2012-2013 Masterworks Series
Saturday Evenings at 8 p.m. at UNCW Kenan Auditorium
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St. Petersburg
Sojourn
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Paolo André Gualdi, piano
sponsored by
Tchaikovsky's passionate Piano Concerto No. 1 received its Russian premiere in this
cultural heart of modern day Russia, as did Shostakovich's Symphony No. 9, a work of Mozartian lightness the composer described as "a joyful little piece" in which "a bright
mood predominates."
Find Program Notes for this performance HERE.
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About Paolo André Gualdi
Italian pianist Paolo André Gualdi has played recitals in Italy, Brazil and the United States, both as a soloist and chamber musician. He has been a featured soloist with many orchestras including the Atlanta Philharmonic, Georgia Philharmonic, DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, Wilmington Symphony, Florence Symphony, and the Universidade de Caxias do Sul Symphony Orchestra. In Italy he has given recitals for the A.Gi.Mus., Accademia Ori, Accademia Amadeus and others. He has also performed for the International Piano Series of Charleston, American Liszt Society, Piccolo Spoleto Festival USA, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, and the Cincinnati Conservatory.
He has won the top prize in numerous piano competitions, including the European Competition of Ostuni, the Altruda National Competition of Vasto and the Françoise Grimaldi National Competition of San Polo. Winning the "De Martino Award" at the Ibla International Piano Competition enabled him to study at Elon University. During this period he won the First Prize in the Southeastern Piano Competition of Whiteville, North Carolina, and the 15th Bartók-Kabalevsky International Competition in Virginia.
More information on Paolo on his website here.
