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Chiara Bertoglio - Piano

Biography

 In a nutshell  

At the age of only 24, Chiara Bertoglio has already performed in many of the most important concert halls, like Carnegie Hall in New York (performing a Mozart Concerto conducted by M. Leon Fleisher), Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Rome Philharmonic, Cantiere di Montepulciano, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Salzburg Mozarteum, Warsaw Chopin Institute etc.; she performed with a great number of orchestras, such as European Union Chamber Orchestra, Curtis Chamber Orchestra, Milano Classica, Aargauer Symphonie Orchester, The Hague Youth Sympony Orchestra, I Virtuosi di Torino, Ensemble Le Musiche, Italian Philharmonic Orchestra and many others, in New York, London, Rome, Paris, Vienna, Warsaw, Oslo, Copenhagen and many other big towns.
She has been taught by teachers like Paul Badura Skoda, Sergio Perticaroli and Konstantin Bogino, graduating - among others - at Rome Academy of Santa Cecilia, Trinity College London, Venice University etc.; she wrote an essay on Mozart performance that was published in 2005 by Marco Valerio Editions in Turin.
Her CD's are published by Biemme; she performed in many national TV and Radio broadcasts, in Italy, Slovenia, Poland and Holland. In 2006 the Italian magazine "Panorama" published a CD featuring her performance of two Piano Concertos by Mozart.At the age of only 24, Chiara Bertoglio has already performed in many of the most important concert halls, like Carnegie Hall in New York (performing a Mozart Concerto conducted by M. Leon Fleisher), Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Rome Philharmonic, Cantiere di Montepulciano, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Salzburg Mozarteum, Warsaw Chopin Institute etc.; she performed with a great number of orchestras, such as European Union Chamber Orchestra, Curtis Chamber Orchestra, Milano Classica, Aargauer Symphonie Orchester, The Hague Youth Sympony Orchestra, I Virtuosi di Torino, Ensemble Le Musiche, Italian Philharmonic Orchestra and many others, in New York, London, Rome, Paris, Vienna, Warsaw, Oslo, Copenhagen and many other big towns.
She has been taught by teachers like Paul Badura Skoda, Sergio Perticaroli and Konstantin Bogino, graduating - among others - at Rome Academy of Santa Cecilia, Trinity College London, Venice University etc.; she wrote an essay on Mozart performance that was published in 2005 by Marco Valerio Editions in Turin.
Her CD's are published by Biemme; she performed in many national TV and Radio broadcasts, in Italy, Slovenia, Poland and Holland. In 2006 the Italian magazine "Panorama" published a CD featuring her performance of two Piano Concertos by Mozart.

 Education  

Chiara Bertoglio was born in Turin in 1983 and began her piano studies in 1986. Maria Rezzo, Ilonka Deckers, Emmy Henz-Diémand, Paul Badura Skoda, Eugenio Bagnoli and Konstantin Bogino were her teachers.
She took part to master classes with  A. Lonquich, E. Henz-Diémand, K.  Bogino, A. Ciccolini, C. Zacharias, M. Voskressenskij and P. Badura-Skoda. From 1996 to 2001 she received a scholarship that allowed her to study abroad, from “De Sono - Associazione per la Musica”, and in 2005 she received a grant from “Fondazione CRT” in Turin, in the project “Talents’ Master”. She took part to chamber music master classes held by P. Roczek, B. Baraz, M. Rousi, A. Specchi, A. Liebermann, N. Bulfone, K. Bogino and others.
In 1999, when 16 years old, she graduated at Turin Conservatory summa cum laude and with honours. In 2000 she obtained the scientific bachelor with the highest score. When she was 17 she obtained the Swiss Diploma of Virtuosité with honours. In 2003 she graduated with honours from the triennial Master Courses of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, taught by Sergio Perticaroli. She was the youngest woman ever to obtain this diploma. In 2004 she obtained the Fellowship from Trinity College in London, and a Master at the Rome University “Tor Vergata”, on musicology. In 2006 she obtained a Master’s Degree in Musicology at Venice University. She is currently studying for a PhD in Music Performance Practice at the University of Birmingham (UK).Chiara Bertoglio was born in Turin in 1983 and began her piano studies in 1986. Maria Rezzo, Ilonka Deckers, Emmy Henz-Diémand, Paul Badura Skoda, Eugenio Bagnoli and Konstantin Bogino were her teachers.
She took part to master classes with  A. Lonquich, E. Henz-Diémand, K.  Bogino, A. Ciccolini, C. Zacharias, M. Voskressenskij and P. Badura-Skoda. From 1996 to 2001 she received a scholarship that allowed her to study abroad, from “De Sono - Associazione per la Musica”, and in 2005 she received a grant from “Fondazione CRT” in Turin, in the project “Talents’ Master”. She took part to chamber music master classes held by P. Roczek, B. Baraz, M. Rousi, A. Specchi, A. Liebermann, N. Bulfone, K. Bogino and others.
In 1999, when 16 years old, she graduated at Turin Conservatory summa cum laude and with honours. In 2000 she obtained the scientific bachelor with the highest score. When she was 17 she obtained the Swiss Diploma of Virtuosité with honours. In 2003 she graduated with honours from the triennial Master Courses of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, taught by Sergio Perticaroli. She was the youngest woman ever to obtain this diploma. In 2004 she obtained the Fellowship from Trinity College in London, and a Master at the Rome University “Tor Vergata”, on musicology. In 2006 she obtained a Master’s Degree in Musicology at Venice University. She is currently studying for a PhD in Music Performance Practice at the University of Birmingham (UK).
 
 Concerts  

As a soloist she performed in Italy, UK, France, Austria, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Republic of Serbia and Montenegro, and in Switzerland. In December 2005 she had her debut at Carnegie Hall in New York with Curtis Chamber Orchestra conducted by Leon Fleisher. In October 2006 she performed Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto at Santa Cecilia Auditorium in Rome with Rome Symphony Orchestra.
Her most important performances include appearances at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, at the Accademia Filarmonica Romana (opening récital of Summer Season), Maggio Musicale Fiorentino,  Cantiere Internazionale di Montepulciano, Festival di Cervo, Woerthersee Classics, Società dei Concerti in Milan, Unione Musicale in Turin, Chopin Institute in Warsaw, Wiener Saal at Mozarteum Salzburg, Festival Opera Barga etc.
Her debut with orchestra took place at the age of 8, when she played Mozart's Piano Concerto with Ferdinand Leitner; at the age of 12 she played in Milan Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto, with Milano Classica chamber orchestra conducted by  Vittorio Parisi. Afterwards she performed in Switzerland Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto with Aargauer Symphonie Orchester conducted by Räto Tschupp; in Germany and Italy Ravel's Concerto in G, and Brahms' First Piano Concerto (2002); in 2003 she played Schumann's A minor Concerto. In 2004 she performed Mozart's Concerto KV 271 with European Union Chamber Orchestra in Wales and England; in the same year she played Grieg's Piano Concerto in The Hague, Copenhagen, Oslo etc., and Mozart's Double Concerto in Germany. In 2005 she performed, among others, the Fourth Concerto by Beethoven in Italy. In 2006 she performed many Concertos with orchestra (five different Mozart Piano Concertos, Beethoven’s no. 4, Brahms’ no. 1 etc.), conducting from the piano many of them, and playing, among others, with prestigious “Ensemble Le Musiche” Chamber Orchestra and Rome Symphony Orchestra.As a soloist she performed in Italy, UK, France, Austria, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Republic of Serbia and Montenegro, and in Switzerland. In December 2005 she had her debut at Carnegie Hall in New York with Curtis Chamber Orchestra conducted by Leon Fleisher. In October 2006 she performed Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto at Santa Cecilia Auditorium in Rome with Rome Symphony Orchestra.
Her most important performances include appearances at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, at the Accademia Filarmonica Romana (opening récital of Summer Season), Maggio Musicale Fiorentino,  Cantiere Internazionale di Montepulciano, Festival di Cervo, Woerthersee Classics, Società dei Concerti in Milan, Unione Musicale in Turin, Chopin Institute in Warsaw, Wiener Saal at Mozarteum Salzburg, Festival Opera Barga etc.
Her debut with orchestra took place at the age of 8, when she played Mozart's Piano Concerto with Ferdinand Leitner; at the age of 12 she played in Milan Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto, with Milano Classica chamber orchestra conducted by  Vittorio Parisi. Afterwards she performed in Switzerland Mendelssohn's First Piano Concerto with Aargauer Symphonie Orchester conducted by Räto Tschupp; in Germany and Italy Ravel's Concerto in G, and Brahms' First Piano Concerto (2002); in 2003 she played Schumann's A minor Concerto. In 2004 she performed Mozart's Concerto KV 271 with European Union Chamber Orchestra in Wales and England; in the same year she played Grieg's Piano Concerto in The Hague, Copenhagen, Oslo etc., and Mozart's Double Concerto in Germany. In 2005 she performed, among others, the Fourth Concerto by Beethoven in Italy. In 2006 she performed many Concertos with orchestra (five different Mozart Piano Concertos, Beethoven’s no. 4, Brahms’ no. 1 etc.), conducting from the piano many of them, and playing, among others, with prestigious “Ensemble Le Musiche” Chamber Orchestra and Rome Symphony Orchestra.

 Competitions, Prizes and Awards  

She won the first prize in many national and international contests, among which Muzio Clementi - Kawai (1991) and Franz Schubert (1992); she won also the IV Rassegna dei Migliori Diplomati dell'anno in Castrocaro (2000), the international Selection with Orchestra organized by Schenk-Stiftung in 2000, the selection of young musicians for concerts abroad by Associazione Romana Amici della Musica nel 2001, the Premio Giubilei of FIDAPA 2003, the Forum pianistico internazionale di Chioggia 2003, with Schumann's Piano Concerto, the XIII International Vanna Spadafora Competition in 2006, and 12 first prizes in her category in other competitions. 

 Other  

She recorded many CD's of solo and chamber music for the turinese label Biemme. She often appeared in TV programs, broadcast nationally and internationally; her performance at Concertgebouw in Amsterdam was broadcast live on Dutch classical music channel Avro Klassiek. Her concerts were broadcast also by Polish Radio TV, Austrian ORF, Vatican Radio and National Radio Television of Slovenia. In 2006 her recording of two Mozart’s Piano Concertos with Italian Philharmonic Orchestra was published by “Panorama”.
In 2004 she wrote her first book, an essay about the relations between Mozart’s piano and opera production. It was published in 2005 by Marco Valerio editions. Two of her recent articles will be published on important musicological reviews like “Musica e Storia”, Divus Thomas, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, AAA TAC, British Postgraduate Musicology.
She plays often in chamber music recitals with musicians like Marco Rizzi, Konstantin Bogino, Claudio Ronco, Elena Denisova, Gustav Mahler Ensemble, Stjepan Hauser, Ferdinando Vietti, Cristiano Gualco, Giovanni Bertoglio, Gregorio Tuninetti, Stepan Svestka, Enrico Sartori, and many others.
She is regularly invited to give masterclasses at the International Music Summer Festival “Glasbeno Poletje” in Maribor (Slovenia); she regularly lectures at Turin University, Philosophy Summer weeks, and takes part to musicological meetings.

Repertoire

Bach 25 Preludes and Fugues from WTK; Bach Goldberg Variationen; Bach English Suites n 2; Bach English Suites n 3; Bach Partita n 1; Bach Italian Concerto; Bach Busoni Wachet auf; Bach Busoni Chaconne; Bach Brahms Chaconne; Scarlatti 6 sonatas; Haendel: Suite n 5
Haydn Sonatas; Mozart Fantasies; Mozart Rondos; Mozart Preludes; Mozart Sonatas; Mozart Variations; Mozart German Dances; Clementi Sonatas; Beethoven Sonata op 2 n 3; Beethoven Sonata op 27 n 2; Beethoven Sonata op 31 n 3; Beethoven Sonata op 49 n 2; Beethoven Sonata op 53; Beethoven Sonata op 79; Beethoven Sonata op 90; Beethoven Sonata op 101; Beethoven Sonata op 111; Beethoven Variations WoO 79; Beethoven Variations WoO 80; Beethoven Andante Favori; Schubert Sonata op 79; Schubert Sonata D 959; Schubert Impromptus op 90 and 142; Schubert Wanderer Fantasie; Schubert 16 Deutsche Tanze; Schubert 12 Grazer Walzer; Schumann Papillons; Schumann Davidsbuendlertaenze; Schumann Carnaval; Schumann Symphonische Etueden; Schumann Kinderszenen; Schumann Fantasia; Schumann Arabeske ; Chopin 12 Etudes op 10; Chopin Polonaises; Chopin Nocturnes; Chopin Fantaisie op 49; Brahms Haendel Variationen op 24 ; Mussorgskij Pictures at an Exhibition; Debussy 12 Preludes I; Debussy 5 Preludes II; Debussy Masques; Debussy L isle joyeuse; Debussy La plus que lente; Debussy Estampes; Debussy Deux Arabesques; Bartok Suite op 14; Bartok Roumanian Dances; Janacek On an Overgrown Path I ; Skrjabin Prelude and Nocturne op 9; Skrjabin Studies; Rachmaninov 5 Preludes op 23 ; Schoenberg Klavierstuecke op 11; Schoenberg 6 kleine Klavierstuecke; Berg Sonata op 1; Webern Variationen op 27; Casella A la maniere de; Casella Per bambini; De Falla Aragonesa ; Turina Concierto sin Orquesta ; Villa Lobos Choros n 5; Messiaen Premiere Communion de la Vierge; Widmer Sonata para piano; Scelsi Tre Preludi ; Boccadoro Landscape with Shadows ; Scedrin Sonata n 2; Bach A maj Concerto; Mozart Concerto K271; Mozart Concerto K414; Mozart Concerto K415; Mozart Concerto K451; Mozart Concerto K453; Mozart Concerto K459; Mozart Concerto K466; Mozart Concerto K488; Mozart Concerto K365 ; Beethoven Concerto n 1; Beethoven Concerto n 2; Beethoven Concerto n 4; Beethoven Concerto n 5; Beethoven Concerto Triple Concerto op 57; Beethoven Choral Fantasy; Mendelssohn Concerto n 1; Schumann Concerto op 54 ; Brahms Concerto n 1; Brahms Concerto n 2 ; Grieg Concerto A minor; Schnittke Concerto for piano and strings; Ravel Concerto en sol; Bach Sonatas for violin and continuo; Bach Sonatas for gamba and continuo; Bach Sonata for Flute and continuo; Mozart Violin Sonatas; Mozart Piano Quartets; Beethoven Violin Sonata Spring op 24; Beethoven Violin Sonata Kreutzer Sonata; Beethoven Cello Sonata n 1; Beethoven Cello Sonata n 2; Beethoven Cello Sonata n 3; Beethoven Cello Variations on Judas Maccabaeus; Beethoven Trio op 11; Donizetti Sonata for flute ; Schubert Piano Trio B flat op 99; Schubert Piano Trio E flat op 100; Schubert Trout Quintet; Schubert Arpeggione Sonata; Schubert Fantasy for piano four hands; Schubert Winterreise; Mendelssohn Cello Sonata in D; Mendelssohn Violin Sonata in F; Weber Trio for flute, cello and piano; Schumann Piano Quintet op 44; Schumann Fantasiestuecke for clarinet; Schumann Fantasiestuecke for cello; Schumann Violin sonata n 2; Schumann Andante and variations for two pianos; Brahms Violin Sonata n 2; Brahms Violin Sonata n 3; Brahms Viola Sonata n 1; Brahms Viola Sonata n 2; Brahms Clarinet Sonata n 1; Brahms Clarinet Sonata n 2; Brahms Cello Sonata n 1; Brahms Cello Sonata n 2; Brahms Piano Quartet op 25; Brahms Trio for clarinet cello and piano; Brahms Scherzo from the FAE Sonata; Bruch Trios for piano clarinet and viola; Popper Requiem for three cellos and piano; Milhaud Sonata for two violins and piano; Milhaud Sonata for viola n 1; Faure Violin Sonata; Franck Sonata; Dvorak Dumky Trio ; Chausson Concerto for violin piano and string quartet ; Janacek Violin sonata; Janacek cello Sonata; Delius Cello Sonata; Mahler Piano Quartet ; Webern Four Pieces op 7 ; Prokofjev Violin Sonata n 1; Prokofjev Violin Sonata n 2; Prokofjev Flute Sonata; Miyagi Haru no Umi for flute and piano; Martin Ballade for flute and piano; Shostakovich Cello Sonata, Shostakovich Concertino for two pianos; Schnittke Suite for violin and piano in the old style; Nyman Time will pronounce; Yoshimatsu Fuzzy Bird Sonata;

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