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AWARD WINNING PIANIST FROM
ITALY, ROBERTO
PLANO, TO PERFORM IN
CAMBRIDGE
Classical Pianist to Make Only Area
Concert Appearance
Cambridge,
MA – Roberto Plano, a prize
winning classical pianist from
Italy, will give
a recital at the Dante Alighieri Italian Cultural Society,
41 Hampshire Street,
Cambridge,
MA (Kendall
Square) on
Sunday, March 13, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. Mr.
Plano will be performing works by Scarlatti, Brahms, Respighi,
Villa-Lobos and Liszt. This marks his first concert
appearance in
Cambridge,
MA, having performed in
Boston last year.
Mr. Plano will be coming directly from
Italy after
several concert appearances there. Tickets for this
recital are $15 and $10 for
seniors and students. For tickets and further
information, please call (617) 876-5160 or visit the Dante’s website:
www.dantealighieri.net/cambridge. Parking is
available and the Dante is wheelchair accessible.
No stranger to piano competitions, Robert
Plano was Third Laureate of the 2003 Honens International Piano
Competition, as well as a finalist of the
2003 Busoni Competitions and First Place
Winner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition in 2001.
This emerging young artist has been gaining a worldwide
reputation for his musical skill and interpretation.
Plano has performed throughout North
America, including at Alice Tully Hall in
New York City’s
Lincoln
Center.
He regularly performs throughout Europe, notably at Sala Verdi in
Milan, Salle Cortot in Paris, The Chopin
Festival in
Poland, as well as in
Munich,
Spain and
Japan.
The Post Journal of Jamestown, NY had this to say of Roberto
Plano:
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“…a young
pianist who is destined to be one of the stellar artists of the
contemporary age… truly a thrilling evening of music, suggesting a
career for the performing artist which will ascend to the highest
level of international triumph.” ---The
Post-Journal (Jamestown,
NY)
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Mr. Plano already has two recordings on
Italy’s
Sipario Dischi label of works by Chopin and Liszt.
He is a favorite guest artist on various radio programs, including NPR,
WNYC in
New York and
Boston’s own
WGBH’s “Classics In the Morning” and
will perform live on that broadcast the morning after his recital at the
Dante Alighieri Society.
The Dante
Alighieri Society is a cultural organization promoting Italian language
and culture. They offer Italian classes for children
and adults as well as a variety of cultural events, including concerts,
art exhibits, lectures and films.
If you would like more information, please
feel free to contact Karen M. Fanale, VP of Cultural Affairs at the
Dante, at (617) 577-9900, ext. 231, or Mr. Joel Altman of Altman Artists
at (508) 543-5404, or visit
www.robertoplano.com.
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