Concert - 16ème Printemps musical de Saint-Tropez - Vittorio Forte

Second concert of the 16th Printemps Musical, featuring Italian pianist Vittorio FORTE in a program devoted to world musicians through the centuries. We'll be delighted to hear pieces by Domenico SCARLATTI, Franz SCHUBERT, Sergei RACHMANINOV, Heitor VILLALOBOS, Astor PIAZZOLLA and George GERSCHWIN.

A student of Argentine pedagogue José LEPORE, and later of Christian FAVRE at the HEM in Lausanne, he joined the International Piano Academy Lake Como in 2004. At this institution, he received guidance from great masters such as Andreas STAIER, Menahem PRESSLER, Fou TS'ONG and William NABORE. Winner of various competitions in Italy, Spain and Switzerland, he came to prominence at the Vlado Perlemuter Grand Prix in 2007, where he was awarded two prizes, including the "Prix Chopin". Since then, he has performed in several European countries (France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, UK...) as well as in the USA, notably at New York's "Bargemusic" and for Yamaha Artists Service.

He performs at the La Roque d'Antheron Piano Festival, Radio France Festival, La Folle Journée de Nantes, Chopin à Nohant, Nancyphonies, Solistes à Bagatelle, Pianofolies du Touquet, Clef de soleil Festival, Liszt en Provence and in venues such as Geneva's Victoria Hall , Berlin Konzerthaus, Salle Cortot in Paris, Umea Opera House, Millenium Hall in London, Essen Philharmonic, Pleven Theatre (Bulgaria), Juan March Foundation in Madrid and Akita Theatre in Japan.

After eighteen years near Geneva, where he founded the Centre Musical Intermezzo, an association promoting young artists through musical seasons, competitions and conferences, in 2016 Vittorio Forte created the C.A.P.A. (Centre d'Activités Pianistiques et Artistiques) in Montpellier, where he runs a series of Master Classes, and is responsible for programming the Piano Intime season.