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Elegance,
delicacy and power, virtuosity - these are the qualities which make
Michele Campanella one of the most highly regarded pianists of the
moment. Beneath the natural simplicity of his facial expressions is
to be found a strong personality which is constantly engaged an attempt
to achieve the highest possible artistic results. His love for "his"
instrument is expressed in a constant search for the right timbre
and the right colours.  Born in Naples,
and trained at the famous school of Vincenzo Vitale, at only nineteen
he won the "Alfredo Casella" prize. Immediately after this success
he began a brilliant concert career which has taken him all around
the world to perform in the most prestigious concert halls of the
globe - in Vienna, London, St. Petersburg, Chicago, Prague, Berlin,
Sydney, and |
Melbourne. He has played with the most acclaimed symphonic
orchestras - the London Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the Cleveland
Orchestra - and under such important conductors as Abbado, Muti, Sawallish,
Pretre, Inbal and Thieleman. Campanella has always been interested in
new artistic experiences and in the exploration of all musical forms.
He has also dedicated himself to chamber music, working with Salvatore
Accardo, Rocco Filipini and Caludio Desderi.
Another feature
of his personality has led him every now and then to a detailed exploration
of the work of great 
composers
through the presentation of seasons dedicated to the concert work and
complete production of certain chief figures. He dedicated a season to
Beethoven with the Regional Orchestra of Lazio within the framework of
the "Concerts for Rome in 1996" and one each to Liszt and Brahms,
the latter being a composer of whom he is one of the world's leading interpreters.
The "Variations" are a part of his concert repertoire and last
year he performed them very successfully at the "Brahms Festival"
which was held at the "Auditorium di Santa Cecilia" in Rome.
For many years, together with Stafania Cafaro, he has played the "Variations"
in the principal concert halls of Italy and abroad, and for radio broadcasts.
Recently he performed this work in a programme by Lucia Mosca produced
by the RAI. He is presently preparing the organisation and performance
of all of Mozart's concertos for pianoforte and orchestra with the "Orchestra
Internazionale
d'Italia".
Michele Campanella
holds the prestigious
chair of pianoforte at the Accademia Chigiana of Siena, a post previously
held by Alfredo Casella and Guido Agosti. He is also a member of the Accademia
di Santa Cecilia. Campanella is engaged in intense recording activity
and for this has received the "Gran Prix della Societe Liszt"
of Budapest and the "Premio della Critica Italiana". His recent
recordings include "L'Album pour les Enfants Adolescents" by
Rossini from the collection of pieces for piano "Péchés
de Vieillesse", and "Le Sonate" by Domenico
Scarletti which was produced by "P&P - Classica" (click
here for the Scarlatti cdc 006 CD).
Another feature
of his personality has led him every now and then to a detailed exploration
of the work of great composers
through the presentation of seasons dedicated to the concert work and
complete production of certain chief figures. He dedicated a season to
Beethoven with the Regional Orchestra of Lazio within the framework of
the "Concerts for Rome in 1996" and one each to Liszt and Brahms,
the latter being a composer of whom he is one of the world's leading interpreters.
The "Variations" are a part of his concert repertoire and last
year he performed them very successfully at the "Brahms Festival"
which was held at the "Auditorium di Santa Cecilia" in Rome.
For many years, together with Stafania Cafaro, he has played the "Variations"
in the principal concert halls of Italy and abroad, and for radio broadcasts.
Recently he performed this work in a programme by Lucia Mosca produced
by the RAI. He is presently preparing the organisation and performance
of all of Mozart's concertos for pianoforte and orchestra with the "Orchestra
Internazionaled'Italia".
Michele Campanella
holds the prestigious
chair of pianoforte at the Accademia Chigiana of Siena, a post previously
held by Alfredo Casella and Guido Agosti. He is also a member of the Accademia
di Santa Cecilia. Campanella is engaged in intense recording activity
and for this has received the "Gran Prix della Societe Liszt"
of Budapest and the "Premio della Critica Italiana". His recent
recordings include "L'Album pour les Enfants Adolescents" by
Rossini from the collection of pieces for piano "Péchés
de Vieillesse", and "Le Sonate" by Domenico
Scarletti which was produced by "P&P - Classica" (click
here for the Scarlatti cdc 006 CD).
© P&P - Promozione e Produzione, Rome.