Brenno Ambrosini

Brenno Ambrosini is an Italian pianist, born in Venetia, who is active in Spain. In 1990 he began performing with Mark Lubotsky. After being prized in the leading Spanish piano competitions (1988–1992) he developed a pedagogical career and became involved in the Spanish contemporary music scene. He has championed the piano music of Soviet contemporary composers such as Arvo Pärt, Sofia Gubaidulina, Boris Tishchenko and Alfred Schnittke, and kept a close artistic relationship with local composers such as Francisco Llácer Pla. Since 1994 he has played in a piano duo with David Kuijken, having developed his chamber music career with the Brodsky and Prazak string quartets. He is a professor in the Conservatory of Castellón, in whose University he graduated in philosophy, and a member of the London Liszt Society.^[1][2]

Prizes

• 1988 - Cidade de Porto. 1st prize.
• 1988 - Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition. 2nd prize.
• 1990 - Santander International Piano Competition. Finalist.
• 1992 - Jaén International Piano Competition. 1st prize, Rosa Sabater prize.

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