biography
Roberto Prosseda’s recent sensational discovery of new Mendelssohn works made headlines in Europe and lead to his two Decca releases. His "Mendelssohn Discoveries" album (2005) has been included in the top 10 Mendelssohn piano recordings by the English magazine "Piano". "Mendelssohn Rarities" (2006) received highest ratings in European and American music magazines including Classicstoday, USA (9/9), Diapason, France (5 diapasons), Amadeus, Italy (5/5 and best CD of the month) and Fono Forum, Germany (5/5). His most recent "Lieder ohne Wrote" won the "CD of the Month" Award by Classics FM.
Mr. Prosseda concertized extensively in Europe in 2007/2008. His highlights included Mendelssohn premieres in concert and recital with solo appearances at the Berliner Philharmonie, the Berlin Kammerphilharmonie, Leipzig Gewandhaus, London Wigmore Hall, Milano Teatro alla Scala and Sala Verdi, Music Toronto, Canada, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Festival Pianistico di Bergamo e Brescia, Settembre Musica in Torino, Ravenna Festival, Triennale Köln and Biennale di Venezia.
Recently, he has performed as orchestral soloist with Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Kammerorchester, Filarmonica della Scala, Mozarteum Orchester, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Orchestra di Santa Cecilia, New Japan Philharmonic, Moscow State Philharmonic, Bruxelles Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Calgary Phihlarmonic, Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig.
His most recent Decca project is the World Premiere recording of Mendelssohn's E minor piano concerto (reconstructed by Marcello Bufalini) recorded live in Leipzig with the Gewandhaus Orchester and Riccardo Chailly, released in September 2009.
"I recommend Roberto Prosseda for his deep musicianship, his excellent technical mastery of the piano and his markedly lyrical style. I have always been impressed by his originality and his ability to rethink pieces of music familiar to all of us. His playing is always profoundly serious, and yet it gives musicians great pleasure both for its sensuous qualities and its conviction. I know of no young pianist I could recommend with greater enthusiasm".
Charles Rosen.
Updated: May 25, 2009