Past Performances

Rome, May 15, 2016

“Chopin, the poet of the piano”

Celebrated pianist/composer Cristiana Pegoraro invites music lovers to experience a concert in an innovative setting. You’ll enjoy a musical dialogue that combines sparkling performances of major works illustrating Chopin’s creativity and innovations, with an engaging overview of the composer’s life and times.

Terni, April 19, 2016

OMAGGIO ALL’ITALIA

D. Scarlatti Sonatas
L. van Beethoven Sonata Op.27 N.2 “Moonlight”
C. Pegoraro The Wind and the Sea
G. Rossini/C. Pegoraro Overture from “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”
G. Bizet/C. Pegoraro Carmen Fantasy
C. Pegoraro Medley of famous arias from Italian operas by Verdi, Puccini, Rossini

New York, April 14, 2016

“OMAGGIO ALL’ITALIA”
D. Scarlatti: Sonatas
L. van Beethoven: Sonata Op.27 N.2 “Moonlight”
G. Rossini / C. Pegoraro: Overture from “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”
G. Bizet / C. Pegoraro: Carmen Fantasy
C. Pegoraro: Medley of famous arias from Italian operas by Verdi, Puccini, Rossini

Bronxville, April 13, 2016

HOW ITALY INSPIRED THE GREATEST COMPOSERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

internationally acclaimed Italian pianist and composer Cristiana Pegoraro will take the audience inside her homeland in a refreshing format that combines live piano performances and a stimulating look at the featured composers’ lives and the impact that Italy had on them.
Over the course of two engaging sessions, “How Italy inspired Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven” and “How Italy inspired Chopin, Liszt, the opera composers of the ‘800 and the Argentinean tango” Cristiana will explore the music and enrich your soul.

Called “an artist of the highest caliber” by The New York Times, Cristiana Pegoraro has performed as a soloist and with orchestras in Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House and other international venues. She has recorded 23 CDs and regularly presents master classes across the U.S. (including at the Juilliard School), Europe, Asia the Middle East and Australia.

Scarsdale, April 12, 2016

Italian Feast for All Senses: Cooking, Culture and Music Together

Experience an authentic Italian evening, learning how to cook a full meal (from appetizer to dessert) while Cristiana Pegoraro, famed pianist/composer as well as home chef, takes you on a virtual tour of her home country.  In this interactive cooking and discussion class, Pegoraro will offer interesting stories and anecdotes about Italy, as well as tidbits about each composer’s life, impact, musical innovations . . . and a hint of gossip.  Tour Italy without leaving the classroom.  While the food is cooking, Pegoraro will treat students to a sampling of her piano prowess and after the cooking is complete, students will enjoy a sampling of all the dishes. Please note:  For returning students from fall 2015, recipes will be all new this semester.

Called “an artist of the highest caliber” by the NY Times, Cristiana Pegoraro has performed as a soloist and with orchestras in Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House and other international venues. She has recorded 25 CDs and regularly presents master classes across the U.S. (including at the Juilliard School), Europe and the Middle East.

New York, April 11, 2016

Presentation of the 2016 Narnia Festival in New York

“Cristiana & Friends – The Magic World of Narnia”

Cristiana Pegoraro, Renee Guerrero, piano
Tali Roth, guitar
Andrea DelGiudice, Stella Papatheodorou, Laura Virella, soprano
Khullip Jeung, Jisun Kang, Olga Terlitsky, violin
Alexia DelGiudice Bigari, viola
Sidney and Quintin Harris, broadway musical theater
and students

Jersey City, April 10, 2016

“OMAGGIO ALL’ITALIA”
D. Scarlatti: Sonatas
L. van Beethoven: Sonata Op.27 N.2 “Moonlight”
G. Rossini / F. Liszt: La Carità
G. Rossini / F. Liszt: La Danza – Tarantella Napoletana
G. Rossini / C. Pegoraro: Overture from “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”
G. Bizet / C. Pegoraro: Carmen Fantasy
C. Pegoraro: Medley of famous arias from Italian operas by Verdi, Puccini, Rossini

Scarsdale, April 6, 2016

ITHAKA, the journey of Ulysses
An evening of music and poetry by Cristiana Pegoraro

Internationally acclaimed Italian pianist, composer and writer Cristiana Pegoraro takes the audience inside her art in a refreshing format that combines live piano performances of her own composition and a stimulating look at life through the reading of her own poems.  The program, Ithaka, is dedicated to the journey of Ulysses, and symbolizes our journey through life, a journey made of adventures, discoveries, goals and lessons learned.  Each musical piece represents an important aspect of life, the poems complement the music and Pegoraro’s explanations will give a cue for personal reflections.  Join us for an evening concert in an intimate setting filled with Pegoraro’s deep passion and enthusiasm for music, poems… and life!

Called “an artist of the highest caliber” by the NY Times, Cristiana Pegoraro has performed as a soloist and with orchestras in Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Sydney Opera House and other international venues. She has recorded 25 CDs and regularly presents master classes across the U.S. (including at the Juilliard School), Europe and the Middle East.

Orvieto, April 4, 2016

Omaggio all’Italia
Rossini/Pegoraro – Overture from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Bizet/Pegoraro – Carmen Fantasy
Pegoraro – The Wind and the Sea
Pegoraro – Medley of famous arias from operas by Verdi, Puccini, Rossini

Terni, March 12, 2016

“Le parole di Oriana”
Omaggio a Fallaci in concerto

with Maria Rosaria Omaggio
Cristiana Pegoraro, piano