Inaugural concert at the Michel

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On Wednesday, January 22, Antonio Di Dedda's inaugural concert as Professor of Organ at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama (HfMT) took place in the main church of St. Michaelis.

In his concert, he played a varied program on the organs of the "Michel" with works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Sofia Gubaidulina, Jeanne Demessieux and Cesar Franck.

Antonio Di Dedda added: "At the concert, I was very touched by the presence of so many dear people who were brought together by this evening. I am happy when I can reach people through this wonderful music. As a relatively new professor at the HfMT, I've had a very rich year full of good music and wonderful encounters, a year in which I've learned a great deal. The HfMT has become a second home for me."

Vita
Antonio Di Dedda was born in Milan on June 12, 1992 and began his musical training as a child on the piano and organ. He studied piano with Rossella Di Chio and organ with Francesco Di Lernia and Luca Scandali at the Conservatorio Umberto Giordano di Foggia (Italy). He continued his studies in organ with Pieter Van Dijk and in piano with Evgeni Koroliov and Anna Vinnitskaya at the University of Music and Drama in Hamburg. Regular master classes with Elisso Virsaladze complemented his studies.

Antonio has won and won prizes at numerous piano and organ competitions, including the "Special Prize R. Schumann Competition Zwickau" and the "Tariverdiev Organ Competition". As a soloist, Antonio has given concerts in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, England, Russia, Lithuania, Poland, Israel and China and has made recordings for Vatican Radio and NDR Kultur Hamburg.

Antonio Di Dedda has held a professorship for organ at the HfMT since April 2024.