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Alessandra Ammara (born Florence, Italy, 1972) is an Italian classical pianist and piano teacher.

Biography

Alessandra Ammara performed at Musikverein in Wien,[1] at Festspielhaus in Salzburg, at Philharmonie in Berlin and at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Her debut in Washington was reviewed by The Washington Post''.[2] Since 1999, she forms a piano duet with her husband Roberto Prosseda. In May 2013, after some years dedicated to the family and her two young children, Alessandra Ammara has come back in the international concert career.[3]

Recordings

  • Caetani: Piano Music (Brilliant Classics 94909, 2014) [4]
  • DVD "The Chigi Recital", including complete performances of Chopin's 24 Preludes and Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit (Continuo Records, 2013) ][5]
  • Ravel: Miroirs, Gaspard de la Nuit, Sonatine, Jeaux d'eau, Sérénade grotesque (Arts, 2013)
  • Schumann: Album for the Young op. 68 (Arts, 2011) ][6]
  • Schumann: Carnaval, Davidsbündlertänze (Arts, 2010) [7]
  • Scelsi: Preludes (Arts, 2009) ][8]
  • Chopin: 4 Ballades, Fantaisie, Barcarolle (Arts, 2008)
  • Chopin: Polonaises (CD part of the Chopin Complete Piano Works, Brilliant Classics, 2009)
  • Debussy: Images, Scriabin: Etudes op. 42, Chopin: 24 Preludes op. 28 (Arktos, 2003)

References

  1. ^ Webpage of Ammara's concert in Musikverein Wien with Wiener Symphonikern and Fabio Luisi
  2. ^ Article in Washington Post, Jan 31, 2001
  3. ^ "The Noble Return of Alessandra Ammara - Review of Ammara's comeback recital by Jack Buckley on seen-and-heard.com
  4. ^ Brilliant Classics catalog
  5. ^ "Ammara's DVD at Continuo Records official site". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  6. ^ Review of Ammara's Schumann CD by Jed Distler on classicstoday, 11/3/2010
  7. ^ Gavin Dixon's Review of Schumann CD on classical-cd-reviews.com
  8. ^ Review of Scelsi CD on Musicweb International


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