Francesco Tristano, a young musician and composer causing a stir, not only on the club scene, but also in classical concert venues. His wide repertoire spans baroque, classical music, new music, jazz and club music, expressing an open-minded attitude which refuses to accept musical borders. Tristano knows all about the interpretational conventions that have shaped generations of classical pianists – But he has chosen to ignore them.

Luxembourg-born Francesco Tristano discovered the piano at the age of five. Aged 13, he played his first concert, presenting his own compositions. He later toured both as a soloist and with renowned orchestras, such as the Russian National Orchestra, the French National Orchestra of Lille and the Philharmonie Luxembourg. He was educated at New York’s Juilliard School and at the music academies in Brussels, Riga, Paris and Luxembourg as well as the ESMUC in Barcelona. Tristano later founded the chamber ensemble, The New Bach Players, with whom he has also performed as a conductor.

Tristano has released twelve albums, among them recordings of Bach Goldberg Variations and complete keyboard concertos, Luciano Berio's complete piano works, and Girolamo Frescobaldi Toccatas. Not for Piano (2007), presented his own compositions as well as versions of techno classics at the piano. More recently, Tristano has signed with Universal Classics & Jazz. His first project, bachCage, produced by Moritz von Oswald, was released on Deutsche Grammophon in March 2011.

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