Artistic Director

prof. Francesco Monopoli

Biography and Artistic Activity

' I like his way of thinking the Music ' said about him the conductor Carlo Maria Giulini, after an his performance of Diabelli Variations of Beethoven.
Born in Barletta, he graduated with distinctions at Bari Conservatory of Music, studying with the Argentine pianist Hector Pell ( who was pupil of V. Vitale, S. Lorenzi and A.B. Michelangeli ).
After he had advanced studies with Michele Marvulli ( Diploma of merit at the Accademia Musicale Pescarese ), Sergio Perticaroli ( ' Lanciano ' Prize in the 1983 and Special Prize of the prof. Perticaroli in the 1984 ), and Maria Curcio Diamond ( in London and in Spain ).
He performed more than 350 piano recitals in Italy, France, Germany, Taiwan, Japan, Russian, Spain, Albania, Romania and England, and he played as soloist with many important Italian and foreign Orchestras (Bari, Lanciano, Lecce, Naples, Milan, Rome, Taipei, Kahoshiung, Craiova, Bacau, Moldavian, Lithuanian, Varsaw, Tirana, etc… ).
He won several First Prizes in National and International Piano Competitions and in competitive examination for Piano teaching at the Music Institute of Teramo.
He is now professor of Piano at the State Conservatory ' N. Piccinni' of Bari.
He is Coordinator of the II Level Piano Department and Director of the University Master "The Soloists and the Concert Activity" in Bari Conservatory.
He recorded performances for the Italian National Radio, for the RAI television and various CDs in Italy, Romania and Taiwan.
He taught in public Master Classes in Taiwan, Japan, Russian and Albania, at the Conservatory of Bari about ' The Concerto for Piano and Orchestra' and, currently, he had a Biennial Piano Master Class at the 'Curci Piano Academy' .
He is frequently member of juries of National and International Piano Competitions ( until now in more than 60 Competitions ).
He has a great chamber music experience, and performed many concerts in Duo, Trio, Quartet and Quintet in Italy, Germany, Romania , Spain and France, with famous chamber groups like Pfeifer Quartet, Accademia Quartet and Syrinx Trio.
He is even graduated in Composition and he studied as Orchestra Conductor.
He wrote various compositions for piano, trio, chamber Orchestra and voice and Orchestra.
He is President of 'Cultura e Musica - G. Curci' Musical Association since 1984 and Artistic Manager of the International Piano Competitions ' Mauro Paolo Monopoli Prize ' and ' Città di Barletta '.
For his artistic and organizing activity he was awarded the ' Disfida di Barletta' Prize in 1993, the 'Telethon BNL' Prize in 1994 and ' Opened Theatres ' Prize in 1999 as promoter and organizer of the most important musical events in Apulia Region ( Italy ).

fmonopoli@culturaemusica.it