The name of the pianist Pietro Fresa (Bologna 2000) first became known in musical circles when he made his debut at St. George’s Hall, Liverpool in September 2017. On this occasion he performed Ludwig van Beethoven’s third concerto, opus 37 for piano and orchestra, as representative of the Italian nation for the event “Bologna-Liverpool UNESCO city of music”.
In the same year he received an invitation to the Festa Europea della Musica di Roma; during which event, held at the Camera dei Deputati, the Medaglia della Camera was conferred on him by the Hon. Laura Boldrini in recognition of his musical talent and as a winner of international awards.
As regards his training, Pietro Fresa was admitted to the Conservatory G.B. Martini of Bologna in 2010 where he obtained the highest marks possible graduating with distinction under the guidance of Maestro Carlo Mazzoli in July 2017.
During the same period and at only eleven years old, Pietro won a place at the prestigious Imola Piano Academy. Here he studied with the Chinese concert pianist Jin Ju and Russian Maestro Boris Petrushansky.
After the Conservatorio, he began his studies at the London Royal College of Music thanks to a generous study grant. There, having attended the course of the Maestro Dmitri Alexeev, he graduated with First-Class Honours in September 2020.
Since 2024, he has studied with Maestro Marco Sollini at the "Rossini" Conservatory in Pesaro.
In addition, Pietro has honed his skills under the instruction of teachers such as Leonid Margarius, Boris Berman, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vanessa Latarche, Andreas Frölich, Benedetto Lupo and Roberto Cappello, participating in their Masterclasses on a regular basis.
At twelve years old, he gave his first public performance with the orchestra and inaugurated the academic year of the Conservatorio at the Manzoni Auditorium in Bologna, performing Haydn’s Hob.XVIII/11 in D Major. Since then, he has embarked on an intensive career both as a solo concert pianist and in chamber music, performing in numerous musical events in Italy, abroad, and even sharing the stage with renowned artists such as the cellist Mario Brunello. Some of the
seasons of which he was a protagonist include the lived streamed concerts of the House of Parliament, the concerts of the Aula Magna for the the University Roma Tre, of the Teatro Palladium and of the Palazzo Braschi in Rome, the prestigious season of Musica Insieme at the Auditorium Manzoni in Bologna, Bologna Festival, Genus Bononiae, Musica in Fiore at the Sala Farnese of the Municipality, San Giacomo Festival at the church of that name, the Concerts of the Teatro Comunale, of the Teatro Guardassoni, of the Cenobio of S. Vittore, of the Literature University, the program of the Officers Club in Bologna, the season entitled Talenti in Musica in Modena, the Literary Society of Verona, the Festival Talent Music Mater Courses in Brescia, as well as the Teatro Sancarlino in Brescia.
His love for classical style led him to record the CD Mozart Piano Works for the “Movimento Classical” label, home to artists such as Roberto Plano, Giovanni Sollima, Bruno Canino, and Giuseppe Andaloro. The CD was presented at the prestigious concerts of the Italian Parliament and live streamed on Rai Radio 3, Italy's leading classical music broadcaster. The event achieved over 90,000 listens.
Most recently Pietro has completed a tour as a soloist in the English cities of London, Liverpool, Leeds, Shrewsbury, Ludlow and Reading. Since then he has been living between London and Bologna and has performed frequently in England: amongst his latest appearances it is worth mentioning those at the Steinway Hall and Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall in London, the concerts with the ESO “Ealing Symphony Orchestra”, directed by the Maestro John Gibbons and with the Italian Opera Florence Orchestra directed by Maestro David Boldrini.