Concert 4
Edvard Grieg: Keyboard Brilliance
February 23 at 7:30 PM
Cailloux Theater – Kerrville, Texas
SPONSORED BY
Webber/Mancini – Jesus Christ Superstar
Chavez – Sinfonia India
Grieg – Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16
The centerpiece of this concert is the Grieg Piano Concerto in A Minor.
The Grieg Piano Concerto is one of the most popular of all classical piano concertos, performed with some of the top piano virtuosity in the world. This concert is given in collaboration with the encouragement and support of the Gurwitz International Piano Competition organization.
The first half of the concert will open with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s thrilling music to Jesus Christ Superstar. We also bring Mexican composer Carlos Chavez to the spotlight with his innovative music composed with Indigenous Mexican melodies, harmonies, and instruments.
Born in 1995 in Southern Italy, Leonardo graduated as a pupil of Pasquale Iannone at the renowned N. Piccinni Conservatory of Music in Bari, where Leonardo is currently a piano teacher.
Colafelice is regularly invited to play in the principal Italian cities including Milan, Turin, Roma, Bologna, Messina, Palermo, Catania, Bari, Padova, Venezia, Verona, Caserta, etc., as well as abroad in various venues in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, Israel, Morocco, Turkey, Norway, Chile, and Georgia.
He has performed with numerous prestigious orchestras like The Cleveland Orchestra, The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, The Toledo Symphony Orchestra, The Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, The Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, The Chile Symphony Orchestra, The Morocco Philharmonic Orchestra, The Orchestra dei Pomeriggi Musicali, The Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto and many more.
His awards include 2nd prize and audience prize in the prestigious Cleveland International Piano Competition; 3rd prize, the bronze medal and the audience prize at the Gurwitz International Piano Competition in San Antonio; and was one of the 6 finalists during the first edition of the “China International Music Competition” in Beijing.
He was First Prize winner at many other international piano competitions, along with several international youth prizes including Best Performer of a Classical Concerto, Best Performer of a Chopin Composition, and Most Outstanding Pianist up to 22 Years of Age, and winner of countless gold medals for performance.
“Leonardo Colafelice is a born pianist and destined to a brilliant career!”
Aldo Ciccolini, 2008
