Rachmaninov – Etudes tableaux Op. 33
Scriabin – Sonata Op. 19 No. 2

Interval
Debussy – Images Book 1
Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition

Born in La Spezia, Italy, Giordano Buondonno graduated with highest honours from the Giacomo Puccini Conservatoire, earning top marks in his class. He went on to refine his artistry under the mentorship of renowned pianists Sergio De Simone, Deniz Gelenbe, Mikhail Kazakevich, and Martino Tirimo at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London, where he completed both a Master in Performance and an Artist Diploma.

At the age of 19, Giordano was awarded first prize at the Clara Schumann Competition. A laureate of the PianoLink Concerto Competition, he earned first prize with a performance of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1, accompanied by the PianoLink Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Massimo Fiocchi Malaspina at Palazzina Liberty in Milan. He was a finalist in the 2019 Beethoven Society Intercollegiate Piano Competition and won third prize at the Sheepdrove Intercollegiate Piano Competition.