Alfredo Rossi
| Alfredo Rossi Vezzani | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alfredo Rossi Vezzani |
| Born |
15 August 1906 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 5 September 1986 (aged 80) Adrogué, Argentina |
| Genres | Classical Music |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, Concertist |
Alfredo Rossi (15 August 1906 – 5 September 1986) was an Italian pianist who specialized in chamber music and was notably famous at his time because of his ability to accompany soloist artists.
From an early age, he studied piano with his mother, Gisella Vezzani. At the age of 6 years he was presented to a contest at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan and obtained a scholarship to continue his studies. In the Conservatory studied piano with the teacher , finishing the studies in July 1925. Later he studied composition in the same Conservatory, under the direction of the teacher , finishing in 1931. He won the first prize of the conservatory and the famous titles "Durini" and "Erba". He also won the first prize of the Interprovincial Lombard Union of the Musician Contest. He completed further studies with Nicola Janigro, father of the famous violinist Antonio Janigro. Precisely, accompanying Antonio Janigro began to give his first concerts, and curiously, in his first presentations also accompanied his brothers Umberto Rossi (cellist) and Eliane Rossi (soprano).
At the end of World War II, he joined the Chamber Orchestra of Milan, directed by . He had great success in Spain, which opened the doors to start gigging in this country, both soloist and as an accompanist.
In Madrid he met his future wife, Andrea Miguel Llorente, with whom he had two children, Lucia and Roberto.
After offering some successful concerts in Brazil accompanying Pierre Fournier, he warned that he would have better job opportunities in South America. He decided to settle in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a city to which his mother and three of his sisters had emigrated earlier. In the Port of Barcelona on March 30, 1951, he sailed with his family aboard the transatlantic Conte Bianacamano, disembarking on April 14, 1951 in Buenos Aires, where he definitely established.
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