Cristina Cavalli
Cristina Cavalli, Italian born, runs an international career both as pianist and piano pedagogue. Her repertoire often includes contemporary music; her interest in this latter has enabled her to enrich her musical experience by taking part in important events; several works by European and American composers have been dedicated to her, and she is often asked to give the First Playing of new piano pieces (Milan, Shanghai, London, Helsinki, Belgrade, Rome among others). She has recorded for the TV channels RaiSat3 (Italian national cultural channel), Canale10 (Italy), CCTV (China), and the Finnish cultural channel Alfa TV; her performances have been broadcasted by Radio Vaticana, Radio Belgrade and many others.
As soloist and chamber musician she has appeared in important venues in Europe and Asia, and America, including Shanghai Symphony Hall, Sala Verdi of Milan, Auditorium Parco della Musica of Rome, Wuxi Grand Theatre and Shandong Grand Theatre (Jinan) in China, Zus Concert Hall of Prague, Teatro Ateneo of Madrid, St. Martin in the Fields in London, Auditorio Caja España of Léon and Teatro Ruskaja of Rome, always drawing success and great feeling with the audience. She performed in United Kingdom, Netherlands, Finland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Serbia, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Mexico, China and Inner Mongolia; in May 2015 she made her debut at Shanghai Symphony Hall, carrying on her first China Tour with concerts and masterclasses.
Last October 2020 she has been awarded with the Cartagine International Prize 2020, a prestigious International award, with the following statement: “Dedication, perseverance and generosity are some of the characteristics that lead her Piano Art to be acclaimed on various tours in Europe and Asia as an exponent of the great Italian piano tradition. Creator of pedagogical projects, she aims musicians in an inner search and respect for art, in search of values and nobility of soul. By virtue of the merits acquired, she represents one of the greatest and best-known exponents of the music panorama in Italy and abroad, making great efforts in the process of strengthening democracy, culture, freedom, security and peace among peoples.”
Ms. Cavalli is Piano Professor for High Specialization and Postgraduate courses at Musical Arts Academy, is often invited to teach masterclass and currently lives in Madrid.