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Francesco Maccarrone

Year of birth: 1997
Place of birth: Aosta
Educated in: Salzburg
Place of residence: Hamburg
(Plays in Hamburg)

November 2024 Preselections

Watch Francesco Maccarrone performance.

Program

L. Auerbach - Prélude No. 5 in D Major F. Chopin - Préludes Op. 28: No. 3, No. 4 F. Chopin - Étude op. 25, No. 4 A. Skrjabin - Étude op. 42, no. 5 K. Szymanowski - Variations Op. 3 in B-flat minor  


Biography

Francesco graduated with the highest grades from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg under the guidance of Maestro Aleksandar Madzar, and is currently studying at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, in the class of Maestro Jacques Rouvier. The encounter with musicians such as Pavel Gililov, Roberto Plano, Arie Vardi and Benedetto Lupo has also been important for his artistic growth. Winner of the Elisa-Meyer Competition 2021, he recently distinguished himself as a Semifinalist at the Karol Szymanowski International Competition and the Bremen Europäischer Klavierwettbewerb. He has given recitals in various venues in Italy and abroad, including the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Sendesaal in Bremen, the Bimhuis in Amsterdam, the Teatro Lingotto in Turin and the Bibliotheksaal Polling in Munich.

 

Due to health reasons the candidates Shotaro Nishimura and Zixi Chen could not participate in the GPP 2022. They received the possibility to participate in this edition.

 

Candidates who withdrew from the competition:

Bily Robert
Deng Yubo
Durliat Gabriel
Guo Yungyung
Han Wenfang
Lee Shinyoung
Martinelli Riccardo
Park Chaeyoung
Thomazinho Lucas
Wang Jiapeng