Concert: ode to peace

Programme
Emile Nerini: Sonata
Manuel De Falla: Suite populare spagnola
Maurice Ravel: Habanera
Francis Poulenc: The path of love
Francis Poulenc: Sonata
Gioacchino Rossini: Tarantella
Gioacchino Rossini: Aria di Rosina
Denis Zardi: For peace

Denis Zardi on piano and Filippo Mazzoli on flute.

Denis Zardi, pianist and composer, divides his artistic career between solo performances and chamber music, performing for prestigious music institutions across Italy, Europe, the United States, and South America. He has collaborated with renowned orchestras such as Camerata Musicale di Pisa, the “Francesco Durante” Orchestra of Naples, the Padova e del Veneto Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Ensemble Mariani, and LaCorelli from Ravenna. As a solo pianist, he has won over 20 first prizes in national and international competitions, particularly recognized for interpretations of Schumann, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff. With the Rotterdam Youth Symphony Orchestra, he performed Scriabin’s “Prometheus” at the Gergiev Festival. He collaborates regularly with flutist Filippo Mazzoli, recording for DaVinci Publishing. With the Ensemble Istantanea in Bologna, he dedicates himself to contemporary repertoire, performing both new compositions and 20th-century classics. He currently teaches piano at the “Buzzolla” Conservatory in Adria.

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