Francesco Silvestri

Francesco Silvestri: He won the first prize at numerous chamber music competitions, among which the international contests “BRAHMS Chamber Music competition” of Portschach (Austria) and the “Premio Città di Caltanissetta” (member of the WFIMC, World Federation of the International Music Competitions of Geneva).

He performed throughout Europe and in Australia, invited by important institutions such as the Teatro Lingotto of Turin, the Accademia Ducale of Genoa, Arts Academy and Agimus of Rome, Consulate of Lithuania in Naples, Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in Messina, Teatro Rendano, Teatro Morelli, Teatro Comunale of Modica, Liceo delle Arti of Baiamare, University of the Arts in Berlin, Cultural Institute of Carpentras, Teatro El Musical of Valencia. He is the protagonist of a live recording for the Bayerischer Rundfunk of Munich (2004) and he recorded for RAI 3 (2007). He was born in Vibo Valentia and studied at the Conservatories of Vibo Valentia, Rome, Brescia and Reggio Calabria obtaining diplomas in piano, harpsichord, chamber music and music pedagogy. He has been a piano accompanist at the International Competition “Valentino Bucchi” of Rome (in 2000) and, since 1993, he cooperates with solo musicians of the most prestigious Italian orchestras, as well as with soloists of international renown, including Fabrizio Meloni, Francesco Bossone, Domenico Nordio, Davide Formisano, Mario Marzi, Jean-Claude Gérard, Adriana Ferreira, Ludimila Peterkova, and many others. He taught at the State Conservatories of Trieste, Rovigo and Trapani; currently he teaches Chamber Music for Music Pedagogy at the Conservatory of Vibo Valentia.