Enrico Pompili (born 1968 in
Bolzano
Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...
) is an Italian pianist.
A native of
Bolzano
Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...
, he won several Italian national competitions before being prized at the Dublin International Piano Competition. In 1994 he was second to
Viktor Lyadov at the Hamamatsu Competition, and next year he was awarded a 2nd prize at the XIII
Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition - 1st prize void. This success launched an international career starting from 1996.
He has recorded Niccolò Castiglioni (Col Legno) and
Alberto Ginastera's complete piano works (Phoenix Classics). He has released a collection of solo and two piano works by American composer
Michael Glenn Williams
Michael Glenn Williams (born October 23, 1957 in Lancaster, California) is an American composer, pianist and technologist.
Biography
Williams' earliest years were spent in New York City, beginning trumpet studies and composing at 8 years old. ...
on the Stradivarius label.
References
External links
Biography on LaVerdi websiteArtist's website
1968 births
Living people
Musicians from Bolzano
Italian classical pianists
Male classical pianists
Italian male pianists
Prize-winners of the Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition
21st-century classical pianists
21st-century Italian male musicians
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