Lorenza Baldo, cello
Martina Consonni, piano
In Association with Istituto Italiano di Cultura Mumbai
In a programme of Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 73, Brahms: Sonata in E minor for Cello and Piano Op. 38, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: ‘Figaro’ fantasy on Rossini’s Barbiere di Siviglia and Stravinsky: Suite Italienne
Lorenza Baldo is a young Italian cellist who has perfromed widely in Italy, Europe and Moscow. Her teachers iclude the most important cello teachers like Rocco Filippini, David Geringas, Ralph Kirshbaum, Julia Hagen and Antonio Menezes. She is regularly invited to festivals across Europe and Italy and perfroms as soloist with orchestra and chamber music. Lorenza plays a French cello from 1900 by Charles Brugères and is praised for her innate musicality and brilliance of sound.
Martina Consonni has established herself as one of the most promising young pianists of her generation. From an early age, her extraordinary musical talent allowed her to win more than 55 grand-prizes in International competitions, including Muzio Clementi Competition, Grand Prize Virtuoso in London, Casella Prize at the prestigious Premio Venezia at the Teatro La Fenice, amongst others. Martina is in great demand as a soloist and chamber musician and performs at prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall in London, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Teatro alla Scala in Milan and Royal Albert Hall in London. She is a regular guest at international festivals including Rheingau Musik Festival, Kronberg Academy Festival, Heidelberger Klavierwoche, Debussy Festival Paris and many others.
Duo Consonni – Baldo
