BOHEMIAN CONCERTO FOR PIANO & ORCHESTRA

Described by publishers and leading pianists as "one of Piatti's most beautiful and accomplished works to-date”, the Bohemian Piano Concerto was world-premiered in October 2019 by virtuoso American pianist Thomas Pandolfi together with the popular Symphonicity Orchestra under the direction of maestro Daniel Boothe in Virginia, in the USA. The "Bohemian" is a very emotional and passionate work, very much in the spirit of Chopin’s and Rachmaninoff's concertos in the sense that the piano is the main protagonist while the orchestra dialogues with, and supports the soloist, requiring from the soloist both, a very fine and subtle interpretation as well as considerable stamina and technical skills. The  name refers to the spirit of what we call a “bohemian person”, someone that leads a bohemian life, the tumultuous existence of an artist, with moments of excess, ecstacy and passion as well as warmth, introspection, love for the world and intense joie de vivre.

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CONCERTO FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA

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In January 2019, Polo was commissioned to write a brand new work a  Concerto For Violoncello and Orchestra. The composition is intended to become a very passionate work for a virtuoso cellist and its premiere is to take place in Great Britain, during the 5th International Composers Festival  in September 2021.

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MAESTRO SERGIO PUCCINI COMMISSIONS CONCERTO FOR GUITAR & ORCHESTRA

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Polo recently  finished writting the Chritsmas Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra. The virtuoso work has been especially commissioned by Argentine star guitarist Sergio Puccini to whom the concerto has been dedicated. Maestro Puccini plans to world-premiere the Concerto in 2020 in a country and venue to be announced soon.

ORCHESTRAL TANGO

NOW CHOREOGRAPHED

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The highly evocative tango 'Solitaire', for piano and orchestra, was  inspired by the exotic district of La Boca, in Buenos Aires. The work was  premiered a few years ago by  the Hastings Sinfonia orchestra and performed very again in 2018 by the International Festival Orchestra conducted by John Andrews and Polo on the piano.

THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN

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Recently, Polo had the great honour to be inducted into the prestigious Royal Society Of Musicians Of Great Britain, one the most prestigious music-related institutions  in the world.

Founded in 1738, the society counts  with a large list of prominent  composers, musicians including George Frederick Handel as well as other distinguished personalities associated with the society including Charles Dickens, Edward VII, Felix Mendelssohn, Ignaz Moscheles, Hector Berlioz, Antonin Dvorák, Carl Maria von Weber, Nicolo Paganini, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Franz Liszt and Clara Schumann.

WORLD PREMIERE IN SINGAPORE

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In May 2019, a brand new work entitled The Walk' , had its first ever performance by the Ensemble de la Belle Musique in Singapore.

The score

CONDUCTING THE

CITY OF PRAGUE

PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

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Piatti's most recent CD Sentimental Journey was recorded with the City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Polo from the piano. The very evocative  album was received with general acclaim and great reviews worldwide and is now available to buy at Seafront Records.

first ever Multi-Faith OratoriO 'libera nos'

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Five excerpts of Polo's extensive Multi-Faith Oratorio Libera Nos were performed during the 2015 International Festival Orchestra, by 5 Soloists, the Composers Festival Chorus, Battle Abbey Children's Choir in St Mary in the Castle, conducted by Japanese maestro Hiroshi Endo. The world-premiere of the complete oratorio will take place in the UK soon. Written for  solo voices, mixed and children's choir and orchestra, the work is the very first multi-faith oratorio in the world. It includes all five mayor world-religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The work was commissioned by the Musica Sacra organisation. Polo has  dedicated this monumental work to"all the people that give to the world, instead of just taking from it".

THE IMPOSSIBLE PIECES PERformed for the first time

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These four works written for solo Violin, Clarinet, Trumpet & large Orchestra are impossible to play. Or maybe not? During the Grand Opening Concert at the International Composers Festival, three extraordinary British virtuoso instrumentalists Sarah Thurlow (clarinet), Jane Gordon (violin) and Andrew Gill (trumpet) together with the International Festival Orchestra, showed that the pieces could indeed be performed. Absolutely amazing!

​IMPERIAL COLLEGE ENSEMBLe london premiere

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A work entitled Agitato was commissioned and premiered by the Imperial College String Ensemble to great success at the beautiful Holy Trinity Church in London with Polo on the piano.

The work's performance was repeated in January 2019 by the Hastings Sinfonia Orchestra and  Polo once again on the piano, to great success

SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY PREMIERE

Polo held two ground-breaking recitals in Japan, one in Osaka that included the Asian premiere of his Sentimental Journey Suite with the Osaka Concert Orchestra and a solo recital with classical piano improvisations at the Bechstein Hall in Tokyo.

A year later distinguished members of the same orchestra traveled all the way to the UK to perform it again, this time with Polo and the Hastings Sinfonia at the 2nd. International Composers Festival as well as at a benefit concert at the beautiful Fairlight Hall.

A VERY BRITISH WORK

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Polo recently performed the piano and orchestra version of his composition Broad, Sunlit Uplands with the Hastings Sinfonia Orchestra to great success. He wrote and dedicated this composition to the London branch of the famous Winkle Club, at the Hyatt Regency The Churchill after conceiving the piece with the human side of Winston Churchill's personality in mind, whi was another prominent member of the distinguished Winkle Club

LULLABY FOR A CLOWN

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Lullaby For A Clown for cello and orchestra, is one of Polo's most celebrated works and is being performed by a very large number of soloists and orchestras around the world. A copy of the score can be made available on request at the Seafront Records website.

The original recording features international soloist Marek Elznic, who is the principal cellist at the Prague City of Prague Symphony Orchestra.

HOT MAGAZINE INTERVIEW

In an exclusive interview for HOT Magazine, Polo speaks about his childhood, his musical views and future plans

NEW WORK FOR PERCUSSION

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Polo composed and dedicated The Chase, a brand new work for xylophone, glockenspiel and orchestra to virtuoso xylophonist Christopher Beaumont who premiered the piece with the Hastings Sinfonia.

ROYAL PRAISE FOR 'DUTY SUBLIME'

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Another commission, this time to commemorate the 90th Birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II entitled Duty Sublime was brilliantly premiered by the Lewes Concert Orchestra under expert hand of conductor Ian McCrae. The composition was inspired by the Queen's persona as a human being and not, as usual, the official monarch.

CONCERT ARIAS

PREMIERE

Two concert arias were soft-premiered to much success in St Leonards-on-Sea, by the wonderful Japanese mezzo-soprano Ayaka Tanimoto and the Hastings Sinfonia Orchestra, conducted by maestro Derek Carden.

LATEST ALBUM RELEASE

Polo's album 'Vintage Piano' (with improvised pieces recorded shortly after his arrival in London) has now has been released worldwide by Artful Production Music! The album will appear on Spotify and other streaming sites in due course.

GREAT NEWS FROM JAPAN

Super virtuoso Trombonist Yuka Hara (well known in the UK for her fabulous playing at the several International Composers Festivals, confirms her  performing of the piece for trombone and orchestra "Catch Me If You Can', especially dedicated to her by Polo Piatti. More news to follow about dates, orchestra and official video release soon!