Gabriele Strata - Piano
Gabriele StrataHailed as “a brilliant talent with extraordinary sensitivity and superb technique”, Gabriele Strata (1999) has established himself as one of the leading Italian pianists of his generation. In 2018 Gabriele won First Prize at the XXXV Premio Venezia, the most prestigious Italian piano competition where he was awarded the Plaque of the President of the Italian Republic and the Medal of the Italian Senate. The Italian government previously recognized his artistic achievements in 2016 when he was awarded the Medal of the Italian Parliament.
Gabriele regularly performs in Italy, Europe and the US. His 2021-2022 includes debut concerto appearances in the Berlin Philharmonie with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra; in Barbican Centre (London) with the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen (China) with the Young Musician European Orchestra, and in Venice with the Orchestra del Teatro la Fenice. He has given recitals in prominent concert halls including Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Philharmonic Hall in Bratislava and Fazioli Concert Hall in Sacile, as well as venues in Brussels, Florence, Rotterdam, Portland (OR), Verona, Bologna, Treviso, Padova.
An avid chamber musician, he has played at Wigmore Hall and Milton Court Concert Hall in London, and has premiered chamber music works by Academy Award nominee Thomas Newman and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kate Soper.
Gabriele received his Master of Music (M.M) degree from Yale University in 2019 at age 19, and a Master of Musical Arts (M.M.A) degree at Yale University in 2020 under the guidance of Professor Boris Berman. At Yale, he was awarded for two consecutive years the Charles R. Miller and the Elizabeth Parisot Prize as “most outstanding pianist in the School of Music”. He is currently pursing two Artist Diploma degrees, at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. In 2017, he graduated summa cum laude from the Conservatory of Music in Vicenza, Italy.
