Francesco Nicolosi

Francesco Nicolosi (born December 7, 1954) is an Italian pianist.

Nicolosi was born in Catania, Italy. He has lived in Naples, Italy since 1973 where he studied with Vincenzo Vitale. Since 1996 he is the president of the Sigismund Thalberg International Study Centre. In 1998 he founded the Franz Liszt Piano Duo with pianist Vittorio Bresciani with the aim of promoting Liszt's symphonic works in two-piano versions.

He is Artistic Director of the Sigismund Thalberg International Piano Prize and until 2015 he was Artistic Director in many important Italian summer festivals such as “I concerti d’Estate a Villa Guariglia” in Vietri sul mare, "Jeux d'art a Villa d'Este" in Tivoli, "Roccaraso in Musica" and of the International Piano Masterclass in Naples and Rome.

Nicolosi is also frequently invited to sit on the juries of music competitions.

From January 2015 he is Artistic Director of Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania.

In 1989, he began to record with Naxos Records on its Marco Polo imprint. All Thalberg's Paraprases on Italian Opera were included in his recording as well as the Piano Concerto and the Soirées de Pausilippe. The series comprises 8 full-length CDs. The last Thalberg disc was recorded in October 1995.

1980: Third Prize at the Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition

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