Paolo Giacometti meets Candida Thompson & Xenia Jankovic
On Friday October 22 Paolo will give an informal concert with the world-famous violinist Candida Thompson and cellist Xenia Jankovic in Het Bethanienklooster in Amsterdam. On this first occasion that these fine musicians meet they will treat the audience with the fantastic Piano Trio Op. 66 of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy en the second Piano Trio of Dmitri Shostakovich. The concert starts at 20.15 and the admittance for this special occasion is only € 10,-.
Paolo Giacometti professor at Robert Schumann Hochschule.
Dusseldorf, September 2010 - from this season Paolo Giacometti is the new piano professor at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Dusseldorf, Germany. Paolo started his teaching carreer in 2001 at the Conservatorium in Utrecht (the Netherlands) and gave a lot of national and international masterclasses, both as solopianist as for chambermusic.
Rave review from Audiophile Audition for a new Schumann release
Audiophile Audition has given its "five stars" mark to the new recording of Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze, Arabeske and Gesänge der Frühe.
"... This is sterling Schumann of great conviction and substance, and will be enjoyed by everyone who comes across it."
(Steven Ritter - Audiophile Audition)
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Paolo Giacometti has been interviewed by Willem Boone, a real enthousiast who maintains a web site devoted to piano music and pianists. To read the interview, visit his website >>
"Modern" instrument, period instrument or both? Paolo Giacometti has some thoughts about this subject. Interested? Visit his blog >>
Album de Château", Volume 7 of the Rossini's piano work series, has been selected by Classics Today as one of the best 2007 recordings.
"... Rossini’s piano music contains some very major works from a genius in full command of his mature style. Why more pianists don’t take them up is a total mystery, but at least we have Paolo Giacometti as their ideal exponent ..."
(David Hurwitz - Classics Today)
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Rave review from Classics Today for Rossini's Vol. 8
Classics Today has given the highest marks to "Quatre Hors d'Oeuvre et Quatre Mendiants", the last recording of Rossini's complete piano work series.
"... few discs have given me more unalloyed pleasure than Paolo Giacometti's Rossini piano music series for Channel Classics ... no one matches Giacometti in terms of consistency, brilliance, choice of instrument, and stylishness ... I look forward to Giacometti's next project." (David Hurwitz - Classics Today)
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The recording of Rossini's piano works has reached completion
Again a "5 Stars" award from the Italian magazine "Musica"
The autoritative Italian magazine "Musica" has tributed a "5 stars" mark to the 7th volume "Album de Château" of Rossini's complete pianoworks series.
Three previous recordings in the "Rossini" series have already received the same distinction.
