Pianists

Roberto Prosseda Pianist

“I don't know if this recording was ever nominated for a Grammy, but in today's world of neglected quality, I would not be surprised if it were not. And if not, it should have been, as the playing of Mr. Prosseda is as much of a discovery as the Mendelssohn gems themselves.”  -  Daniel J. Rose, USA (Feb. 2007) 

Mr. Prosseda’s sensational discovery of new Mendelssohn works made headlines in Europe and lead to his highly acclaimed Decca albums of “Mendelssohn Discoveries” (May 2005) and “Mendelssohn Rarities. (May 2006.) “Mendelssohn Discoveries” has been included in the top 10 Mendelssohn piano recordings by the English magazine "Piano" and "Mendelssohn Rarities" received highest ratings in European and American music magazines including Classicstoday, USA (9/9), Fono Forum, Germany (5/5), Diapason, France (5 diapasons) and Amadeus, Italy (5/5 and best CD of the month) In June 2007, a new CD of an all Chopin program was released.

In the season 2007/2008, Mr. Prosseda recorded for Decca his forth disc of Mendelssohn’s complete “Lieder ohne Worte” and returned to the Berliner Philharmonie to appear with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra under Lior Shambadal in Mendelssohn’s Double concerto for violin and piano and in the concerto for two pianos. Mr. Prosseda made his orchestral solo debut with Rome’s Santa Cecilia Orchestra under Marc Albrecht and with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic conducted by Harry Bicket which was recorded and broadcast live by BBC . All performances were sold out.

Highlights in 2008/2009 will include Mr. Prosseda’s debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the New Japan Philharmonic in Tokyo under Wolf-Dieter Hauschild in addition to tours in Europe, Latin America, and the Far East (China). His debut performance of Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto in E-minor with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under R. Chailly will be recorded live by Decca early in 2009.

Roberto Prosseda has performed under such conductors as Dennis Russel Davies, Steven Sloane, Lior Shambadal, Marc Albrecht and Harry Bicket, and will appear with Riccardo Chailly, Yannick Nezet-Seguin and Wolf-Dieter Hauschild. Most recently, he has performed as orchestral soloist with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Kammerorchester, Filarmonica della Scala, Philarmonie der Nationen, Bochumer Symphoniker, Oriol Ensemble, Mozarteum Orchester, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Kammerakademie-Potsdam, Orchestra Regionale Toscana and the Filarmonica di Torino

In recent seasons, Mr. Prosseda concertized extensively in Europe. He has been invited to premiere Mendelssohn works in recital that included his solo appearances at the Berliner Philharmonie, the Berlin Kammerphilharmonie, Leipzig’s Gewandhaus, Munich Gasteig, London’s Wigmore Hall, Milano’s Teatro alla Scala and Sala Verdi, Music Toronto, Canada, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Festival Pianistico di Bergamo e Brescia, Settembre Musica in Torino, Ravenna Festival, Triennale Köln and Biennale di Venezia.

In the United States, Mr. Prosseda frequently presents concerts, lectures and master classes at universities and conservatories in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, Washington, DC (Georgetown), and in Canada, Asia and Australia.

In addition to his Decca CD’s, Mr. Prosseda has recorded for Naxos, Arts, Foné, AIX, including complete piano works by renowned Italian composers Goffredo Petrassi and Luigi Dallapiccola.

Born in Latina, Italy in 1975, Mr. Prosseda studied at the Accademia Pianistica "Incontri col Maestro" of Imola with Alexander Lonquich, Boris Petrushansky and Franco Scala obtaining the final diploma in 1998. Subsequently, he took courses at the International Piano Foundation in Cadenabbia, Italy. After winning major prizes at international piano competitions, including "U. Micheli" in Milan, the "F. Schubert" in Dortmund, the "A. Casagrande" in Terni and the "W.A.Mozart" in Salzburg, Roberto Prosseda has performed with great success in more than 40 countries in Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America.