Sophie Pacini
Sophie Pacini (born December 12, 1991, in Munich) is a German-Italian pianist.
Life and professional career
Sophie Pacini born of a German mother and an Italian father, passed her concert exam with honors at the Mozarteum University Salzburg aged 19. She studied there from the age 10 at the Institute for Highly Gifted Leopold Mozart[1] of the local university under Karl-Heinz Kämmerling and Pavel Gililov, while she continued to join master classes of Dmitri Bashkirov and Fou Ts'ong.
Since her concert debut at the age of 8 in 2000, Sophie Pacini has appeared in many renowned concert halls across the world including Tokyo
In recital, she has performed at international festivals such as
As soloist, Sophie Pacini has appeared with orchestras such as
Sophie Pacini has designed and moderated a new broadcast format for Deutschlandfunk[3]
Since 2023 Sophie is member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.[4]
Discography
- 2012 Schumann Piano Concerto A Minor op.54 and Mozart Piano Concerto E Flat Major K.271, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, conductor Radoslaw Szulc (Onyx Classics)[5]
- 2012 Liszt (Avi Music)[6]
- 2014 "Chopin" (Avi Music[7])
- 2016 "Solo Piano" - Liszt (Warner Classics[8])
- 2018 "In Between" - Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann - Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Fanny Hensel (Warner Classics)[8]
- 2020 "Rimembranza" - Mozart, Schubert, Schubert-Liszt, Love Theme by Andrea Morricone (from the film "Cinema paradiso")( Avenir)[9]
- 2022 "Boundless" - Poulenc, Bernstein, Weinberg, Prokofiev - Duo: Sophie Pacini (Piano) - Pablo Barragán (Clarinet) (Aparté - Label[10])
- 2022 "(DVD) "Sophie Pacini & Martha Argerich - New Year’s Impression from Vienna" (Arthaus[11])
- 2023 "Puzzle" Fuga libera[12]
Awards
- 2011 "Prix Groupe
- 2011 Förderpreis Deutschlandfunk at Bremer Musikfest-Preis [15][16]
- 2011 Fellowship Holder - Mozart-Gesellschaft Dortmund[17]
- 2015 ECHO Klassikas "Newcomer of the Year"
- 2017 International Classical Music Award (ICMA)] as "Young Artist of the Year"[18]
- 2023 Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.[4]
References
- ^ "Leopold- Mozart Institut".
- ^ "Piano aux jacobins 2014 - Toulouse".
- ^ "Audio-Archiv / Suche".
- ^ a b "Members | European Academy of Sciences and Arts".
- ^ Artists. Sophie Pacini Onyx Classics
- ^ "Avi - Service for music | Dr. Andreas von Imhoff".
- ^ "Avi - Service for music | Dr. Andreas von Imhoff".
- ^ a b "Sophie Pacini | Warner Classics".
- ^ "Avenir Records | myriosmusic.com". myriosmusic.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Boundless – Label Aparté".
- ^ "Sophie Pacini & Martha Argerich - Neuigkeiten Blu-rays - Arthaus Musik".
- ^ "Shop | Outhere Music". Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Prix Thierry Scherz".
- ^ "Sophie Pacini".
- ^ "Förderpreis Deutschlandfunk".
- ^ "Auszeichnung für junge Pianistin Sophie Pacini | NMZ - neue musikzeitung". 18 August 2011.
- ^ Mozart Image simoneangerer.de
- ^ "Winners 2017".