{"id":4201,"date":"2022-07-11T20:54:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T18:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pianobagency.com\/portfolio-articoli\/orazio-sciortino\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:29:11","slug":"orazio-sciortino","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.pianobagency.com\/en\/portfolio-articoli\/orazio-sciortino\/","title":{"rendered":"ORAZIO SCIORTINO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-1r8itl-c03f1cb39865367d85410a568ecafd04 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_layout_row  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-10nh49-6a98da1aeb7ecf85a1d764918bf0ab7b\">\n.flex_cell.av-10nh49-6a98da1aeb7ecf85a1d764918bf0ab7b{\nvertical-align:top;\nbackground-color:#f7f7f7;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-10nh49-6a98da1aeb7ecf85a1d764918bf0ab7b{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-10nh49-6a98da1aeb7ecf85a1d764918bf0ab7b av-gridrow-cell av_four_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_cell_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  content-align-top'  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-910yp-d1acf53298e7a96c39264fbd07f47790\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-910yp-d1acf53298e7a96c39264fbd07f47790{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-910yp-d1acf53298e7a96c39264fbd07f47790 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-910yp-d1acf53298e7a96c39264fbd07f47790 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-910yp-d1acf53298e7a96c39264fbd07f47790 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >ORAZIO SCIORTINO<\/h1><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>Composer\/Pianist\/Conductor<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-22u0p-8d409a75d4301a34f2db315ffccf3ebc\">\n.flex_cell.av-22u0p-8d409a75d4301a34f2db315ffccf3ebc{\nvertical-align:middle;\nbackground-color:#860606;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_cell.av-22u0p-8d409a75d4301a34f2db315ffccf3ebc{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av-22u0p-8d409a75d4301a34f2db315ffccf3ebc av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_cell_four_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  content-align-middle'  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jyzisijo-318bc70e5f94944ba7907882259fa958\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-jyzisijo-318bc70e5f94944ba7907882259fa958 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyzisijo-318bc70e5f94944ba7907882259fa958 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BIO<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id='av-layout-grid-2'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-dr1c1-56ced3d9a80beb47a49c7493db36512b entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_layout_row  el_before_av_masonry_gallery  grid-row-not-first  container_wrap fullsize'  >\n<div class='flex_cell av-9lvqh-e4baebbba467deaddcf3feac6cf62145 av-gridrow-cell av_one_full no_margin  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jyzi56qf-77c87a598827644c410f40a41729491d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Orazio Sciortino, named <strong data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"237\">Composer of the Year 2024<\/strong> at the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA), is an Italian pianist, composer, and conductor.<br data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"340\" \/>His works have been performed and presented at leading venues including Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Teatro La Fenice, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Berlin Konzerthaus, the Megaron of Athens, and many others.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"720\">His discography includes recordings for Dynamic, Limen Music, Claves, and Sony Classical, among them the complete recording of Liszt\u2019s piano paraphrases on Verdi operas.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"1147\">As a composer, Orazio Sciortino has written chamber, symphonic, and music-theatre works. In 2015 he composed <em data-start=\"831\" data-end=\"841\"><strong>La Paura<\/strong><\/em>, an opera on the First World War commissioned by Teatro Coccia of Novara and inspired by the Sicilian writer Federico De Roberto.<br data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"974\" \/><br \/>\nFor the 2016\/2017 season of Teatro alla Scala, he wrote <em data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1046\"><strong>La Gattomachia<\/strong><\/em>, a musical tale for narrator, violin, and string ensemble inspired by the Spanish poet Lope de Vega.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025 he presents <em data-start=\"1169\" data-end=\"1187\"><strong>Maxima Immoralia<\/strong><\/em>, a chamber opera for voices and instruments, for which he wrote both music and libretto, exploring the relationship between eros and popular culture. The work was commissioned by Festival Aperto (Reggio Emilia) in co-production with the Cantiere Internazionale di Montepulciano.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1640\">Appointed <strong data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1497\">Krug Ambassador<\/strong> in 2016, he composed <em data-start=\"1519\" data-end=\"1542\"><strong>Lives through a Glass<\/strong><\/em> for the champagne house, later included in his album <em data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1611\"><strong>Self Portrait<\/strong><\/em>, released by Sony Classical.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1642\" data-end=\"1823\">He has recently recorded <em data-start=\"1667\" data-end=\"1729\"><strong>C.P.E. Bach \u2013 Piano Concertos and Other Works for Solo Piano<\/strong><\/em> as both pianist and conductor with the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto for H\u00e4nssler Classic.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1914\">He is Professor of Piano and Head of the Piano Department at the Conservatory of Brescia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1953\">He lives in Milan and enjoys cooking.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id='av-masonry-1' class='av-masonry av-k0cjhrnt-f7469ebbe259b894ae41f96de3d55dc0 noHover av-flex-size av-large-gap av-hover-overlay-active av-masonry-animation-active av-masonry-col-flexible av-caption-always av-caption-style- av-masonry-gallery ' data-post_id=\"4201\"><div class=\"av-masonry-container isotope av-js-disabled\"><div class='av-masonry-entry isotope-item av-masonry-item-no-image '><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pianobagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Orazio-Sciortino-3-Credits-Mike-Baker-824x1030.jpg\" 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