Federico
Nicoletta
Federico
Nicoletta
Federico Nicoletta - Pianist
Federico Nicoletta - Pianist
Federico Nicoletta - Pianist
Biography
Federico Nicoletta has performed as a soloist for institutions including Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Teatro alla Scala, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, as well as with orchestras such as RTVE-Radio Televisión Española, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Toscanini Philharmonic, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, performing concertos by Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Schumann, Mozart, and also lesser-known works such as Martucci's concertos, Messiaen's Oiseaux exotiques, Hindemith's Kammermusiken, and Stravinsky's Les Noces.
In 2016, he was awarded second prize and the critics' prize at the Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition in Monza, and in 2018 the Finalist Prize at the XIX Concurso Internacional de Piano de Santander Paloma O'Shea.
He is deeply passionate about operatic repertoire and chamber music, collaborating with principal musicians of leading orchestras such as Teatro alla Scala, Berliner Philharmoniker, London Philharmonic, Opéra de Paris, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Metropolitan Opera, as well as with ensembles specialized in contemporary repertoire, for concert societies and venues including the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, MiTo Festival, Biennale di Venezia, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Palazzo del Quirinale, Teatro Regio di Parma, Lingotto in Turin, and the Ravenna Festival.
For the 2019/2020 season, he was Artist in Residence for the Società dei Concerti in Milan.
He completed his studies with honors at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia with Benedetto Lupo, at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole with Bruno Canino (chamber music) and Pietro De Maria (piano), and at the conservatories of Naples and Parma with Stefania Bertucci, Pierpaolo Maurizzi, and Pietro Veneri (orchestral conducting). He is currently Head of the Piano Department at the Rovigo Conservatory and, together with Roberto Prosseda, teaches in the Postgraduate Master's program 'Play&Rec' at the same institution.
In trio with Francesco Platoni and Simone Nicoletta, he received the «SILLUMINA» 2018 award from the Italian Ministry of Culture and SIAE, which led the trio to perform on tour in 13 Italian cities between 2018 and 2019.
His performances are regularly broadcast by Rai Radio 3, Rai 5, RSI – Radiotelevisione Svizzera, and RTVE – Radio Televisión Española.
He completed his studies with honors at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia with Benedetto Lupo, at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole with Bruno Canino (chamber music) and Pietro De Maria (piano), and at the conservatories of Naples and Parma with Stefania Bertucci, Pierpaolo Maurizzi, and Pietro Veneri (orchestral conducting). He is currently Head of the Piano Department at the Rovigo Conservatory and, together with Roberto Prosseda, teaches in the Postgraduate Master's program 'Play&Rec' at the same institution.
In trio with Francesco Platoni and Simone Nicoletta, he received the «SILLUMINA» 2018 award from the Italian Ministry of Culture and SIAE, which led the trio to perform on tour in 13 Italian cities between 2018 and 2019.
His performances are regularly broadcast by Rai Radio 3, Rai 5, RSI – Radiotelevisione Svizzera, and RTVE – Radio Televisión Española.
He completed his studies with honors at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia with Benedetto Lupo, at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole with Bruno Canino (chamber music) and Pietro De Maria (piano), and at the conservatories of Naples and Parma with Stefania Bertucci, Pierpaolo Maurizzi, and Pietro Veneri (orchestral conducting). He is currently Head of the Piano Department at the Rovigo Conservatory and, together with Roberto Prosseda, teaches in the Postgraduate Master's program 'Play&Rec' at the same institution.
In trio with Francesco Platoni and Simone Nicoletta, he received the «SILLUMINA» 2018 award from the Italian Ministry of Culture and SIAE, which led the trio to perform on tour in 13 Italian cities between 2018 and 2019.
His performances are regularly broadcast by Rai Radio 3, Rai 5, RSI – Radiotelevisione Svizzera, and RTVE – Radio Televisión Española.
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Performances and Presentations
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Reviews
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What they say about me
[…] Nicoletta at the piano does not limit himself to accompanying, but often takes on the task of replacing the orchestra and those particularly complex moments of transition — and he does so excellently, with great musical insight.[…]
Roberto Zecchini – 5★ review in Musica magazine
"That virtuosity […] can take off like lightning towards shivering spheres, metabolizing every formula, dematerializing it into pure tension towards the sublime. A hyperbolic journey, reserved for the few, among whom Nicoletta seems to belong due to the solidity of his instrumental foundation and the surge of enthusiasm and determination with which he faces the challenge […]"
Gian Paolo Minardi
Federico Nicoletta highlighted in his interpretation of Schumann's Concerto a rich sound, balanced planning, and a delicate care in the elaboration of the Andantino grazioso. Round sound, energetic phrasing, a cantabile quality, lyrical momentum, and solid technique.
Arturo Reverter for the Scherzo.es magazine
[…] Nicoletta at the piano does not limit himself to accompanying, but often takes on the task of replacing the orchestra and those particularly complex moments of transition — and he does so excellently, with great musical insight.[…]
Roberto Zecchini – 5★ review in Musica magazine
"That virtuosity […] can take off like lightning towards shivering spheres, metabolizing every formula, dematerializing it into pure tension towards the sublime. A hyperbolic journey, reserved for the few, among whom Nicoletta seems to belong due to the solidity of his instrumental foundation and the surge of enthusiasm and determination with which he faces the challenge […]"
Gian Paolo Minardi
Federico Nicoletta highlighted in his interpretation of Schumann's Concerto a rich sound, balanced planning, and a delicate care in the elaboration of the Andantino grazioso. Round sound, energetic phrasing, a cantabile quality, lyrical momentum, and solid technique.
Arturo Reverter for the Scherzo.es magazine
[…] Nicoletta at the piano does not limit himself to accompanying, but often takes on the task of replacing the orchestra and those particularly complex moments of transition — and he does so excellently, with great musical insight.[…]
Roberto Zecchini – 5★ review in Musica magazine
"That virtuosity […] can take off like lightning towards shivering spheres, metabolizing every formula, dematerializing it into pure tension towards the sublime. A hyperbolic journey, reserved for the few, among whom Nicoletta seems to belong due to the solidity of his instrumental foundation and the surge of enthusiasm and determination with which he faces the challenge […]"
Gian Paolo Minardi
Federico Nicoletta highlighted in his interpretation of Schumann's Concerto a rich sound, balanced planning, and a delicate care in the elaboration of the Andantino grazioso. Round sound, energetic phrasing, a cantabile quality, lyrical momentum, and solid technique.
Arturo Reverter for the Scherzo.es magazine
[…] Nicoletta at the piano does not limit himself to accompanying, but often takes on the task of replacing the orchestra and those particularly complex moments of transition — and he does so excellently, with great musical insight.[…]
Roberto Zecchini – 5★ review in Musica magazine
"That virtuosity […] can take off like lightning towards shivering spheres, metabolizing every formula, dematerializing it into pure tension towards the sublime. A hyperbolic journey, reserved for the few, among whom Nicoletta seems to belong due to the solidity of his instrumental foundation and the surge of enthusiasm and determination with which he faces the challenge […]"
Gian Paolo Minardi
Federico Nicoletta highlighted in his interpretation of Schumann's Concerto a rich sound, balanced planning, and a delicate care in the elaboration of the Andantino grazioso. Round sound, energetic phrasing, a cantabile quality, lyrical momentum, and solid technique.
Arturo Reverter for the Scherzo.es magazine
[…] Nicoletta at the piano does not limit himself to accompanying, but often takes on the task of replacing the orchestra and those particularly complex moments of transition — and he does so excellently, with great musical insight.[…]
Roberto Zecchini – 5★ review in Musica magazine
"That virtuosity […] can take off like lightning towards shivering spheres, metabolizing every formula, dematerializing it into pure tension towards the sublime. A hyperbolic journey, reserved for the few, among whom Nicoletta seems to belong due to the solidity of his instrumental foundation and the surge of enthusiasm and determination with which he faces the challenge […]"
Gian Paolo Minardi
Federico Nicoletta highlighted in his interpretation of Schumann's Concerto a rich sound, balanced planning, and a delicate care in the elaboration of the Andantino grazioso. Round sound, energetic phrasing, a cantabile quality, lyrical momentum, and solid technique.
Arturo Reverter for the Scherzo.es magazine
[…] Nicoletta at the piano does not limit himself to accompanying, but often takes on the task of replacing the orchestra and those particularly complex moments of transition — and he does so excellently, with great musical insight.[…]
Roberto Zecchini – 5★ review in Musica magazine
"That virtuosity […] can take off like lightning towards shivering spheres, metabolizing every formula, dematerializing it into pure tension towards the sublime. A hyperbolic journey, reserved for the few, among whom Nicoletta seems to belong due to the solidity of his instrumental foundation and the surge of enthusiasm and determination with which he faces the challenge […]"
Gian Paolo Minardi
Federico Nicoletta highlighted in his interpretation of Schumann's Concerto a rich sound, balanced planning, and a delicate care in the elaboration of the Andantino grazioso. Round sound, energetic phrasing, a cantabile quality, lyrical momentum, and solid technique.
Arturo Reverter for the Scherzo.es magazine
[…] Nicoletta at the piano does not limit himself to accompanying, but often takes on the task of replacing the orchestra and those particularly complex moments of transition — and he does so excellently, with great musical insight.[…]
Roberto Zecchini – 5★ review in Musica magazine
"That virtuosity […] can take off like lightning towards shivering spheres, metabolizing every formula, dematerializing it into pure tension towards the sublime. A hyperbolic journey, reserved for the few, among whom Nicoletta seems to belong due to the solidity of his instrumental foundation and the surge of enthusiasm and determination with which he faces the challenge […]"
Gian Paolo Minardi
Federico Nicoletta highlighted in his interpretation of Schumann's Concerto a rich sound, balanced planning, and a delicate care in the elaboration of the Andantino grazioso. Round sound, energetic phrasing, a cantabile quality, lyrical momentum, and solid technique.
Arturo Reverter for the Scherzo.es magazine
[…] Nicoletta at the piano does not limit himself to accompanying, but often takes on the task of replacing the orchestra and those particularly complex moments of transition — and he does so excellently, with great musical insight.[…]
Roberto Zecchini – 5★ review in Musica magazine
"That virtuosity […] can take off like lightning towards shivering spheres, metabolizing every formula, dematerializing it into pure tension towards the sublime. A hyperbolic journey, reserved for the few, among whom Nicoletta seems to belong due to the solidity of his instrumental foundation and the surge of enthusiasm and determination with which he faces the challenge […]"
Gian Paolo Minardi
Federico Nicoletta highlighted in his interpretation of Schumann's Concerto a rich sound, balanced planning, and a delicate care in the elaboration of the Andantino grazioso. Round sound, energetic phrasing, a cantabile quality, lyrical momentum, and solid technique.
Arturo Reverter for the Scherzo.es magazine
[…] Nicoletta at the piano does not limit himself to accompanying, but often takes on the task of replacing the orchestra and those particularly complex moments of transition — and he does so excellently, with great musical insight.[…]
Roberto Zecchini – 5★ review in Musica magazine
"That virtuosity […] can take off like lightning towards shivering spheres, metabolizing every formula, dematerializing it into pure tension towards the sublime. A hyperbolic journey, reserved for the few, among whom Nicoletta seems to belong due to the solidity of his instrumental foundation and the surge of enthusiasm and determination with which he faces the challenge […]"
Gian Paolo Minardi
Federico Nicoletta highlighted in his interpretation of Schumann's Concerto a rich sound, balanced planning, and a delicate care in the elaboration of the Andantino grazioso. Round sound, energetic phrasing, a cantabile quality, lyrical momentum, and solid technique.
Arturo Reverter for the Scherzo.es magazine
[…] Nicoletta at the piano does not limit himself to accompanying, but often takes on the task of replacing the orchestra and those particularly complex moments of transition — and he does so excellently, with great musical insight.[…]
Roberto Zecchini – 5★ review in Musica magazine
"That virtuosity […] can take off like lightning towards shivering spheres, metabolizing every formula, dematerializing it into pure tension towards the sublime. A hyperbolic journey, reserved for the few, among whom Nicoletta seems to belong due to the solidity of his instrumental foundation and the surge of enthusiasm and determination with which he faces the challenge […]"
Gian Paolo Minardi
Federico Nicoletta highlighted in his interpretation of Schumann's Concerto a rich sound, balanced planning, and a delicate care in the elaboration of the Andantino grazioso. Round sound, energetic phrasing, a cantabile quality, lyrical momentum, and solid technique.
Arturo Reverter for the Scherzo.es magazine
[…] Nicoletta at the piano does not limit himself to accompanying, but often takes on the task of replacing the orchestra and those particularly complex moments of transition — and he does so excellently, with great musical insight.[…]
Roberto Zecchini – 5★ review in Musica magazine
"That virtuosity […] can take off like lightning towards shivering spheres, metabolizing every formula, dematerializing it into pure tension towards the sublime. A hyperbolic journey, reserved for the few, among whom Nicoletta seems to belong due to the solidity of his instrumental foundation and the surge of enthusiasm and determination with which he faces the challenge […]"
Gian Paolo Minardi
Federico Nicoletta highlighted in his interpretation of Schumann's Concerto a rich sound, balanced planning, and a delicate care in the elaboration of the Andantino grazioso. Round sound, energetic phrasing, a cantabile quality, lyrical momentum, and solid technique.
Arturo Reverter for the Scherzo.es magazine
[…] Nicoletta at the piano does not limit himself to accompanying, but often takes on the task of replacing the orchestra and those particularly complex moments of transition — and he does so excellently, with great musical insight.[…]
Roberto Zecchini – 5★ review in Musica magazine
"That virtuosity […] can take off like lightning towards shivering spheres, metabolizing every formula, dematerializing it into pure tension towards the sublime. A hyperbolic journey, reserved for the few, among whom Nicoletta seems to belong due to the solidity of his instrumental foundation and the surge of enthusiasm and determination with which he faces the challenge […]"
Gian Paolo Minardi
Federico Nicoletta highlighted in his interpretation of Schumann's Concerto a rich sound, balanced planning, and a delicate care in the elaboration of the Andantino grazioso. Round sound, energetic phrasing, a cantabile quality, lyrical momentum, and solid technique.
Arturo Reverter for the Scherzo.es magazine
Discography
Discography
Discography
Puccini 100
Puccini 100
with Corrado Giuffredi - Principal clarinet of the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, an eclectic virtuoso known for the vocal quality of his sound.
with Corrado Giuffredi - Principal clarinet of the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, an eclectic virtuoso known for the vocal quality of his sound.
with Corrado Giuffredi - Principal clarinet of the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, an eclectic virtuoso known for the vocal quality of his sound.
The 19th century in Italy - and indeed across Europe - marked the golden age of operatic paraphrases and transcriptions. This flourishing tradition stemmed from a cultural desire (which soon became established practice) to recreate the dramatic atmospheres of opera - the dominant art form of the time - within the intimate setting of private salons. Even the grandest noble residences, though some had maintained private orchestras during the previous century, could not fully reproduce operatic productions domestically.
Michele Mangani offers us four masterful transcriptions from Puccini's most beloved operas: La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and "Nessun dorma" from Turandot. Each paraphrase artfully weaves together the most significant and recognizable themes from these operas, performed on this recording by Corrado Giuffredi on clarinet and Federico Nicoletta on piano.
Johannes Brahms - Sonatas Op. 120
Johannes Brahms - Sonatas Op. 120
with Corrado Giuffredi - Principal clarinet of the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, an eclectic virtuoso known for the vocal quality of his sound.
with Corrado Giuffredi - Principal clarinet of the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, an eclectic virtuoso known for the vocal quality of his sound.
with Corrado Giuffredi - Principal clarinet of the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, an eclectic virtuoso known for the vocal quality of his sound.
Johannes Brahms’s two Sonatas Op. 120 for piano and clarinet—the wondrous blooms of his final creative spring, unexpected even to the composer himself—are here recorded with Corrado Giuffredi on a CD included with the monthly magazine Amadeus. This issue also features interviews with both performers and a comprehensive listening guide.
In duo with Corrado Giuffredi, he has recorded a Verdi program for the Italian-Swiss Television at the Teatro di Busseto, a series of duets broadcast on Rai5, a CD of paraphrases on Puccini’s operas, and the two Brahms sonatas for Amadeus magazine.