Concert by Giuliano Tuccia, piano. Presentation of the Naxos CD with music by Julius Benedict.

This recital is entirely dedicated to Julius Benedict, marking the release of his new CD on the Naxos label. The aim is to highlight Benedict’s contribution to the piano repertoire, showcasing his melodic richness and virtuosic brilliance. The program features the formally broad Sonata in C minor, Op. 2 No. 1, alongside two shorter pieces of a more intimate and brilliant nature: the Reverie, Op. 39, and the Scherzo pour le piano.

Programme:

Piano Sonata Op.2 n.1 (30’)

• Allegro vivo
• Andante
• Menuetto. Presto
• Finale. Allegretto
  Reverie Op.39
  Scherzo pour le piano

Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia is considered by Leslie Howard to be one of the most sensitive and interesting musicians of his generation. Born in 1999, he began studying piano at an early age under the guidance of Maestro Giancarlo Peroni. He graduated with honors from the “B. Maderna” Conservatory of Cesena in 2022, receiving a scholarship offered by the Rotary Club. In 2025, he earned the honorary title of “Master” from the Conservatory of Rovigo, under the guidance of Federico Nicoletta and Roberto Prosseda, with the highest distinction. As part of the same project, he will record an album entirely dedicated to Muzio Clementi for the Brilliant Classics label, scheduled for release in 2026. He has furthered his training at summer festivals, masterclasses, seminars, and conferences with internationally renowned musicians such as Edith Fischer, Avedis Kouyoumdjian, Riccardo Risaliti
and Sergio Tiempo. He has won over 50 awards in national and international piano competitions, including honorable mention at the
Sergio Fiorentino International Piano Competition, the Elevato Piano Competition, a finalist at the Vigo International Piano Competition, first prize at the MAP International Music Competition in Los Angeles, second prize at the Kings Peak International Music Competition, third prize at the London Classic, a finalist at the Nota Music (for chamber music duo), and many others. He has performed in prestigious concert halls throughout Europe and Italy, including the Teatro Galli in Rimini, the Teatro Alighieri in Ravenna, the Teatro degli Atti in Rimini, the Foyer Respighi of the Teatro Comunale in Bologna, the Teatro Mazzacorati in Bologna, the Auditorium of the University of Tuscia in Viterbo, the Auditorium Roma Tre, the Sala Corelli of the Teatro Alighieri, the Teatro Masini in Faenza, the Sala della Prefettura in Forlì, the Teatro Talia in Gualdo Tadino, the Auditorium Tamburini in Rovigo, the Teatro Don Bosco in Gualdo Tadino, Palazzo Raffaello in Urbino, Villa Carcano in Lecco, the Auditorium of the Convitto Vittorio Locchi in Rome, the Concert Hall of the Conservatory of Porto, the Auditorium Martin Codax in Vigo, the Bank Salon in Vienna, the Steinway Hall in London, the Steinway Hall in San Francisco, and in many other European capitals including Berlin, Helsinki, London, La
Valletta, Budapest, and Vienna. He has participated in major international festivals such as Gli Amici del Loggione at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Rovigo Piano Festival, Gioie Musicali, Conoscere la Musica in Bologna, the Gala Music Festival – Autumn Music in Sicily, Conoscere la Musica in Bologna, the Misano Piano Festival, the Ravenna Festival, the Kaunas Piano Festival in Lithuania, the Altalena Music Fest in Hungary, the Roma Tre Orchestra Young Artist Festival, Piano City Pordenone, the Piano Estense Festival in Ferrara, the Euregio Rijn-Waal in Germany and the Netherlands, “Piano Circle” in Helsinki, the International Piano Festival in Malta, Pomeriggi Musicali in Trieste, Suono Giovane in Florence, Musica al British in Florence, and the Elevato Piano Festival in Porto, Vienna, and Bonn.
He recently returned from a tour of the United States where, thanks to the Institute of Piano in Fairfield, he performed as a soloist in Napa, Fairfield, Vacaville, Sacramento, Dixon, and San Francisco, California. Since 2023, he has been supported by the Keyboard Charitable Trust, with which he has performed in prestigious venues such as Steinway Hall in London, the auditorium of St Mary le Strand in London, St Perivale Church in London, the hall of the “British Institute of Florence” and the Auditorium of UNITUS in Viterbo. He has collaborated with renowned orchestras such as the Bergisch Gladbach Symphony Orchestra of Cologne, the Circle Symphony Orchestra of Padua, the Antiqva Metropoli Orchestra of Mexico, the Bruno Maderna Conservatory Chamber Orchestra, the Marco Allegri Symphony Orchestra, the Rimini Symphony Orchestra, the Fontana Mix Ensemble, and the Arturo Toscanini Philharmonic, working with conductors such as Stefano Pecci, Jacopo Rivani, Parvi Shejazi, Tito Ciccherini, and Roman Salyutov. He has recorded for Doppio Movimento, Movimento Classical, and Halidon, the latter of which is among the label’s leading artists, releasing previously unreleased music monthly. His performances and recordings have been reviewed in magazines such as Amadeus Magazine, Piano News, and Musical Opinion, and by internationally renowned critics. He was recently a guest on the program “Stanza della musica” on Rai Radio 3, where he presented his CD dedicated to Haydn. He is currently president of the Forlì Cultura Association and artistic director of the Guido Agosti Season in Forlì, where he annually invites internationally renowned pianists. His first CD, dedicated to the works of Julius Benedict, will be released in June on the Naxos label. That same month, he will be on tour in New York State, where he will make his solo debut at the Klavierhaus and other prestigious venues.