Second prize for HfMT pianist
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Michelle Candotti, concert exam student from Prof. Hubert Rutkowski's piano class, has won second prize and a special prize at the XII Verona International Piano Competition in Italy.
The Verona International Piano Competition has been an important international piano competition since its inception: in 2012 it was officially incorporated into the "Alink Argerich Foundation" and can now boast prestigious collaborations with Italian and international music institutions. The competition has also awarded young pianists who are now represented in international concert halls, such as Elizaveta Ivanova (Russia - 2011), Mamikon Nakhapetov (Georgia - 2012), Yoonhee Yang (South Korea - 2013), Evgeny Brakhman (Russia - 2014), Jin-Hyeon Lee (South Korea - 2016), Florian Mitrea (Romania - 2016), Vasyl Kotys (Ukraine - 2017) and Xiaolu Zang (China - 2019).
Vita
Michelle Candotti received her piano diploma with top marks when she attended the Dell'Abaco Conservatory in Verona at the age of 14. She also received a Master's degree with distinction and an Artist Diploma from the Royal College of Music, where she studied with Prof. Dmitri Alexeev, and a Master's diploma from the Imola Academy, where she continued her studies with Prof. Enrico Pace.
Prizes at international competitions include 2nd prize and the Audience Prize at the "A. Scriabin" International Piano Competition, 2nd prize at the International Piano Concerto Competition and 2nd prize at the International Piano Concerto Competition. Prize at the International Piano Concerto Competition in Hastings, 2nd Prize at the XXIII International Piano Competition in Rome and 3rd Prize at the International Piano Competition in Brescia.
Recently, Michelle Candotti was a semi-finalist at the 18th International Chopin Competition (Warsaw), a prizewinner at the prestigious 5th Maj-Lind Competition (Helsinki), won 2nd Prize at the German Pianist Prize (2022), 3rd Prize and the Audience Prize at the XVII International Piano Competition (Helsinki). Michelle Candotti has performed with several internationally renowned ensembles, including the Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra della Toscana, the Orchestra Sinfonica Città di Grosseto, the Royal Philharmonic Concerto Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Goldoni Theatre Foundation and many others.
Michelle Candotti has given numerous recitals with leading orchestras.
She has given numerous piano recitals in important concert halls such as the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Athenaeum Romano in Bucharest, the Manzoni Theater and the Mozart Hall in Bologna, the Verdi Theater in Pordenone, the Hall of the Giants in Padua, the Sinfonia Varsovia Hall in Warsaw and the Stables Theatre in Hastings.
She is currently studying with Prof. Carlo Palese and is taking her concert exam at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama with Prof. Hubert Rutkowski. Michelle Candotti is supported by the Flügel-Fundus Foundation.