NEWS
27-04-18 Russian Tour begins with Sochi Philharmonic Orchestra
9-06-18 Debut at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg |
Emanuel Rimoldi on Qigong, Tai-chi and it's relation to Music
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Emanuel Rimoldi is one of the best pianist I heard in years. He combines in his playing youthful freshness and vitality with a maturity well beyond his age. Thus he is predestinate for an international career.
Paul Badura-Skoda
ABOUT
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The Russian trained Italian pianist Emanuel Rimoldi, winner of the Cantù and Pozzoli piano competitions, recently captured the international attention as the laureate winner of the first prize in the 3rd Top of the World Piano Competition in Norway, and as the winner of the Grand Prix in the 2016 International Manhattan Music Competition Ivo Pogorelich (USA), captivating the judges for his "possession of a powerful musical personality, stellar technique and high quality of piano sound, able to create a powerful emotional involvement of the listeners" (Alexandre Toradze).
After making a vibrant 2017 concerts tour in the USA, with his debut at the Carnegie Hall, Emanuel Rimoldi ventures a dynamic 2018/19 season which include invitations in Germany at the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie and the Musikfreunde Oldenburg, in Russia at the International Performing Arts Centre in Moscow and the Sochi Philharmonic, in Japan at the Tokyo Oji Hall, Nikkei Hall, Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall and Osaka University Hall, in Korea at the Daegu Concert House. Rimoldi is believing in the moral necessity for the artist to bring at the attention of the public some of most important issue of our era: the climate change and preservation of our environment. Because of this reason on some of his concerts in Japan it will possible to donate and support the WWF Japan activities . 
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This young pianist is not only an ordinary technician but, moreover, he is a real musician: having a very strong personality intelligence and capacity to underline details, he is capable to built and comunicate a real vision of music. His marvellous way of playing creates touching emotions and sensations that strike you deeply. That's way he is so good.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Born in Milan, Emanuel Rimoldi was initially trained in piano and composition at the Verdi Conservatory of Milan and at the Imola Academy achieving the graduation with honours. He pursued his studies for five years at the legendary Tchaikovsky conservatory in Moscow with Elissò Virsaladze. Furthermore were significantly important for his musical develop meetings with Dina Yoffe, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Ivo Pogorelich.
He has been invited to perform in many of the international world’s most renowned concert venues, such as the Carnegie Hall in New York, the Wigmore Hall in London, the Philharmonie of Luxembourg, the Salle Cortot in Paris, the Gewandhaus of Leipzig, the NDR-Sendesaal in Hannover, the Gasteig of Munich, Staatstheater in Oldenburg, the Rome Opera Theatre, the Verdi Hall in Milan, the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in Moscow ...
Festival appearance includes the 69th International Chopin Piano Festival in Duszniki Zdrój (Poland), the 22nd Festival Beethoven in Mexico, the Miami Piano Festival, the Castleton-Lorin Maazel Festival in Virginia (USA), the Upclose season of the Manchester Camerata (UK) and the Metro-Concert-Art Chamber Festival at the Moscow International House of Music.
Emanuel Rimoldi has been live-recorded and broadcasted by several illustrious public-service radios such as NDR (Hamburg), MDR (Leipzig), ARD (Munich), Bayerischer Rundfunk (Munich), the cultural channel of the Russian Television, the Norwegian Broadcast corporation, National Polish Radio and the European Broadcasting Union; he received enthusiastic reviews on the pages of Suddeutsche Zeitung, the Leipziger Volkszeitung, the Hamburger Abendblatt, Musicweb international, Daily Music and the Miami herald, among many others.
He accompanies his performing carrier giving master classes ( Italy, Russia, Norway, Japan ) , serving in jury of several international competitions ( Italy, France, Spain ) and composing movie music for several films.
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The majority of young pianists tries to make their mark…by overwhelming the audience. Rimoldi has an approach much more risky and original:
he proceeds by seduction.
he proceeds by seduction.
Music Web International
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...His technical mastery is so oustanding that one does not even notice it, whatever the repertoire concerned.
This is however saying little. More important is his relationship to music. Here, Emanuel Rimoldi is posessed not only of a deep understanding of the style at hand, but also of a most original conception which he is able to convey to the listener without a trace of artificiality and with enormous conviction.
This is however saying little. More important is his relationship to music. Here, Emanuel Rimoldi is posessed not only of a deep understanding of the style at hand, but also of a most original conception which he is able to convey to the listener without a trace of artificiality and with enormous conviction.
Bruno Monsaingeon
REVIEWS
The young Italian pianist not only seduces the audience with his virtuoso refineries and brilliant technique, he can also make every sound personal as if it was his own. He expresses every nuance, every fascinating shade, which sounds transfigured, with clarity, with mild sweetness,with lively cheerfulness not without strength and harsh cruelty.
