BACH: LITTLE BOOKS
BACH: LITTLE BOOKS
BIOGRAPHY
Francesco Corti was born in 1984 in Arezzo, Italy, to a musical family. He studied organ in Perugia, then harpsichord in Geneva and in Amsterdam.
He was awarded at the International “Johann Sebastian Bach” Competition in Leipzig (2006) and at the Bruges Harpsichord Competition (2007).
As a soloist, he has appeared in recitals and concerts all over Europe, in the USA and Canada, in Latin America, in Asia and in New Zealand. He has been invited by festivals such as Mozart Woche and the Salzburger Festpiele, BachFest Leipzig, MusikFest Bremen, Utrecht Early Music Festival, Festival Radio France Montpellier. He has performed in halls such as Salle Pleyel (Paris), Bozar (Bruxelles), Konzerthaus (Vienna), Tonhalle (Zürich), Mozarteum and Haus für Mozart (Salzburg) and Concertgebouw (Amsterdam).
He is a member of Les Musiciens du Louvre (Minkowski), Zefiro (Bernardini), the Bach Collegium Japan (Suzuki), Les Talens Lyriques (Rousset), Harmonie Universelle (Deuter) and Le Concert des Nations (Savall).
Since 2015 he conducts regularly Les Musiciens du Louvre and since 2018 he is principal guest conductor of il Pomo d’Oro. Among other projects with this ensemble, he has conducted a European tour of Handel’s Orlando. He was invited to lead B’Rock, the Nederlandse Bachvereniging and Holland Baroque. In 2021 he will conduct a production of Handel’s Agrippina at the Royal Theater in Drottningholm (Stockholm, Sweden).
His solo recordings include a CD of Louis Couperin Suites, the Partitas by J. S. Bach, Haydn Sonatas, the two piano quartets and the piano concerto K. 488 by Mozart. He’s recording for Pentatone all of Bach’s keyboard Concertos with Pomo d’Oro. His latest album “Little Books” (Arcana) was awarded a Diapason d’Or.
He has taught in masterclasses all over Europe, in Latin America and in Asia. Since September 2016, he is professor of harpsichord at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.
AGENDA
21
OCTOBER
SALVE REGINA
Nice, France
Emöke Barath
Il Pomo d’Oro
22
OCTOBER
BACH HARPSICHORD CONCERTOS
Trento, Italy
Il Pomo d’Oro
26
OCTOBER
PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE
Pavia, Italy
Giulio Prandi
Coro Ghislieri
30
OCTOBER
SALVE REGINA
Nice, France
Emöke Barath
Il Pomo d’Oro
01
NOVEMBER
BACH, KÜHNAU, BOHM
Rome, Italy
Francesco Corti
06
NOVEMBER
STROZZI, MONTEVERDI, CAVALLI
Venice, Italy
Roberta Mameli
Il Pomo d’Oro
DISCOGRAPHY
Bach: Little Books
Francesco CortiBach: The Brandenburg Concertos
Francesco Corti, Ensemble Zefiro, Alfredo BernardiniBach: Partitas
Francesco CortiBach Harpsichord Concertos
Francesco Corti, Il Pomo d'OroMozart: Piano Quartets K. 478 and K. 493
F. Corti, T. Noally, D. Glidden, B. MateL. Couperin: Suites
Francesco CortiVoglio Cantar
Emöke Baráth, Francesco Corti, Il Pomo d'OroMozart: Piano Concerto K. 488
Francesco Corti, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc MinkowskiC. P. Bach: Concertos vol. 2
Francesco Corti, Ophélie Gaillard, Pulcinella OrchestraDISCOGRAPHY
Bach: Little Books
Francesco CortiVoglio Cantar
Emöke Baráth, Francesco Corti, Il Pomo d'OroMozart: Piano Quartets K. 478 and K. 493
F. Corti, T. Noally, D. Glidden, B. MateBach: Partitas
Francesco CortiC. P. Bach: Concertos vol. 2
Francesco Corti, Ophélie Gaillard, Pulcinella OrchestraBach Harpsichord Concertos
Francesco Corti, Il Pomo d'OroBach: The Brandenburg Concertos
Francesco Corti, Ensemble Zefiro, Alfredo BernardiniMozart: Piano Concerto K. 488
Francesco Corti, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc MinkowskiL. Couperin: Suites
Francesco CortiVivaldi: Violin Sonatas
Francesco Corti, Isabella Bison, Marco FrezzatoDISCOGRAPHY
Bach: Little Books
Francesco CortiBach Harpsichord Concertos
Francesco Corti, Il Pomo d'OroVoglio Cantar
Emöke Baráth, Francesco Corti, Il Pomo d'OroBach: The Brandenburg Concertos
Francesco Corti, Ensemble Zefiro, Alfredo BernardiniMozart: Piano Quartets K. 478 and K. 493
F. Corti, T. Noally, D. Glidden, B. MateMozart: Piano Concerto K. 488
Francesco Corti, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc MinkowskiBach: Partitas
Francesco CortiL. Couperin: Suites
Francesco CortiC. P. Bach: Concertos vol. 2
Francesco Corti, Ophélie Gaillard, Pulcinella OrchestraMEDIA
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