Lunchtime Concert

GIORDANO BUONDONNO, PIANO

THU 23 SEP / 13.05

Brahms Ballades, Op. 10
I. Andante
II. Andante
III. Intemezzo. Allegro
IV. Andante con moto

Chopin Berceuse, Op. 57
Chopin Scherzo No. 3, Op. 39

Scriabin Sonata-Fantasy, No. 2, Op. 19
I. Andante
II. Presto

Born in La Spezia, Italy, in 1995, Giordano Buondonno graduated from Giacomo Puccini Conservatoire with Honours at the age of 22 receiving the highest mark in his class. During his time there he studied with Vincenzo Audino, Fabrizio Giovannelli, Folco Vichi in Florence.
He completed his Master’s Degree with Distinction in 2021 at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London, and is now pursuing an Artist Diploma, under the guidance of Sergio De Simone and Deniz Gelenbe.
Giordano is a proud recipient of The Leverhulme Trust Scholarship and the Jaqueline Williams Scholarship for his studies at Trinity Laban.
At the age of 19, he won First Prize at the Clara Schumann Competition. In both 2017 and 2019, he performed for the Piano City Festival in Milan, held at Villa Reale Belgiojoso. He was first prize winner at the PianoLink Concerto Competition, playing
Chopin’s First Piano Concerto with the PianoLink Philarmonic Orchestra, in Palazzina Liberty in Milan, conducted by Massimo Fiocchi Malaspina.
Giordano’s highlight performances include a recital at Steinway Hall in London. He recently represented Trinity Laban as a finalist at the 2019 Beethoven Society Intercollegiate Piano Competition. In 2021 he won fourth prize at the Sheepdrove Intercollegiate Piano Competition, and he was a semi-finalist at the Trinity Laban
Soloist Competition. Other recent performances include the Paganiniano Festival in Italy, the Old Royal Naval College, and St Alfege Church in London.

St Alfege Church / FREE