:: About Antonio
Antonio Piricone is an Italian musician of the younger generation whose personal approach, both as a pianist and an exponent on historical keyboard instruments, is commanding increasing attention internationally. His interpretative skills, versatility, sense of style, distinguish him both as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. After his initial studies in Catania on modern piano, Antonio Piricone's musical interests led him to subsequently refine his musical education at the Royal Conservatoire Den Haag (Holland), specializing in Early Music, Performance Practice and Historical Keyboard instruments with Jacques Ogg & Patrick Ayrton on harpsichord, and Stanley Hoogland & Bart van Oort on early piano and most recently with Andreas Staier in Cologne.
His achievements lead him to performing through Europe and Japan at major venues and in renowned music festivals and concert series. These include Ravenna Teatro Alighieri, Prague Spring Internat. Music Fest., Munich Prinzregentetheater, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Vredenburg Muziek Centrum Utrecht, Kerkrade World Music Congress, Festival International de Piano de La Roque d'Anthéron, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, Hokutopia Early Music Festival, Tokyo Opera City Hall, La Folle Journee Bilbao, Cité de la Musique Paris, Ensemble Concerto, Munich Symphony Orchestra, Aargau Symphony Orchestra, Czech Chamber Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, Concerto Koeln; Claudine Ansermet, Furio Zanasi, Ton Koopman, Roberto Gini, Paolo da Col, Martin Roscoe, Steve Reich, Sir Malcolm Arnold, Andreas Staier. Antonio Piricone has recorded for the Italian and Czech Radio & Television, and his recordings have been broadcast by Bavarian Radio, Radio France, Italian RadioTre Suite, BBC Radio3, Radio Vaticana and Britains' Classic FM. His solo recordings include J.S. Bach's complete English Suites (Classico - 1998/99); the first complete recording on modern piano of Georg Anton Benda's "6 Sonate per il Cembalo solo (1757)" (Classico - 2003).
His achievements lead him to performing through Europe and Japan at major venues and in renowned music festivals and concert series. These include Ravenna Teatro Alighieri, Prague Spring Internat. Music Fest., Munich Prinzregentetheater, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Vredenburg Muziek Centrum Utrecht, Kerkrade World Music Congress, Festival International de Piano de La Roque d'Anthéron, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, Hokutopia Early Music Festival, Tokyo Opera City Hall, La Folle Journee Bilbao, Cité de la Musique Paris, Ensemble Concerto, Munich Symphony Orchestra, Aargau Symphony Orchestra, Czech Chamber Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, Concerto Koeln; Claudine Ansermet, Furio Zanasi, Ton Koopman, Roberto Gini, Paolo da Col, Martin Roscoe, Steve Reich, Sir Malcolm Arnold, Andreas Staier. Antonio Piricone has recorded for the Italian and Czech Radio & Television, and his recordings have been broadcast by Bavarian Radio, Radio France, Italian RadioTre Suite, BBC Radio3, Radio Vaticana and Britains' Classic FM. His solo recordings include J.S. Bach's complete English Suites (Classico - 1998/99); the first complete recording on modern piano of Georg Anton Benda's "6 Sonate per il Cembalo solo (1757)" (Classico - 2003).
Antonio Piricone lives in Holland where he is now involved in a research programme about the development of keyboard instruments. He works consistently to create stimulating and varied programmes, with the aim of widening audience appreciation of neglected music. The aesthetics of historical performance practice are a constant source of inspiration to Antonio Piricone who is, however, very much a musician with a wide interest in music of all periods, maintaining a strong commitment to contemporary musical language. (2009)