Conservatories on Stage: "Vincenzo Bellini" Conservatory, Catania: Matteo Bortolazzi and Tian Lan

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Programma

Ludwig van Beethoven

(Bonn, 1770 – Vienna, 1827)

Sonata per pianoforte n. 6 in Fa maggiore op. 10 n. 2

I. Allegro

II. Allegretto

III. Presto

Fryderyk Chopin

(Żelazowa Wola, 1810 – Parigi, 1849)

Scherzo n. 3 in Do diesis minore op. 39

Maurice Ravel

(Ciboure, 7 marzo 1875 – Parigi, 28 dicembre 1937)

da Gaspard de la nuit :

Scarbo

Matteo Bortolazzi, piano

Matteo Bortolazzi, 19, is a student of Epifanio Comis. At the age of 12 he performed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K414, obtaining registration in the Cesare Pollini Conservatory in ARI Padova Roll of Honor. He has performed as part of various musical reviews. In December 2021 he performed for the Frédéric Chopin Association at the Salle Molière in Lyon. He has won awards at several national and international competitions, including the 1^st absolute prize at the XXIV International Piano Competition “Giulio Rospigliosi” in Lamporecchio, the XXXIII National Piano Competition J. S. Bach of Sestri Levante, the VI City of San Donà di Piave International Piano Competition, and the 2021 International Competition for Young Pianists “Merci, Maestro!”. In September 2022 he won the 1^st prize at the Italian National Arts Award – XVI edition in the under-16 category. In August 2023 he reached the first round of the Final Stages at the 64th Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition. In March 2025 he won the 1^st prize at the piano competition for scholarships from the Vincenzo Bellini Foundation, founded by Grazia Marletta.

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Ferruccio Busoni

(Empoli, 1866 – Berlino, 1924)

Toccata, BV 287

Samuel Barber

(West Chester, Pennsylvania, 9 marzo 1910 – New York, 23 gennaio 1981)

Sonata per pianoforte in Mi bemolle minore op. 26

I. Allegro energico

II. Allegro vivace e leggero.

III. Adagio mesto

IV. Fuga: Allegro con spirito

Tian Lan, piano

Tian Lan began studying the piano at the age of ten in Mianyang, China, where he received his first musical training. In 2019, he was admitted to the High School Affiliated with the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, studying under the guidance of Professors Hanguo Yang and Yun Zhao. He is currently pursuing his studies in Italy at the Vincenzo Bellini Conservatory of Music, where he is a student of Maestro Epifanio Comis.

During his artistic development, Tian Lan has participated in masterclasses with distinguished pianists such as Ludmil Angelov, Peter Donohoe, and Lilya Zilberstein. He has also collaborated with Maestro Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor of the Kyiv Virtuosi Orchestra, performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20.

His artistic achievements include First Prize at the Zhuhai Piano Competition (Youth Division) in 2017, First Prize in the Youth Category of the Sichuan “Academy Cup” Piano Competition in 2018, Fourth Prize at the Chopin Youth Piano Competition (Open Division) in 2019, where the Second and Third Prizes were not awarded, and the Grand Prize at the Glory International Piano Competition in 2022.