Roberto Russo (born 19 November 1966, Cosenza) is an Italian pianist and composer.

Biography

He began piano studies with his father Mario Russo then following piano Maestros Daniel Rivera, Franco Scala and Maria Tipo. Guest in various classical music festivals of Europe and America since 1985. As a composer he studied in Italy with Silvano Sardi and Domenico Bartolucci; his compositions have been performed in Italy, France, Norway, Poland, Denmark and USA.

His performing have been recorded or broadcast by Italian RAI, Radio Televisión Argentina, Houston Public Radio, Radio Vaticana, III Millennio Music Editions[1][2][3] and Liszt Institute of Bologna (Italy).[4][5] As a piano teacher he taught at various Italian Conservatories, giving also Masterclasses at Music University in Tromsø (Norway), at Conservatory of Music in Oviedo (Spain), at Academy of Music in Kraków (Poland) and at the National University of Music Bucharest (Romania).

Since 1998 he plays together with Italian tenor Alessandro Maffucci.[6][7] He also premiered works by English composer Michael Stimpson.[8][9][10] In 2012 he has been appointed as a member of Steinway Artists by the prestigious piano brand of Hamburg and New York[11]

Reviews

Roberto Russo has been reviewed many times.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

Compositions

  • Sonata for viola and piano (1993)
  • Pater Noster, for "a cappella" choir (1995)
  • In Monte Oliveti, for "a cappella" choir (1995)
  • La rosa blanca, per mezzo-soprano e pianoforte (2000)
  • Madre, for "a cappella" choir (2001)
  • Ave Maria, for "a cappella" choir (2002)
  • 12 Preludes for piano (2002)
  • Fantasia for cello and piano (2008)

Notes

  1. ↑ "III Millennio". www.iiimillennio.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Preludi del Novecento
  3. ↑ "Author Search Results". opac2.icbsa.it. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Istituto Liszt - Bologna
  5. ↑ F. Liszt - Reminiscenze e Fantasie
  6. ↑ OperaManager.com. "Alessandro Maffucci". www.operamanager.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Victoria Arts Festival
  8. ↑ "Fondazione Pascoli". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "M. Stimpson - Tales from the 15th floor". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "M. Stimpson - Dall'Alba al Tramonto". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "- Steinway & Sons". steinway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  12. ↑ Victoria Arts Festival, Gozo, Malta, 9 July 2012.
  13. ↑ Rossi, Lea. "Cultura e Spettacolo", Libertà, Piacenza, Italy, 12 November 2008.
  14. ↑ Salisbury Journal, Salisbury, England, 3 May 2007.
  15. ↑ "Entertainments"Barga News, Barga, Italy, 4 April 2007.
  16. ↑ Vultaggio, Rino. Marco Polo, Vancouver, Canada, 9 October 2005.
  17. ↑ Fertonani, Cesare. "Le scelte - Compact", Amadeus, Milan, Italy, March 2003
  18. ↑ Raschi, Paola. "Classica", Suono, Rome, Italy, April 2003.
  19. ↑ Risaliti, Riccardo. "Recensione CDC 0151", CD classica, Italy, March 2003.
  20. ↑ D'Arno, Vassili. Strumenti e Musica, Ancona, Italy, December 2002.
  21. ↑ Arts & Arts, New York, United States, 10 March 1997.
  22. ↑ Paulmichl, Herbert e Mair Gerhard. Dolomiten, Bozen, Italy, 22 August 1991.
  23. ↑ Sardi, Silvano. Alto Adige, Bozen, Italy, 10 August 1991.
  24. ↑ Innocenti Caramelli, Lucia. Il Tirreno, Livorno, Italy, 11 December 1990.
  25. ↑ Garro, Antonio. Gazzetta del Sud, Cosenza, Italy, 11 October 1990.
  26. ↑ Corriere Adriatico, Pesaro, Italy, 12 September 1990.
  27. ↑ Masiero, Luigi. Anteprima, Rovigo, Italy, 15 March 1990.
  28. ↑ R.G. Gazzetta di Parma, Parma, Italy, 16 April 1989.
  29. ↑ Dönneweg, Peter. Südkurier, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 12 September 1987.

Sources

  • La rosa blanca, per mezzo-soprano e pianoforte (2000)
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