Italian pianist Giovanni Bertolazzi was awarded the 43d Ferenc Liszt Internatiopnal Grand Prix du Disque by the Liszt Society of Hungary. His Liszt recrduings an the Borgatoi label were seledcted by the jury among 11 other nominated albums.
The Jury says: « His level of playing the piano, which is outstanding even by the highest international standards, is enchanting, delightful, calling for meditation and entertaining at the same time, at the highest level of music performance. The Borgato piano is an exceptional experience, which helps greatly to realize musical notions. »
Born in Verona in 1998, Giovanni Bertolazzi studied in Venice and then with Epifanio Comis at the Bellini State Institute of Music in Catania. He is the winner of the 2nd Prize and five special prizes at the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in Budapest (2021). This significant achievement came after winning more than 40 prizes in international piano competitions, including the Thalberg in Naples, the Busoni in Bolzano, and the Alkan Award for Piano Virtuosity in Milan.
Giovanni Bertolazzi erneut als hervorragender Liszt-Interpret
Exzellenter Liszt-Interpret auf einem exzellenten Borgato-Flügel