ABOUT

Alessandro Stella is an Italian pianist and producer.

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In 2020, he founded the record label Extended Place.Since 2023, he has been a voting member of the Recording Academy and the Latin Recording Academy.

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An original artist with a sophisticated discography, Alessandro Stella has performed in major cities in Italy, Europe, and Latin America, including Argentina, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Morocco, Norway, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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He has been a guest at prestigious international festivals, such as the ‘Martha Argerich Project’ and the ‘Klavier-Festival Ruhr’.

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He has performed in some of the world’s most renowned theaters and concert halls, including the Auditorio Stelio Molo (Lugano), Herkulessaal (Munich), Salle Rameau (Lyon), Teatro Coliseo (Buenos Aires), Teatro Comunale (Modena), Teatro dei Rozzi (Siena), Teatro del Libertador (Córdoba), Teatro El Círculo (Rosario), Teatro Mohammed V (Rabat), Teatro Piccinni (Bari), Teatro Romano (Verona), and Zentrum Paul Klee (Bern).

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In Italy, he has performed for major concert series and festivals such as Accademia Chigiana, Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Amici della Musica di Palermo, Associazione Alessandro Scarlatti, Associazione Musicale Vincenzo Bellini, Camerata Musicale Barese, Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti (IUC), Unione Musicale, Bari Piano Festival, PianoSofia, Musica Riva Festival, and Trame Sonore.

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His numerous recordings, released by Extended Place, Artalinna, Kha, Stradivarius, and Warner Classics, have garnered unanimous praise and recognition from international critics, including awards such as Melómano de oro, 5 Diapason, 5 Stelle di Classica, 5 Stelle di Musica, Gramophone Editor’s Choice, and the Echo Klassik Award.

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His concerts and recordings have been broadcast by leading radio stations such as BBC, Bayerischer Rundfunk, ORT, RSI, Radio France, RAI, RTBF, RTP, RTVE, and WDR.

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Driven by innate curiosity, Alessandro Stella often creates original, off-the-beaten-path projects.

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Notable contemporary composers such as Giya Kancheli, Valentin Silvestrov, Carlo Boccadoro and Nicola Campogrande, have written or arranged significant works for him, which he then performed and recorded as world premieres.

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In addition to his solo career, Alessandro Stella is intensely involved in chamber music, collaborating regularly with artists such as Gemma Bertagnolli, Giovanni Gnocchi, Marcos Madrigal, Tai Murray, Pietro Roffi, Nurit Stark, and Nino Surguladze.
He is also a founding member of the three pianos ensemble ‘The Pianos Trio’ with Giorgia Tomassi and Carlo Maria Griguoli.

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In duo with Marcos Madrigal, he has toured Italy’s most prestigious dance seasons and festivals with the shows ‘Soirée Russe’ and ‘Giulietta’ - starring Étoile Eleonora Abbagnato - curated by Daniele Cipriani.

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Alessandro Stella studied under Raffaella d’Esposito, Franco Scala, and Marco Di Bari, and further honed his craft with Bruno Canino, Maria João Pires, Maurizio Pollini, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Alexis Weissenberg, and Christian Zacharias.