Chopin Recitals | Gabriele Strata & Leonora Armellini

Prizewinners of the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw perform in a series of exceptional recitals presented by Chopin Recitals Wrocław.

It was in Wrocław that Frédéric Chopin gave one of only thirty public concerts in his lifetime. Chopin Recitals Wrocław was created to commemorate this remarkable moment in history by inviting the finest pianists of our time to perform in an intimate and inspiring setting.

The audience layout and камерal character of the concerts allow listeners to form a close connection with the artist, deepening the musical experience. For each recital, guests may also choose a ticket that includes an elegant banquet. During the reception, the audience has the opportunity to meet the artist personally, enjoy refined finger food, and savor an unlimited selection of wines in the magnificent Baroque interior of the Oratorium Marianum.

The concerts take place in the historic Oratorium Marianum, located in the heart of Wrocław. For centuries, this ceremonial hall of the University of Wrocław has been renowned for its superb acoustics and has served as one of Europe’s most distinguished concert venues. In the nineteenth century it welcomed such legendary artists as Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, Niccolò Paganini, Anton Rubinstein, Clara Schumann, and Henryk Wieniawski.

Chopin Recitals Wrocław seeks to revive the spirit of the nineteenth-century salon concerts once given by great virtuosos and composers such as Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt. These exclusive gatherings, attended by aristocracy and cultural elites, offered an atmosphere of refinement and direct artistic connection. In contrast to the scale of many modern music events, these recitals restore intimacy, allowing the audience to experience music in its most personal form and to meet the artist individually during the accompanying banquet.

Upcoming concerts:

01.03 | 18:30 | Philippe Giusiano
04.03 | 17:00–18:30 | Gabriele Strata
04.03 | 19:00–20:30 | Leonora Armellini
08.03 | 17:00–18:30 | Jonas Aumiller
08.03 | 19:00–20:30 | Martin Garcia

Gabriele Strata

Gabriele Strata is the Silver Medalist, Audience Prize winner and Chamber Music Prize laureate of the International Music Competition of Montreal. In 2023 he won the Rio de Janeiro International Piano Competition, also receiving the Audience Prize, and he is a laureate of the 35th Premio Venezia. In 2021, Teatro La Fenice honored him with the prestigious Una vita nella musica – giovani award for his artistic achievements.

Beyond his popularity with audiences, Strata is highly praised by leading music critics. After his debut at Wigmore Hall, Crepuscular Musings described his performance as “a recital of outstanding creativity, securing him a place in the uncompromising world of major concert halls at just 23,” while Gramophone called him “an artist of ideas and strong personality.”

He performs regularly in major concert seasons across Europe, the Americas and Asia. Highlights include appearances at Berliner Philharmonie with the Sinfonie Orchester Berlin, Barbican Centre and Cadogan Hall in London, Concertgebouw, Sala Verdi, Maison Symphonique de Montréal with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Sala São Paulo, Minato Mirai Hall, and the National Centre for the Performing Arts with the Symphony Orchestra of India.

He has collaborated with distinguished conductors including Kent Nagano, Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli, Xian Zhang, Roberto Tibiriçá, Baldur Brönnimann and Enrique Diemecke.

Under the guidance of Boris Berman, Benedetto Lupo and Ron O’Hora, Strata earned his Master of Music degree from Yale University at just 19. He later completed advanced diplomas at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He is currently mentored by Juli Mustonen-Dahlkvist.

Leonora Armellini

Leonora Armellini won Fifth Prize at the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw and is the star of the acclaimed documentary Pianoforte. She is also a finalist of the 16th Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition.

She received the prestigious international Galileo 2000 Award for “musical courage and talent” from Zubin Mehta. Following the Chopin Competition, she earned both tremendous audience admiration and glowing critical reviews. Jed Distler of Gramophone wrote: “I was completely captivated by Armellini’s warm, projecting tone, her natural musicality, spontaneity and pure joy at the keyboard.”

Armellini graduated with highest honors at just 17 from the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under Sergio Perticaroli. Her artistic development was further shaped by Lilya Zilberstein at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg and Boris Petrushansky at the Accademia Pianistica “Incontri col Maestro” in Imola.

She has given more than 600 concerts in major venues worldwide, including Carnegie Hall, Mariinsky Theatre, Salle Cortot, Warsaw Philharmonic, Teatro La Fenice, Steinway Hall, Musashino Concert Hall and Millennium Monument Theatre.

She has appeared at leading international festivals such as the Martha Argerich Project, Chopin Festival Genève, Chopin and His Europe Festival, the International A. B. Michelangeli Festival, and Serate Musicali in Milan, performing on the recommendation of the legendary Martha Argerich.

As a soloist, she has performed with numerous orchestras under the baton of distinguished conductors including Alexander Rabinovich-Barakowsky, Jacek Kaspszyk, Ola Rudner, Andrea Battistoni, Claudio Scimone, Zoltan Pesko, Anton Nanut, Massimiliano Caldi, Christian Benda and Bassem Hakiki.