Harsch Mauro
Piano
Mauro Harsch was born in Lugano and completed his musical studies in Venice and Milan. He studied with, among others, C. Vitalini, N. Méndez and M. C. Salomon.
His performances and recordings - distributed in Europe, Australia and the United States - have received unanimous acclaim from audiences and critics. His Mozart interpretations are particularly praised: _"Harsch's Mozart intensely expresses the sense of beauty, that Mozart beauty which is actually much more complex than one can imagine" (Yukiko Kano, YTC, Japan); "In Mozart, his elegant pianism expresses both the happiness of a child and the profound talent of a wise man" (JRL, USA). "Every performer tries to translate his feelings and ideas into sounds, but only when these vibrations touch our souls - as in this case - do we find ourselves before a true artist"_ (N. Galantha, PianoForum).
Since 1987, he has taught piano and chamber music at the University of Music of the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana. Numerous of his students have distinguished themselves in international competitions and perform in concerts and teaching activities.
He has recently signed an exclusive contract with Idagio and received important awards in the context of record productions dedicated to the work of Fryderyk Chopin.
In 2012 he created Il Villaggio della Musica in Sobrio (Valle Leventina), an international meeting centre where students, young musicians and established artists work on research in the artistic and pedagogical fields through innovative projects. The Village hosts master classes, courses, competitions and the Sobrio Festival - dedicated to solo recitals and chamber music - which takes place from the beginning of July to mid-October. The initiative also extends the students' artistic activities in the field of audiovisual and multimedia communication. The beauty of the location, the quality of the events on offer and the uniqueness of the project continue to attract more and more young talents and artists of international calibre to Sobrio, including members of the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Here too, Mauro Harsch regularly holds master classes (www.sobriofestival.com).
The director Cristian Tudor Jurgiu chose Mozart's Variations K. 265, performed by Mauro Harsch, as the soundtrack for the concluding part of the film 'Cainele japonez', which was presented and won awards at various international film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival, the Warsaw International Film Festival, the Museum of Modern Art-Film Society in New York, the Cleveland International Film Festival, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Mauro Harsch is frequently invited as a jury member to various international piano competitions.
Student Recitals: https://www.youtube.com/arsdeiproductions/videos
