Erica Piccotti e Luca Buratto. Il violoncello in Francia

The ‘Dedicata’ concert season organised by the Pinerolo and Turin Music Academy Foundation presents a November programme dedicated to the younger generation.

Cellist Erica Piccotti and pianist Luca Buratto bring to the stage the elegance from across the Alps of *The Cello in France*, featuring works by Boulanger, Chopin and Poulenc.

Erica Piccotti, who graduated from the Accademia di Santa Cecilia at the age of just 14 with distinction and an honourable mention, made her debut at the age of 13 on live RAI television alongside Mario Brunello. Named ‘Young Artist of the Year’ at the 2020 ICMA and awarded the title of Alfiere della Repubblica Italiana by the Head of State, she was a prize-winner at the International Brahms Competition in Pörtschach.

In 2015, Luca Buratto won the Honens International Piano Competition, one of the world’s most prestigious international piano competitions, and was a prize-winner at the 2012 Schumann Competition. Praised by international critics for his imagination and virtuosity, he performs in prestigious concert halls, collaborating with leading conductors and orchestras such as the London Philharmonic. He is currently an assistant lecturer to Kirill Gerstein at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin.