Harold Schonberg

“He takes his wonderful fingers for granted and he is a master of every period or style represented…the pieces sing. I have no hesitation calling him an important pianist.”

Italy · Artistic Director

Francesco Libetta

BIOGRAPHY

With his multiform career as a composer, conductor and pianist, Francesco Libetta has given concerts all over the world. He has received commissions from European, Japanese and American associations and festivals for orchestral, chamber and electro-acoustic compositions. His repertoire as a conductor includes symphonic works by Wagner, Debussy and Mozart, as well as his own works, and ballet (Fredy Franzutti’s productions of Sleeping Beauty and Nutcraker, with Balletto del Sud).

VIDEOs

MOSZKOWSKI'S CAPRICE ESPAGNOL

As an encore for with november 18th, 2018 recital at Aventura, Francesco Libetta played this astonishing Caprice Espagnol by M. Moszkowski.

ALKAN'S GRANDE SONATE OP. 33

Francesco Libetta played at La Roque d'Anthéron music by the amazing but undervalued composer Charles-Valentin Alkan.

LISZT'S RIGOLETTO PARAPHRASE

Francesco Libetta plays Liszt's Rigoletto Paraphrase from the famous Italian opera.

NEXT EVENTS

MIPFA
PREMIERE

WITH MIPFA ARTISTS & DIRECTORS

EVENT

OCTOBER 31st

FREE ADMISSION - SOCIAL MEDIA STREAMING

ILYA
ITIN

MEDTNER'S FORGOTTEN MELODIES

LECTURE & PERFORMANCE

November 1st

free admission - for registered members

ILYA
ITIN

MEDTNER'S FORGOTTEN MELODIES

LECTURE & PERFORMANCE

NOVEMBER 1ST

FREE ADMISSION - FOR REGISTERED MEMBERS

ILYA ITIN ON N. MEDTNER FORGOTTEN MELODIES

Russian pianist Ilya Itin speaks about Nikolai Medtner's Op. 38 & 39 "Forgotten Melodies", prior to a performance of the same pieces.

This first event of MIPFA academic year 20/21 premieres our virtual platform —the first of many to come during this season!

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