Alessandro Taverna
| Alessandro Taverna | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 September 1983 |
| Origin | Portogruaro, Venice, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Concert Pianist |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Website |
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Alessandro Taverna (born in Portogruaro, Venice, 1983) is an Italian pianist, representing Italy at international competitions.[1] He trained at the Accademia Pianistica "Incontri col Maestro" in Imola with Franco Scala, Leonid Margarius and Boris Petrushansky; he later specialized with Arie Vardi at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hannover and at the International Piano Academy Lake Como[2] working with Dmitri Bashkirov, Malcolm Bilson, Fou Ts'ong, and Stanislav Ioudenitch. He has been a "Lieven Scholar" at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana (Lugano) pursuing his Masters Degree in Advanced Performance Studies with William Grant Naboré.
Competition record
- 2003 - A. Scriabin, Grosseto: 1st prize
- 2009 - London International Piano Competition, London: 2nd prize[3]
- 2009 - Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition, Minneapolis-Saint Paul: 1st prize
- 2009 - Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, Leeds: 3rd prize[4]
- 2010 - A. Benedetti Michelangeli Prize, Eppan[5]
- 2011 - Busoni International Piano Competition, Bolzano: 5th prize