Francesco Botti

FRANCESCO BOTTI
Italian organist from Brescia, is born in 2000. He is currently pursuing the three-year Bachelor’s Degree in Organ and Organ Composition at the "Luca Marenzio" Music Conservatory of Brescia in the Class of Maestro Giorgio Benati.

In 2019 he completed, maxima cum laude, the High School with Administrative, Finance and Marketing at the "Capirola" School of Leno (Brescia). In September 2019 he won, in his category, the 2nd Prize at the International Organ Competition of Tricesimo-Udine (with Olivier Latry, titular organist of the Cathedral of "Notre Dame" de Paris, as President of the Jury) and in October 2019 he was finalist in the "Premio Nazionale delle Arti" organ competition. Previously he was also the winner, in his category, at the National Organ Competition in Bibione (with Maestro Wolfgang Seifen as Jury President) and finalist at the Northern Ireland International Organ Competition 2018. He attended various Masterclasses with esteemed organists such as Fausto Caporali (Olivier Messiaen; Improvisation), Ton Koopman (J.S. Bach repertoire) and Olivier Latry (19th and 20th century French Organ Music). He takes an active part in the concerts of the "Bach's Opera Omnia" project, promoted by the Music Conservatories of Brescia and Castelfranco Veneto in collaboration with the Organ Class of Maestro Giorgio Benati, in various programs including the whole "18 Chorals of Leipzig" and concerts in Buffalora (Brescia), Darfo Boario Terme (Brescia) and in the Cathedral of Asolo (Treviso). He carries out an intense series of concert performances in various locations and has an extensive repertoire ranging from early music to contemporary composers. He is titular organist in the parish churches of Folzano (Brescia), Mompiano (Brescia) and Castenedolo (Brescia).