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Young Pianists Concert
TASIS was delighted to host a special spring symphony concert featuring young piano protégés performing with the Mihail Jora Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ovidiu Balan. The concert featured J. Haydn’s Concerto in re maggiore, W.A. Mozart’s Concerto K488, F. Mendelssohn’s Concerto op. 25 n. 1, and S. Rachmaninoff’s Concerto op. 18 n. 2. The young pianists, aged 9 to 18, included
Michelle Candotti, Victoria Daninisa Contreras Borislova, and Yuta Yano, along with TASIS student Jacopo Federico Maria McConnell, who has recently taken part in a Masterclass featuring Milanese Maestro Vincenzo Balzani (see below).
Antonella has collaborated with TASIS Music Coordinator Samantha Forrest to create a special opportunity for music lovers from TASIS and the broader Lugano community.
Admission was free. We owe thanks to TASIS parent Antonella Carminati McConnell for her vision and generosity with this concert. Along with Maestro Vincenzo Balzani,
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This traveling showcase will also visit Milan, Como, Biella, Vighizzolo, and Cantu. For
Piano Concert Photos
Piano Masterclass at TASIS Special Masterclasses for TASIS piano students were held in April. For three days, TASIS students had the opportunity to work with Maestro Vincenzo Balzani. Maestro Balzani’s career began at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan as a protégé of Alberto Mozzati, under whose guidance he developed into a world-renowned concert pianist. After many years on the international concert stage, Maestro Balzani has returned to pass on his wealth of experience to the next generation of gifted young musicians.
Piano Masterclass Photos
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It was an honor and privilege for TASIS students to be included in his Masterclasses, where they had private lessons to help further their technique and performance skills, in particular their understanding and application of practice and memorization techniques. A concert was held at the end of the Masterclasses for the TASIS community, friends, and families of the young musicians.