Artist · Piano

Stefano Ligoratti

9 recordings · 0 sheet music editions

Biography

Born in Milan in 1986, Stefano Ligoratti studied at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in his native city, graduating in piano, organ, harpsichord, orchestral conducting and composition. His versatility has shaped his work as both a pianist and a conductor. He has won prizes in national and international competitions, including first prize, the audience prize and the youngest pianist’s prize at the Mario Fiorentini European Piano Competition in La Spezia in January 2010.

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He is artistic director of the ClassicaViva music network and founded its orchestra in 2005, frequently appearing with it in the dual role of pianist and conductor. Musical education and outreach form an important part of his work. In January 2019, together with pianist and musicologist Luca Ciammarughi, he launched a series of eight lecture-concerts at Milan’s Palazzina Liberty entitled Non capisco!… Son profano!, offering audiences historical and analytical introductions to musical forms.

His recordings for ClassicaViva include Variations… and Beyond (2007), Fantasies (2009), and, with violinist Yulia Berinskaya, Violin in Blue (2010) and Violin in White (2012). Their recording Sturm und Drang appeared on Limen in 2018. For Da Vinci Classics he has recorded Schubert’s works for piano four hands with Luca Ciammarughi (2017), conducted I Musici di Parma and Yulia Berinskaya in The Voice of Violin, and recorded Beethoven’s complete works for cello and piano with Matilda Colliard (2019). His recording projects have also included works for cello and piano by Georg Goltermann with cellist Cosimo Carovani, intended for Brilliant Classics.