Alessandro Villalva

Year of birth: 1998
Place of birth: Conegliano
Educated in: Gorizia
Place of residence: Salzburg
(Plays in Vienna)

November 2024 Preselections

Program

D. Scarlatti - Sonata K. 39 S. Rachmaninov - Études-Tableaux Op. 33, No. 4 F. Liszt - Études d'exécution transcendate, S. 139: n. 5 "Feux Follets" F. Mendelssohn - Fantasia, Op. 28

Biography

Born in 1998, Alessandro Villalva began studying the piano at the age of 5. Former student of S. Gadjiev, he had taken lessons with musicians such as N. Trull, J. Rouvier, P. Gililov, I. Rohmann and A. Brendel. Since 2017, he is studying at the Mozarteum Uni. Salzburg with P. De Maria. From an early age, he began facing competitions and winning various prizes (the latest is the Special Prize “Best Contestant of Round 2” at the 17th Int. Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow). He has been also invited to perform at prestigious musical events in Slovenia, Austria, and Italy, such as Ravello Festival.