Masterclass Istanbul - Fernando Viani/Fedele Antonicelli/Swen Fischer – October 2022
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Masterclass in Istanbul, October 2022
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Fedele Antonicelli
Fedele Antonicelli, born in 1973, studied piano in Bari with Giovanna Valente and in Saarbrücken with Thomas Duis, graduating with distinction. He furthered his training in masterclasses with renowned artists such as Benedetto Lupo, Menahem Pressler, and Aldo Ciccolini. A multiple prizewinner at national and international competitions—including the Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Walter Gieseking Competitions—he received the Münchner Kammerorchester Special Prize at the 2002 ARD Music Competition.
As a soloist, Antonicelli has performed across Europe, North America, and Asia with orchestras such as the Bari Symphony, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, and the Russian State Symphony Orchestra. His interpretations have been broadcast by RAI, BR, NHK, and others. He currently teaches collaborative piano at the University of Music Saar and has been dedicated to mentoring young pianists in the Ulm–Aalen region, many of whom have won top prizes at major competitions.
Swen Fischer
Swen Fischer studied piano at the Mozarteum University Salzburg with Valerie Weihs-Marek, Alfons Kontarsky and Christoph Lieske and has been working with Prof. Marisa Somma in Bari since 2016. In 1996 he co-founded the private academy pianoforte in Salzburg; since 2000 he has lived and taught in Munich. In 2002 he founded the playy publishing house, dedicated to teaching concepts for pre-school children, and since 2005 he has taught at his own playy Musikstudio, which is also an examination centre of the ABRSM London.
He serves as a juror at national and international competitions, among them Jugend musiziert, the Carl Adler Competition in Stuttgart and the Clara Schumann Competition in Karlsruhe. Together with Fedele Antonicelli and Fernando Viani he founded the EUPLAYY Online Competition, which he directed from 2020 to 2025. Since 2025 he has been managing director of the EUPLAYY gGmbH.
Fernando Viani
Fernando Viani is a versatile pianist with a broad repertoire spanning classical solo and chamber music, with a special commitment to the music of his native Argentina. His mature and expressive interpretations—marked by clarity, virtuosity, and emotional depth—have touched audiences across the globe.
He has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Argentina, Philharmonie Baden-Baden, and various South American symphonies. He has collaborated with renowned artists including Ingeborg Danz, Laurent Breuninger, Peter Eötvös, Sontraud Speidel, and Guillermo Anzorena.
Since 2012, Viani has taught piano at the Bern Conservatory and regularly gives masterclasses throughout Europe and the Americas. His students have won more than 200 prizes at national and international competitions and many now perform professionally.