GIUSEPPE GRECO, pianoforte

GIUSEPPE GRECO, piano

Born in Palagianello in 1990, Giuseppe Greco began studying piano at the age of 10. In 2005, at just 15 years old, he graduated in piano with the highest mark, honors, and a special mention under the guidance of Maestro Vincenzo De Filippo, later perfecting his skills with Maestro Sergio Perticaroli at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where he graduated with top marks and honors.
Among the numerous awards he has won are the Walter Coccia Prize in 2005, performing in a public concert in Rome, the X Music Festival of the Best Graduates of Italy held in Castrocaro Terme with the right to record the official CD of the event, distributed by the magazine "Suonare News."
He is the absolute winner of the 47th International Piano Competition “Arcangelo Speranza” in Taranto. A finalist in the "Chopin" competition in Warsaw, in 2010 he was awarded the medal of the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano. In March 2011 he won the Yamaha scholarship offered by the "Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe" as the best Italian pianist. He was also a finalist in the prestigious "International Van Cliburn Competition" and was admitted to the final stages of the 59th International Piano Competition "F. Busoni" in Bolzano 2013.
In addition to his solo career, he also performs in chamber music formations such as duets with renowned pianist Bruno Canino and soprano Maria Laura Iacobellis. He has recorded the complete Sonatas and Fantasia by Mozart, as well as other recordings with works by Scarlatti, Beethoven, and Chopin. He is a main Piano teacher at the Conservatory "E. R. Duni" in Matera.

program
Beethoven - Sonata op.57 "Appassionata"
Chopin - Nocturne op. 48 no.1
Chopin - Ballade no.4 op. 52
Poulenc - Trois mouvements perpetuels
Liszt - Sonata in B minor
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