A dreamy collection of works inspired by the Impressionist era.

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CLASSICAL: Impressionism, CLASSICAL: Debussy



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Alessandra Maria Ammara

Laureate of the 2000 Honens International Piano Competition, Alessandra Maria Ammara is emerging as one of the most intriguing young interpreters of music of the impressionist era. Her playing is characterized by diffident charm and intense musicality.

Born in Florence, Ammara gave her first public performance at age 14. She earned her diploma at the âL. Cherubiniâ Conservatory of Music in Florence and received her degree at the Accademia Pianistica âIncontri col Maestroâ in Imola. She now studies at the International Piano Foundation in Cadenabbia, Lago di Como. Her teachers have included Paul Badura-Skoda, Vitaly Margulis, William Naboré, Boris Petrushansky, Franco Scala and Maria Tipo.

Ammara has performed throughout North America and Europe to great acclaim. She made her debut in China in 2001 after a successful concert at Salle Cortot in Paris, and in 2001 was semifinalist and an audience favourite at the Eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. In 2003 she received the Victor Elmaleh Award from the Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York for âgreat artistryâ.

âUndaunted and confident... expressively displaying refined finger work and sensitivity...â
The Washington Post

â...her playing was pure magic, taking one into the heart of beauty itself.â
Calgary Herald