Pianists

Davide Cabassi Pianist

The recent Van Cliburn Piano Competition Finalist Davide Cabassi made his orchestral debut at the age of thirteen with the RAI Radio Symphony Orchestra in Milan. He has also collaborated with the Munich Philharmonic, the Neue Philharmonie Westfalen and the Russian Chamber Philharmonic, as well as with several Italian orchestras, working with such conductors as Gustav Kuhn, James Conlon, Asher Fisch, and Vladimir Delman, among others. In recital, he has been engaged by most of the prominent musical associations of his native country, including Serate Musicali and Societa dei Concerti in Milan and Festival Pianistico in Brescia and Bergamo. Mr. Cabassi has played concerts in Austria, China, France, Germany, Japan, Portugal, Russia, Scandinavia and Switzerland, highlighted by appearances in Salzburg’s Mozarteum, the Gasteig in Munich, and Rachmaninoff Hall in Moscow. He was featured prominently in the film documentary about the Twelfth Van Cliburn Piano Competition, ”In the Heart of Music,” which was aired by PBS stations in all major U.S. markets.

Appreciated for the warmth and sincerity he brings to his performances, Mr. Cabassi has been popular with U.S. presenters and audiences since he was declared a winner of the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in June 2005. In 2006, Mr. Cabassi was selected by the Association of Performing Arts Managers (APAM) to showcase at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall at its annual conference in New York. This conference attracts over 4000 industry professionals. During the 2006-2007 concert season, he made his debut with the Amarillo, Hartford, Imperial (FL), and Mid-Texas symphony orchestras, and was on tour with the Manchester Music Festival Orchestra. He was engaged for recitals and educational programs by Purdue University in West Lafayette (IN); the University of Wyoming in Laramie; and the Portland Piano International Festival in Oregon.

In 2007-2008, he performed in fifteen US states and was featured with the Illinois and Florida West Coast Symphony Orchestras. International engagements took him to Austria, Finland, Germany, Poland and France, where he appeared in recital at the Louvre in Paris. In Italy, Mr. Cabassi received high acclaim as orchestral soloist and recitalist at the chamber music festival “Festival col Legno” in Lucca (May/June 2008) and made his solo debut at the Alba Music Festival. He was the featured artist in a documentary of Italy’s TV CLASSICA which was aired nationwide in spring of 2008. Also, Mr. Cabassi recorded for Col Legno concerti of Brahms and Schumann.