Wednsday 18 th September 2013: The work of Charles-Valentin Alkan - Conference and piano recital Alexandre Dratwicki, relatore Vincenzo Maltempo, pianoforte In collaboration with Palazzetto Bru Zane - Centre de musique romantique française (www.bru-zane.com) Aime-moi, dai Trois Morceaux Op. 15 Sinfonia, primo mov. Sonatine, primo mov. Chant Op. 38 n. 1 e Allegretto alla Barbaresca Born in 1985, Vincenzo Maltempo is considered “one of the most interesting Italian pianists of his generation” (La Stampa). He completed his musical studies under the guidance of Salvatore Orlando (disciple of the pianist Sergio Fiorentino) graduating with highest honors from the Conservatory "S. Cecilia" in Rome - and follows the courses of Riccardo Risaliti at the International Piano Academy "Incontri col Maestro" in Imola, earning a bachelor's completion in 2009. Fundamental to his concert career was the first prize at the prestigious piano competition "Premio Venezia" in 2006, held at the theater "La Fenice", received with great favour by audiences and critics. Lorenzo Arruga wrote on that occasion: "Maltempo has a loving attitude for authors and music, a warm touch, phrasing free enough to speak musically face to face with the public, almost a little old-fashioned." After the success at the piano competition in Venice he is on the podium of other International Competitions: in 2008 he is First Prize at the International Competition "F. Liszt "of Grottammare (Italy) and in 2012 unanimous First Prize at the International Competition "G. A. Fano" with Leslie Howard as President of the jury. Following this success he has undertaken a series of concerts in important Italian and foreign music halls and theatres (Spain, England, Austria, Germany): back to play several times to theater "La Fenice" in Venice, both as a soloist with the orchestra, he was a guest of the Accademia Filarmonica of Verona and Bologna, of the "Bologna Festival" and other major Italian concert associations. He is called an "acute interpreter able to read the pages of the repertoire on the basis of a self-reflection interpretation." (La Repubblica). He collaborated with the Orchestra of the Gran Teatro "La Fenice", the "Orchestra sinfonica giovanile del Piemonte” the "Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra" under the direction of Ovidiu Balan, Paolo Olmi, Bartholomeus Van de Velde, Claudio Maria Micheli . He has also collaborated with pianist Francesco Libetta in various editions of "Miami International piano festival in Lecce" and, four hands, during the famous and ancient "Sagra musicale Malatestiana" in Rimini, were he played in 2012 an “Alkan marathon” in a three part recital. In 2012 he also debut at the “Liszt Festival” in Raiding. He is continuing his series of Alkan recordings: his second Alkan CD recived also 5 stars on the Guardian, which defines it “thrillingly demonic!” and his interpretations performed with a “larger-than-life swagger and unflinching technique”. More, in a planned tournée in Japan in November 2013 he will play the complete set of the Alkan’s 12 Etudes Op 39, one of the very few times in history that an interpreter play them all in a single recital. For the first time Vincenzo Mlatepo is guest of Steinway Society in Verona.