THE PROGRAM Rossini & Chopin: A Romantic Dialogue
Rossini Prelude inoffensive
Chopin Ballade n. 1
Rossini Petite polka Chinoise
Rossini Théme et variations (first performance in USA)
Chopin Nocturne in C sharp min, op. posth.
Rossini Echantillon du chant de Noel à l’italienne
Rossini Barcarole
INTERMISSION
Chopin Scherzo n. 2 op. 31
Rossini Une caresse à ma femme
Rossini Les raisins: a ma petit perruche
Chopin Andante spianato & Great Polonaise brillante
ITALIAN CONCERT PIANIST
ALESSANDRO MARANGONI
Paremski & Bailey with honarary event chair Mary J.C. Cresimore
Sunday, February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m.
SECU Auditorium - NC Museum of Art
2110 Blue Ridge Rd. Raleigh, NC 27607
$31 ADULTS
$28 NCMA MEMBERS
$17 STUDENTS
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Born in Italy in 1979, Alessandro Marangoni studied the piano obtaining a diploma with honours and continuing his studies at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole with Maria Tipo and Pietro De Maria. He graduated with honours in Philosophy at the University of Pavia as a student of the Almo Collegio Borromeo.
Alessandro Marangoni burst onto the international concert stage when he played at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, as pianist soloist during a tribute to the great Italian conductor Victor de Sabata, with Daniel Barenboim. Soon after he was signed as an international recording artist with Naxos.
John & Nancy Lambert present
His growing discography has received international critical acclaim for his interpretation and technique that fueled his meteoric rise on the concert stage in Europe, America and China.
Notable and critically acclaimed collaborations have included appearances in Spain with the Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra, with the Granada Philharmonic and in Bratislava with Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, all conducted by the Italian conductor Aldo Ceccato. He has also appeared with the European Philharmonic and Mozarteum Kammerorchester and played as soloist in Great Britain, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Sweden, Finland, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, China, USA and Australia. GET TICKETS NOW