M° Alessio Mastrodonato
Classical Piano and Chamber Music Performer, Teacher and composer, Electives Coordinator, Music and Drama Teacher
ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES
Soloist: performed in many European and Oriental cities, as Paris, Rotterdam, Salzburg, Naples, Venice, Taranto, Lucca, Foggia, Enschede, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Antwerp, Brussels, Bangalore, Doha.
Début: opening concert of the musical season “Musiche nelle corti di Capitanata” with the orchestra directed by M° Benedetto Montebello in Foggia in 2008, playing the 2° Chopin Piano concert op.21.
Special performances: in the autumn 2011 piano recitals dedicated to Hungarian composer F. Liszt, performed in many Italian and Dutch cities.
Chamber music: performed with many kinds of formations (duo, trio, quartet, quintet and choirs) in Italy, Netherlands, Palestine, Israel and Qatar, together with world famous artists like Claudi Arimany. Chamber repertoire ranging from Baroque period to late 1900 and contemporary.
Composer: works were performed in several European and oriental cities, like Paris, Rotterdam, Naples, Jerusalem, Salzburg, Bangalore, Doha.
Popularizer:
- created new concert formats called "Lead Concert", and “Musical Chatts”
- creator and speaker of the radio program “Mondo in musica” broadcasted on Radio Diaconia
- co-author of “Rolling Stories” broadcasted on Radio Nova 97
Management:
- electives coordinator at “Middle East International School” in Doha
- president and artistic director of "World of Music" musical society
- collaborator with Amici della Musica of S. Giovanni Rotondo
- artistical director of musical foundation "Stichting Rondeau" in Rotterdam.
Special:
- artistic director of Master CD recorded in the 2011 by M° Paolo Baglieri in the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria and published by EMA Records
- Basses section leader at Qatar Concert Choir since October 2019
- Deputy conductor at Qatar Concert Choir since September 2022
Competitions: “Concorso nazionale per musicisti solisti” 13 yo in 1999 was the first competition won. Absolute winner 4 times in a row of the competition “Concorso Nazion. di Musica CAPITANATA” (2004/05/06/09), absolute winner of the “IV Concorso Nazion. N. van Westerhout” in 14.05.08, and winner of the international competition “Don Vincenzo Nitti” in the 1.12.2011 and International Piano Competition "G. Ierna" in the 11.05.2014
HISTORY OF STUDIES
Musical Pedagogy, General Didactics, and Education Psychology with Augusta dall’Arche, 2018
Anthropology, Semiology and Listening Pedagogy with Agostino Ruscillo, 2018
Choir Conducting with Michele Gasbarro, 2018
Masterclass in 2012 with Fabio Bidini at Primavera Pianistica in Antwerp, and for the academic year 2016/2017 at Talent Music School in Brescia
Masterclass with Agathe Leimoni at Primavera Pianistica in Antwerp, 2012
Masterclass with Paul Lewis, 2011
Masterclass with Jerome Rose, 2011
Masterclass with Philip Pickett, 2011
Masterclass with Maarten Van Veen on Erard Pianos of XIX century, 2011
Masterclass for Chamber Music with José Luis Estellés, 2010
Masterclass for Chamber Music with Andras Czifra, 2010
Masterclass for Chamber Music with Gordan Nikolić, 2010
Masterclass with Fernando Puchol, 2010
Master Degree with maximum remark at the “Codarts - University of Arts” in Rotterdam under the supervision of Aquiles Delle Vigne, 2009-2011
Improvisation under the supervision of Willem Tanke, Henri Bok, Henri Tournier
Conducting with Hans Leenders, 2009-2011
Chamber music classes with Nancy Braithwaite and Henk Guittart, 2009-2011
Masterclass with Aquiles Delle Vigne (pupil of C. Arrau, and G. Cziffra) in 2007, 2008 and 2009 at the “Accademia Musicale di Firenze”, “Rencontres musicales chez Steinway” in Brussels and “Sommerakademie” of Mozarteum in Salzburg
Masterclass in the “Sommerakademie” of Mozarteum in Salzburg with Andrzej Jasinski (the exclusive teacher of M° K. Zimerman) in the 2006,2007 and 2008
Master of “Piano Performance” at the International Music Academy in Florence, 2008-2009
Masterclass with Andrea Lucchesini, 2008
Diploma in piano performance cum laude under the supervision of Giuseppe Spagnoli, 2005-2008
Masterclass with Boris Kraljevic, 2007
Chamber music classes with Ladislao Vieni, 2007-2008
Scientific diploma at Liceo Scientifico Tecnologico “Maria Immacolata” w/ maximum remarks, 2000-2005
EDUCATION
Master of Music Program
w/ Maximum Remarks, under M° Aquiles Delle Vigne
Codarts University of Arts
Rotterdam, Netherlands
2009 – 2011
Master of Piano Performance
International Music Academy
Florence, Italy
2008 – 2009
Music Performance
Internationale Sommerakademie
Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
2006 – 2011
1st year Diploma of the “Cycle Supérieur”, Ècole “La Schola Cantorum”
Paris, France
2010 – 2011
Diploma of Piano Performance – Cum Laude
Conservatorium “U. Giordano”
Rodi Garganico, Foggia, Italy
2003 – 2008
Highschool Diploma
w/ Maximum Remarks at Liceo Scientifico Tecnologico “Maria Immacolata”
San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
2000 – 2005
Teaching Experience
- The Hamilton International School, Doha, Qatar
- Doha Music Centre, Doha, Qatar
- Doha College, Doha, Qatar
- Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, Birzeit University, Jerusalem, Palestine
- World of Music Academy, Fasano, Italy
- Aamod Centre of Liberal Arts, Bangalore, India.
“…that is the way how the audience is caught by the great Alessio Mastrodonato’s words and music”
Roberta Fusco,
on DIFFERENTEMENTE 2016
http://www.differentemente.info/2016/11/24/napoli-al-palazzo-san-teodoro-emozioni-e-soprese-per-il-concerto-di-alessio-mastrodonato/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork
“…at 23 years old, Alessio appears already a genial performer of classic music, his studies continue with raising satisfaction, the aim is to reach always higher goals…”
Silvia Laddomada,
on CORRIERE DEL GIORNO 4 May 2009
“…he is a talentuous performer with a huge curriculum. Just a bit more than 20 years old he already inspires who is listening him by the magic touch of his interpretations …”
Lea Aprico,
on TARANTO SERA, CULTURA E SPETTACOLO 28 May 2009
“it is not easy to find so much mastery joined with a maybe bigger passion in one artist who is 23years old.”
Anna Sorn,
Su NUOVI INCONTRI 2009
http://www.nuoviincontri.info/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=31
“…Alessio i san intelligent musician with an innate sensibility for the sound production. His natural musicality allows him to explore the fantasy in the music, this makes that each performance of Alessio is a creation in itself …”
M° José Nùnez Ares
International piano performer; Coordinator Classical piano afdeling Codarts –Rotterdam – Netherlands
“...his talent of being a great worker puts him in a high ranking pianistic dimension and these are the bases to bet on this young pianist , who never draws from technical and expression’s difficulties...”
M° Giuseppe Spagnoli
International piano performer; Classical and Jazz piano Professor in the Conservatorio “U. Giordano” di Rodi Garganico Foggia – Italy
“...we can say without doubts that Alessio is a TRUE ARTIST. He has the sensibility, the musical expression, the method of research and the seriousness of a musician ay the top of his talent expansion, of his experience, of his wants about the sounds’ art’s language …”
M° Aquiles Delle Vigne
World famous piano performer; Professor in the Internationale Sommerakademie Universität Mozarteum, Salzburg - Austria; Professor in the Hogeschool voor Muziek en Dans, Conservatorium van Rotterdam - Netherlands
Classical Piano and Chamber Music Performer, Teacher and composer, Electives Coordinator, Music and Drama Teacher
ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES
Soloist: performed in many European and Oriental cities, as Paris, Rotterdam, Salzburg, Naples, Venice, Taranto, Lucca, Foggia, Enschede, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Antwerp, Brussels, Bangalore, Doha.
Début: opening concert of the musical season “Musiche nelle corti di Capitanata” with the orchestra directed by M° Benedetto Montebello in Foggia in 2008, playing the 2° Chopin Piano concert op.21.
Special performances: in the autumn 2011 piano recitals dedicated to Hungarian composer F. Liszt, performed in many Italian and Dutch cities.
Chamber music: performed with many kinds of formations (duo, trio, quartet, quintet and choirs) in Italy, Netherlands, Palestine, Israel and Qatar, together with world famous artists like Claudi Arimany. Chamber repertoire ranging from Baroque period to late 1900 and contemporary.
Composer: works were performed in several European and oriental cities, like Paris, Rotterdam, Naples, Jerusalem, Salzburg, Bangalore, Doha.
Popularizer:
- created new concert formats called "Lead Concert", and “Musical Chatts”
- creator and speaker of the radio program “Mondo in musica” broadcasted on Radio Diaconia
- co-author of “Rolling Stories” broadcasted on Radio Nova 97
Management:
- electives coordinator at “Middle East International School” in Doha
- president and artistic director of "World of Music" musical society
- collaborator with Amici della Musica of S. Giovanni Rotondo
- artistical director of musical foundation "Stichting Rondeau" in Rotterdam.
Special:
- artistic director of Master CD recorded in the 2011 by M° Paolo Baglieri in the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria and published by EMA Records
- Basses section leader at Qatar Concert Choir since October 2019
- Deputy conductor at Qatar Concert Choir since September 2022
Competitions: “Concorso nazionale per musicisti solisti” 13 yo in 1999 was the first competition won. Absolute winner 4 times in a row of the competition “Concorso Nazion. di Musica CAPITANATA” (2004/05/06/09), absolute winner of the “IV Concorso Nazion. N. van Westerhout” in 14.05.08, and winner of the international competition “Don Vincenzo Nitti” in the 1.12.2011 and International Piano Competition "G. Ierna" in the 11.05.2014
HISTORY OF STUDIES
Musical Pedagogy, General Didactics, and Education Psychology with Augusta dall’Arche, 2018
Anthropology, Semiology and Listening Pedagogy with Agostino Ruscillo, 2018
Choir Conducting with Michele Gasbarro, 2018
Masterclass in 2012 with Fabio Bidini at Primavera Pianistica in Antwerp, and for the academic year 2016/2017 at Talent Music School in Brescia
Masterclass with Agathe Leimoni at Primavera Pianistica in Antwerp, 2012
Masterclass with Paul Lewis, 2011
Masterclass with Jerome Rose, 2011
Masterclass with Philip Pickett, 2011
Masterclass with Maarten Van Veen on Erard Pianos of XIX century, 2011
Masterclass for Chamber Music with José Luis Estellés, 2010
Masterclass for Chamber Music with Andras Czifra, 2010
Masterclass for Chamber Music with Gordan Nikolić, 2010
Masterclass with Fernando Puchol, 2010
Master Degree with maximum remark at the “Codarts - University of Arts” in Rotterdam under the supervision of Aquiles Delle Vigne, 2009-2011
Improvisation under the supervision of Willem Tanke, Henri Bok, Henri Tournier
Conducting with Hans Leenders, 2009-2011
Chamber music classes with Nancy Braithwaite and Henk Guittart, 2009-2011
Masterclass with Aquiles Delle Vigne (pupil of C. Arrau, and G. Cziffra) in 2007, 2008 and 2009 at the “Accademia Musicale di Firenze”, “Rencontres musicales chez Steinway” in Brussels and “Sommerakademie” of Mozarteum in Salzburg
Masterclass in the “Sommerakademie” of Mozarteum in Salzburg with Andrzej Jasinski (the exclusive teacher of M° K. Zimerman) in the 2006,2007 and 2008
Master of “Piano Performance” at the International Music Academy in Florence, 2008-2009
Masterclass with Andrea Lucchesini, 2008
Diploma in piano performance cum laude under the supervision of Giuseppe Spagnoli, 2005-2008
Masterclass with Boris Kraljevic, 2007
Chamber music classes with Ladislao Vieni, 2007-2008
Scientific diploma at Liceo Scientifico Tecnologico “Maria Immacolata” w/ maximum remarks, 2000-2005
EDUCATION
Master of Music Program
w/ Maximum Remarks, under M° Aquiles Delle Vigne
Codarts University of Arts
Rotterdam, Netherlands
2009 – 2011
Master of Piano Performance
International Music Academy
Florence, Italy
2008 – 2009
Music Performance
Internationale Sommerakademie
Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
2006 – 2011
1st year Diploma of the “Cycle Supérieur”, Ècole “La Schola Cantorum”
Paris, France
2010 – 2011
Diploma of Piano Performance – Cum Laude
Conservatorium “U. Giordano”
Rodi Garganico, Foggia, Italy
2003 – 2008
Highschool Diploma
w/ Maximum Remarks at Liceo Scientifico Tecnologico “Maria Immacolata”
San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
2000 – 2005
Teaching Experience
- He teaches piano since 22 years for students of all ages and nationalities, in several institutes as:
- The Hamilton International School, Doha, Qatar
- Doha Music Centre, Doha, Qatar
- Doha College, Doha, Qatar
- Edward Said National Conservatory of Music, Birzeit University, Jerusalem, Palestine
- World of Music Academy, Fasano, Italy
- Aamod Centre of Liberal Arts, Bangalore, India.
- He taught Music and Drama at Middle East International School being Elective coordinator as well.
- He created a new teaching method for the music listening and awareness for children, together with Takafumi Mori
“…that is the way how the audience is caught by the great Alessio Mastrodonato’s words and music”
Roberta Fusco,
on DIFFERENTEMENTE 2016
http://www.differentemente.info/2016/11/24/napoli-al-palazzo-san-teodoro-emozioni-e-soprese-per-il-concerto-di-alessio-mastrodonato/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork
“…at 23 years old, Alessio appears already a genial performer of classic music, his studies continue with raising satisfaction, the aim is to reach always higher goals…”
Silvia Laddomada,
on CORRIERE DEL GIORNO 4 May 2009
“…he is a talentuous performer with a huge curriculum. Just a bit more than 20 years old he already inspires who is listening him by the magic touch of his interpretations …”
Lea Aprico,
on TARANTO SERA, CULTURA E SPETTACOLO 28 May 2009
“it is not easy to find so much mastery joined with a maybe bigger passion in one artist who is 23years old.”
Anna Sorn,
Su NUOVI INCONTRI 2009
http://www.nuoviincontri.info/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=31
“…Alessio i san intelligent musician with an innate sensibility for the sound production. His natural musicality allows him to explore the fantasy in the music, this makes that each performance of Alessio is a creation in itself …”
M° José Nùnez Ares
International piano performer; Coordinator Classical piano afdeling Codarts –Rotterdam – Netherlands
“...his talent of being a great worker puts him in a high ranking pianistic dimension and these are the bases to bet on this young pianist , who never draws from technical and expression’s difficulties...”
M° Giuseppe Spagnoli
International piano performer; Classical and Jazz piano Professor in the Conservatorio “U. Giordano” di Rodi Garganico Foggia – Italy
“...we can say without doubts that Alessio is a TRUE ARTIST. He has the sensibility, the musical expression, the method of research and the seriousness of a musician ay the top of his talent expansion, of his experience, of his wants about the sounds’ art’s language …”
M° Aquiles Delle Vigne
World famous piano performer; Professor in the Internationale Sommerakademie Universität Mozarteum, Salzburg - Austria; Professor in the Hogeschool voor Muziek en Dans, Conservatorium van Rotterdam - Netherlands