Stefano miceli
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Stefano Miceli is an Italian classical pianist
and conductor.
He made his concert debut at the age of 11, then he moved to study to Naples
at Royal Conservatory of Music "San Pietro a Majella" under the direction of international renowned Vincenzo Vitale's pupils and Roberto de Simone’s (for composition) which led him to study conducting with Donato Renzetti. Then he attended the Catholic University of America in Washington DC and the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole in Florence
, Italy
.
An interpreter of Liszt
’s piano repertoire, Miceli represents the Piano Neapolitan School. In 1993 Miceli made his American debuts in New Orleans and Las Vegas
and since then he toured Europe
, the United States
, Israel
, Australia
, China
and South America
. As a soloist and conductor he is probably best known for his arrangement and interpretations of Ástor Piazzolla
's Four Seansos for piano and orchestra, playing them in the major concert halls such as Carnegie Hall
in New York, Gewandhaus
in Leipzig
, Berlin Philharmonie, Fenice Opera Theatre
, Great Hall
in Melbourne; he has also played the full cycles of Mozart and Liszt
works for piano and orchestra, as soloist and conductor.
In addition to his solo work, Miceli enjoys good relations with orchestras as conductor such as Salzburg
Orchestra
, Leipzig
Philharmonic Orchestra, Milan
Scala
Orchestra, Fenice
Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica de Maracaibo, Orquesta de la Juventud Zuliana El Sistema, Beijing Symphony Orchestra
, BCP Berlin Philharmonie, Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana, Dallas Virtuosi Orchestra, Slovak Kammerorchester, Moldova Philharmonic, Cluj orchestra, European Orchestra, Las Cruces Symphony, Sanremo Symphon Orchestra, Milan Orchestra Pomeriggi Musicali and many others. His international reputation has been built both on his concert activity and on his appearances as guest
professor
at universities and masterclasses in the USA, Australia
and Europe
. He is a faculty member at the Steinway
Society
Academy
in Verona
, Italy
, "Visiting Professor" at Boston University
and appointed Professor at Tanglewood Institute.
Miceli is one of five Italian Academy Foundation Artists, selected to perform regularly during the 64 year old Foundation’s Carnegie Hall
and Lincoln Center programmes.
Miceli is Principal Guest Artist and Conductor of Leipzig
Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany and in 2009 he was appointed Conductor-in-Residence of Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana in Italy.
He is also the Artistic Director of the Bergamo Festival Internazionale della Cultura in Italy
.
Miceli is the recipient of many national and international career prizes as Testimonial of Culture and Music in the world.
In December 2008 Miceli received a Silver
Medal
by the President
of the Republic of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano
.
Miceli is a Steinway Artist.
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
and conductor.
He made his concert debut at the age of 11, then he moved to study to Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
at Royal Conservatory of Music "San Pietro a Majella" under the direction of international renowned Vincenzo Vitale's pupils and Roberto de Simone’s (for composition) which led him to study conducting with Donato Renzetti. Then he attended the Catholic University of America in Washington DC and the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Italy
Italy
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.
An interpreter of Liszt
Liszt
Liszt is a Hungarian surname. Notable persons with that surname include:* Franz Liszt , Hungarian composer and pianist* Adam Liszt , father of Franz Liszt* Anna Liszt , mother of Franz Liszt...
’s piano repertoire, Miceli represents the Piano Neapolitan School. In 1993 Miceli made his American debuts in New Orleans and Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
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and since then he toured Europe
Europe
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, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, China
China
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and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. As a soloist and conductor he is probably best known for his arrangement and interpretations of Ástor Piazzolla
Ástor Piazzolla
Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music...
's Four Seansos for piano and orchestra, playing them in the major concert halls such as Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
in New York, Gewandhaus
Gewandhaus
Gewandhaus is a concert hall in Leipzig, Germany. Today's hall is the third to bear this name; like the second, it is noted for its fine acoustics. The first Gewandhaus was built in 1781 by architect Johann Carl Friedrich Dauthe. The second opened on 11 December 1884, and was destroyed in the...
in Leipzig
Leipzig
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, Berlin Philharmonie, Fenice Opera Theatre
La Fenice
Teatro La Fenice is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of the most famous theatres in Europe, the site of many famous operatic premieres. Its name reflects its role in permitting an opera company to "rise from the ashes" despite losing the use of two theatres...
, Great Hall
Great Hall
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in Melbourne; he has also played the full cycles of Mozart and Liszt
Liszt
Liszt is a Hungarian surname. Notable persons with that surname include:* Franz Liszt , Hungarian composer and pianist* Adam Liszt , father of Franz Liszt* Anna Liszt , mother of Franz Liszt...
works for piano and orchestra, as soloist and conductor.
In addition to his solo work, Miceli enjoys good relations with orchestras as conductor such as Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
Orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
, Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
Philharmonic Orchestra, Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
Scala
La Scala
La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala...
Orchestra, Fenice
La Fenice
Teatro La Fenice is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of the most famous theatres in Europe, the site of many famous operatic premieres. Its name reflects its role in permitting an opera company to "rise from the ashes" despite losing the use of two theatres...
Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica de Maracaibo, Orquesta de la Juventud Zuliana El Sistema, Beijing Symphony Orchestra
Beijing Symphony Orchestra
Beijing Symphony Orchestra , founded in 1977, is a classical orchestra in based in Beijing, China.One of its best-known performances was an unfolding of Chinese history and culture performed at Badaling in the Great Wall which was transmitted internationally via satellite.- External links :* *List...
, BCP Berlin Philharmonie, Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana, Dallas Virtuosi Orchestra, Slovak Kammerorchester, Moldova Philharmonic, Cluj orchestra, European Orchestra, Las Cruces Symphony, Sanremo Symphon Orchestra, Milan Orchestra Pomeriggi Musicali and many others. His international reputation has been built both on his concert activity and on his appearances as guest
Guest
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professor
Professor
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at universities and masterclasses in the USA, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. He is a faculty member at the Steinway
Steinway
Steinway may refer to:* Steinway & Sons, an American and German piano manufacturer* Steinway Hall, a building housing concert halls, showrooms and sales departments for Steinway & Sons pianos* Steinway D-274, the concert grand piano by Steinway & Sons...
Society
Society
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
Academy
Academy
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in Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, "Visiting Professor" at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
and appointed Professor at Tanglewood Institute.
Miceli is one of five Italian Academy Foundation Artists, selected to perform regularly during the 64 year old Foundation’s Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
and Lincoln Center programmes.
Miceli is Principal Guest Artist and Conductor of Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany and in 2009 he was appointed Conductor-in-Residence of Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana in Italy.
He is also the Artistic Director of the Bergamo Festival Internazionale della Cultura in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Miceli is the recipient of many national and international career prizes as Testimonial of Culture and Music in the world.
In December 2008 Miceli received a Silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
Medal
Medal
A medal, or medallion, is generally a circular object that has been sculpted, molded, cast, struck, stamped, or some way rendered with an insignia, portrait, or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for athletic, military, scientific,...
by the President
President
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of the Republic of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano
Giorgio Napolitano
Giorgio Napolitano is an Italian politician who has been the 11th President of Italy since 2006. A long-time member of the Italian Communist Party and later the Democrats of the Left, he served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1992 to 1994 and as Minister of the Interior from 1996 to...
.
Miceli is a Steinway Artist.