Telekom-Beethoven” International Piano Competition in Bonn (2017); 2nd Prize, International Press Prize and Haydn Prize at the "Ferruccio Busoni" International Piano Competition in Bolzano (2015); 2nd Prize at the “Premio Jaén" International Piano Competition (2022); 6th Prize and Musiq’3 Prize of the public at the “Queen Elisabeth” International Piano Competition in Brussels (2016); Finalist Prize at the "Arthur Rubinstein" International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv (2023).
He has performed many concerts throughout Europe: State Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, University of the Arts in Berlin, Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, National Philharmonic in Warsaw, Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Herkulessaal in Munich, Centre for Fine Arts, Flagey and Royal Conservatory in Brussels, Ilija M. Kolarac Endowment in Belgrade, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Liederhalle in Stuttgart, Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Meistersingerhalle in Nuremberg, Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Tel Aviv, TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, Rudolf-Oetker-Halle in Bielefeld, Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania, National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Constanța, Musikhuset in Aarhus, Cankar Centre and Philharmonic Hall in Ljubljana, Kurhaus in Wiesbaden, Teatro La Fenice and Teatro Malibran in Venice, Philharmonic Hall in Liège, Mozarteum in Salzburg, Philharmonie in Luxembourg, Concertgebouw in Bruges, LAC in Lugano, Regentenbau in Bad Kissingen, Festspielhaus in Erl.
Festival and associations appearances have included the Copenhagen Summer Festival, Unione Musicale di Torino, Bologna Festival, Ravello Festival, Amici della Musica di Firenze, Società dei Concerti and Società del Quartetto di Milano, Tyrolean Festival Erl, Kissinger Sommer, Beethovenfest, Piano aux Jacobins, Gent Festival van Vlaanderen, Villa Musica Rheinland-Pfalz and many others.
Alberto has performed with several orchestras such as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Belgium, the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra Filarmonica della Fenice, the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn, the Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia, the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, under renowned conductors such as Thierry Fischer, Marin Alsop and many others.
Many of his recordings were broadcast by radio and television broadcasters in Italy (Rai 3, Rai 5, Rai Radio 1, Rai Radio 3, Rai Südtirol, Radio Popolare, Venice Classic Radio) and abroad (medici.tv, RTBF, VRT, Musiq'3, Klara, ORF III, MDR Kultur, RTS, arte, Deutsche Welle). Furthermore, some important music magazines (Suonare News, Amadeus, Crescendo, Andante, Pizzicato) have published many articles about him.
He recorded for some important labels such as Brilliant, Warner, Da Vinci and Muso. He is Piano Professor at the “Franco Vittadini" State Conservatoire of Music in Pavia.
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