Maria Perrottamusician that the world envies us, vFriday 3 Mayat 6.00 pmwill perform in the Concert Hall of Palazzo De’ Nobili in Catanzaro
«She is a shy and little-known figure, she is one of the true stars of world pianism… In the Goldberg Variations she is at the same level as Glenn Gould, by Rosalyn Tureck». With these words the late Paolo Isotta, journalist for Corriere della Sera, gave a perfect description of Maria Perrottaa musician that the world envies us and who vFriday 3 Mayat 6.00 pmwill perform in the Concert Hall of Palazzo De’ Nobili in Catanzaroin a concert organized byFriends of Music Associationadhering to LOVE Calabria.
«It is an immense satisfaction – declared the president Daniela Faccio – to be able to once again host an excellence of Italian pianism. Maria Perrotta is not simply a great musician, but she is also a Calabrian in love with her homeland, despite having lived in Paris for years. Her return to Catanzaro will be yet another flagship of our musical season.”
Equipped with an amazing timbre, Maria Perrotta she is highly esteemed by critics and the public for the fluidity with which she manages to express her technical and interpretative skills of the Goldberg Variations, creating a magical and sensual atmosphere at the same time. Her phrasings, her deep touch manage to express an unusual elegance.
«It is always a great pleasure for me – said the pianist – to be able to present the Goldberg Variations to the public. Bach’s music has always been an inexhaustible source of beauty and truth. It’s like a “home”. It is the earth but also the sky. It is deeply human but oriented towards the divine. It continually works on the logic of musical language, but continually and completely transcends the language itself.”
The Goldberg Variations is certainly a difficult repertoire to perform which, however, Maria Perrotta makes it seem natural, managing to fascinate with the great attention to the score and with the continuous search for perfect sounds. His light pianism is at the same time full of character. In the Catanzaro concert the musician will perform a repertoire whose great intimacy will lead us on the path of pure emotions.
«The work consists of a series of 30 variations after an aria in G major in the form of a sarabande, which is then repeated at the end, after the thirtieth variation. It is a journey that seems infinite, even if returning to the initial melody the circle closes, making us feel at home again, incredulous of so many adventures experienced and enchanted once again by the perfect and intact simplicity of the air”. A presentation that creates the right expectation to attend a concert of great importance, which will make us find a great pianist.
It will be possible to attend the concert of Maria Perrotta with the subscription subscribed for the year 2023-2024 or with the purchase of the entrance ticket on sale before the concert.
The event is financed with CAP 2014/2020 resources provided pursuant to the Public Notice “Cultural promotion events” issued by the Calabria Region – Department of Education, Training and Equal Opportunities – Culture Sector”.
PLAN
Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite no. 5 in G major BWV 816
Allemande
Current
Sarabande
Gavotte
Bourrée I
Bourrée II
Giga
Toccata in C minor, BWV 911
Concerto nach italienischen Gusto (Concert in the Italian Style) in F major, BWV 971
Andante
Soon
Fryderick Chopin
Sonata no. 3 in B minor for piano, op. 58
Allegro maestoso
Joke: Very lively
Wide
Finish: Soon, not so much. Agitated
BIOGRAPHY
Maria Perrotta established herself in important international competitions including the “Rina Sala Gallo” in Monza, the “Encore! Shura Cherkassky” (2008) and the “JS Bach” Competition in Saarbrücken (2004), the latter award establishing her on the international piano scene as a significant Bach interpreter, enjoying widespread success with the public and critics. You record for German Radio, Rai and Sky. Her recordings have been broadcast by Radio Rai Italiana, by France Musique and by Swiss radio. His live recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations obtained the favor of specialized critics: “5 Stars” from the magazines Amadeus and Musica, “5 Stars” and Record of the Month from the magazine Suonare News, Critics’ Award 2012 promoted by the magazine Musica & Dischi . In October 2013 Decca released a CD with his live recording of Beethoven’s last three Sonatas which obtained the “5 Amadeus Stars” and was chosen as the best CD of the month by Amadeus magazine. The CD was enthusiastically reviewed in October 2014 by the English magazine Gramophone. In September 2014 his new recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations was released for Decca and received very positive reviews everywhere. In June 2015, a Chopin recital recorded live was released on Decca, which obtained “5 stars” and was proclaimed Record of the Month by ClassicVoice magazine. In 2017, a record dedicated to F. Schubert was released by Decca, which received enthusiastic reviews from music critics. In 2021 you released a recording for AIRON dedicated to the French composer Graciane Finzi in collaboration with the Calliopéee ensemble, of which you are a stable member, on the AIRON label. You have played with the best Italian orchestras: the Toscanini Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rai National Symphony Orchestra of Turin, the Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan, the ORT Orchestra, OPV Orchestra. Attentive and interested in contemporary languages, the composers A. Giacometti, G. Cosmi, Marco di Bari, Benoit Menut, P. Cavallone, G. Deraco wrote for her. Maria Perrotta began her studies at the Conservatory in the class of A. Barbarossa and subsequently graduated with honors from the Milan Conservatory under the guidance of Edda Ponti. She obtained the Higher Diploma in Chamber Music at the École Normale de Musique in Paris, she perfected her skills at the Imola Academy with Franco Scala and Boris Petrushansky and in Germany with Walter Blankenheim. In 2007 she graduated with honors from the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Sergio Perticaroli’s class. Coming soon will be a recording of the Art of Fugue by JS Bach, and a recording dedicated to Marco Di Bari.
