Alessandro Deljavan

Alessandro Deljavan (born February 1, 1987) is an Italian classical pianist.

Biography

He began studying piano when he was not even two years old. After receiving a degree from the Conservatory of Milan, Italy, he was selected for the prestigious Lake Como International Piano Association where he studied with William Grant Naboré, Dimitri Bashkirov, Laurent Boullet, Fou Ts'ong, Dominique Merlet, John Perry, Menahem Pressler, and Andreas Staier.

Concert activity

He has performed in Europe (Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, UK, Poland, Slovakia, Russia), as well as Argentina, Colombia, and the United States.

Prizes

In 1996 he won the 1er Prix, 1er Nommé de la discipline piano classique, degré virtuosité in Paris, Rueil-Malmaison.[1]

Other prices include 5th place at the 2005 Gina Bachauer International Young Artists Competition,[2] the John Giordano Jury chairman Discretionary Award ($4.000) at the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Fort Worth, Texas,[3] and the 2nd prize at the 2010 Isang Yun Competition, Tongyeong, South Korea.[4] In 2013 he was the unique competitor to return to the Cliburn as a competitor; his exclusion from the final round had been criticized by the critics;[5][6] he was awarded with the Raymond E. Buck Jury Discretionary Award ($4,000). After few days from his exclusion he voluntarily retired from the Cleveland International Piano Competition by which he was selected as the only Italian pianist.[7]

Recordings

He recorded for OnClassical, Piano Classics and Naxos.

Notes
  1. "Alessandro Deljavan: Un'enfant prodige pescarese (it)". Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. Laureates at the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition
  3. "Prices at the XIII Van Cliburn International Piano Competition". Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  4. Isang Yum Competition, wikipedia
  5. Piano competitions: rhinoceros hide required
  6. Deljavan faces the music after the Cliburn
  7. "Deljavan drops out of Cleveland Competition". Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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