Alghero-born pianist Adriano Murgia continues to make his mark on the international scene, adding an important chapter to his artistic and research journey. In recent days, he performed in Beijing with two important events: a lecture-concert at the Central Conservatory of Music, one of Asia's most prestigious academies, and a recital at the Italian Cultural Institute.
The Chinese stage is part of a project Murgia is developing as part of his PhD program at the Conservatory of Rovigo, one of the few Italian programs entirely dedicated to the study of Italian piano music. The pianist has been working for years on rediscovering the works of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, a composer now at the center of growing international interest. In Beijing, together with fellow PhD students Andrea Mariani and Benjamin Cruchley Lee and professors Roberto Prosseda and Federico Nicoletta, Murgia presented two concert-lessons for Chinese students to introduce them to the richness of the Italian piano heritage. These were not just performances, but moments of in-depth exploration with explanations, analysis, and live performances.
During the meetings, he performed some of Castelnuovo-Tedesco's most iconic works (The Dances of King David, Op. 37, Piedigrotta 1924, Op. 32, Alghe, and I Naviganti), works that Murgia is helping to restore to the center of the piano repertoire. In recent years, this work has taken him to perform in iconic cities on the global music scene, such as New York, Vienna, Bucharest, and Sardinia. Now this research has also arrived on record: his first album, "Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco – Piano Works," will be released on December 1st by the Piano Classics label. It will include some world premiere recordings and a selection of emblematic pieces from the Florentine composer's poetic universe. Following last year's success at Bargemusic in New York, where he stood out as part of the "Piano Italiano" series, Murgia is now also winning over audiences from the East, bringing Italian music to one of the world's most vibrant cultural centers.
