Education
Soon thereafter, he attended masterclasses with Jacques Rouvier (1998), Hector Moreno (1999, 2000) and Sergio Perticaroli (1996, 2000, 2003) at the Mozarteum Salzburg.
Soon thereafter, he attended masterclasses with Jacques Rouvier (1998), Hector Moreno (1999, 2000) and Sergio Perticaroli (1996, 2000, 2003) at the Mozarteum Salzburg.
He began practicing the piano at the age of 6 and gave his first concert at 11. In 1998, studying with Maestro Luigi Tanganelli at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Florence, Francesco Attesti earned the highest grades in piano bestowed by that institution. Attesti quickly established an international reputation after winning several prizes in International Competition and receiving honorary citizenship in cities such as Diamante (Argentina), McAllen, Edinburg and Levelland (United States of America).
He is very interested in contemporary music and he performed several works by Bruno Bettinelli, Fabio Mengozzi, Biagio Putignano and others
Currently, Francesco Attesti performs regularly in internationally prestigious concert halls like: Philharmonia Hall of Saint St. Petersburg, Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Moscow, Mozarteum of Salzburg, Philharmonie Essen, International Piano Festival of Warsaw, Sarajevo Winter Festival, Cambridge University, Leicester University, Columbia University in New York, Denver University in Colorado, and the Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi in Milan. 1996: F.I.D.A.P.A.
1996: F.I.D.A.P.A. Valdichiana Competition - Sommerakademie Mozarteum 1998: National Competition "Città di Racconigi (CN)" 1999: National Competition "Città di Grosseto" 1999: National Competition "Migliori Diplomati" 1999: National Competition "Terme di S. Giuliano" 1997 - 1998: International Competition "Rovere d’Oro" 2003 - 2005: Ursula Ströher Stiftung of Basel (Suisse) sponsorhip 2005: Paul Harris Fellow of Braintre Rotary Club (Massachusetts - United States of America) 2009: Paul Harris Fellow of Beverly Rotary Club (Massachusetts - United States of America) 2011: Key to the City, Levelland (Texas, United States of America) 2011: Artist Changes Lives, Edinburg (Texas, United States of America) 2011: Honorary Citizenship, Diamante, Argentina 2013: Key to the City, McAllen (Texas, United States of America) 2015: Key to the City, Hornell (New York, United States of America).
