The Istituto Italiano di Cultura and Remenyi are pleased to present Italian Pianist Luca Buratto in Concert
SEPTEMBER 20, 1 pm | 496 Huron Street
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“Luca Buratto lunchtime concert”… a joint production from Remenyi House of Music and The Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto, Friday September 20th 2019.
If you were unable to get to lifting the lid at Remenyi or the Luciano Bellini Concert at the Columbus Centre, we have an opportunity for you to see something exciting and wonderful at the Italian Institute. We will be debunking the myth that a piano under 5’7” can’t have good tone, Remenyi will be bringing a Fazioli F-156 the world’s most powerful 5’ piano to the gallery space at 496 Huron Street, where renowned pianist Luca Buratto will be performing a selection of his favorite pieces:
Bartok: Improvisations op. 20
Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin
Schumann: Symphonic Etudes op. 13
Luca will be talking to you through the performance about his reasons for selecting these pieces, whilst explaining his technique and the musical choices he’s making throughout the concert, giving you a unique insight into the mind of a top pianist.
Food for thought during your lunch break or an afternoon of leisure capped off by some catering offered by The Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto.”
BIO: http://www.lucaburattopiano.com/
Following 2015 Honens Prize Laureate Luca Buratto’s Wigmore Hall debut recital in London this January, The Guardian wrote: “Graceful, analytical, meticulous, Buratto is a name to watch”, while The Telegraph wrote: “A triumph”.
In addition to his success at Canada’s Honens Piano Competition, Buratto was awarded third prize at the International Robert Schumann Competition (Zwickau) and the special ‘MDR’ prize, awarded from the public in 2012. He took inspiration from Italian tennis player Roberta Vinci’s upset over Serena Williams at the U.S. Open just hours before his Honens win. “There are many similarities between the psyches of tennis players and pianists,” he says, referring to David Foster Wallace’s epic novel, Infinite Jest.
He made his debut in 2003, playing music from his great grandfather, Renzo Massarani. Recent and upcoming orchestral engagements include Milan’s La Scala with Orchestra Sinfonica Giuseppe Verdi, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Edmonton Symphony and Symphony Nova Scotia. In 2016, Buratto performed for the Progetto Martha Argerich at the Lugano Festival (Switzerland), Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival (Canada), Busoni Festival (Italy) and was a resident artist at Marlboro Music Festival (USA). This summer he returns to the Marlboro Music and Ottawa International Chamber Music Festivals and, in October, gives his Carnegie Hall recital debut.
Buratto has been featured on national radio broadcasts on BBC Radio 3, CBC Radio 2, Radio Classica, Radio 3 RAI, WFMT and WQXR. A live recording of his performances from the 2015 Honens Piano Competition is available on the Honens label. His debut studio recording of works by Schumann will be released on the Hyperion label in April 2017, and will be “recording of the month” for May.
After completing his studies at Milan Conservatory, in 2010, under the guidance of Edda Ponti, he studied for 4 years in the studio of Davide Cabassi. At the same time, as a “Theo Lieven Scholar”, he pursued his Master of Advanced Studies at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, in Lugano, under the guidance of William Grant Naborè.
Buratto’s affinity for the music of Robert Schumann is balanced by his curiosity for works of today’s composers such as Thomas Adès. He enjoys jigsaw puzzles and table tennis and has an interest in physics and American post-modern literature. Buratto lives in Milan.