Cristina Cavalli, Italian born, graduated in Piano and in Chamber Music in Italy; alongside her academic path she attended courses and masterclasses with notable musicians, among which most important to her were the Italians Sergio Fiorentino, Pier Narciso Masi and Marisa Somma. She continued her studies at the Accademia Incontri col Maestro of Imola, where she obtained the Master Diploma in Chamber Music. She appears frequently in concerts both as soloist and as chamber music partner, in a repertoire ranging from the 17th century to contemporary music. Her interest in this latter has enabled her to enrich her musical experience by taking part in important events; several works by European and American composers have been dedicated to her, and she is often asked to give the First Playing of new piano pieces (Milan, Shanghai, London, Helsinki, Belgrade, Rome among others). She has recorded for the TV channels RaiSat3 (Italian national cultural channel), Canale10 (Italy), CCTV (China), and the Finnish cultural channel Alfa TV; her performances have been broadcasted by Radio Vaticana, Radio Belgrade and many others. As soloist and chamber musician she has appeared in important venues in Europe and Asia, and America, including Shanghai Symphony Hall, Sala Verdi of Milan, Auditorium Parco della Musica of Rome, Wuxi Grand Theatre and Shandong Grand Theatre (Jinan) in China, Zus Concert Hall of Prague, Teatro Ateneo of Madrid, St. Martin in the Fields in London, Auditorio Caja España of Léon and Teatro Ruskaja of Rome, always drawing success and great feeling with the audience. She performed in United Kingdom, Netherlands, Finland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Serbia, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Mexico, China and Inner Mongolia; in May 2015 she made her debut at Shanghai Symphony Hall, carrying on her first China Tour with concerts and masterclasses.

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Ms Cavalli is an official member of ECMTA, European Chamber Music Teachers’ Association (Helsinki), ILAMS, Ibero Latin American Music Association (London), AIE, Asociación Interpretes Ejecutantes (Madrid) and she is also Honorary Advisor of IIME (International Institute for Music Education (Hong Kong). Parallel with traditional concert activities, she is constantly collaborating with other artists to creative projects in which music is combined and synthesized with different arts. In 2010 she presented Mediterraneo, a musical journey along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea, starting from some Italian music suggestions and ending with Flamenco. Between 2012 and 2014 she ran the artistic direction of Chamber Music in Italy and Florestano in Roma music festivals. In 2017 her last piano album Ritratti (Portraits) was among winners of Global Music Awards (Los Angeles).

 

Last October 2020 she has been awarded with the Cartagine International Prize 2020, a prestigious International award, with the following statement: “Dedication, perseverance and generosity are some of the characteristics that lead her Piano Art to be acclaimed on various tours in Europe and Asia as an exponent of the great Italian piano tradition. Creator of pedagogical projects, she aims musicians in an inner search and respect for art, in search of values and nobility of soul. By virtue of the merits acquired, she represents one of the greatest and best-known exponents of the music panorama in Italy and abroad, making great efforts in the process of strengthening democracy, culture, freedom, security and peace among peoples.”

In 2021 she has been awarded publically in her hometown, Piacenza, for her cultural contribution in the world (Benemerita nel Mondo).

She has collaborated with several Universities in Europe, last of which the Alfonso X El Sabio University, Madrid. Cristina currently lives in Madrid and is Piano Professor at the Escuela Superior Musical Arts for High Specialization and Post-grade courses.

 

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