About this Event
Programme
Bach – Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
Liszt – Années de Pelerinage: Deuxième Année
i. Spozalicio
ii. Il Penseroso
iii. Sonetto 123 del Petrarca
iv. Après une lecture de Dante
Admission Free Donations greatly appreciated
Biography
Francisco Couto began his Piano studies at 5 years old and concluded his high education course with top marks at 16 from Instituto Gregoriano de Lisboa. Over his academic career he also studied with Pianist António Rosado. He is currently finishing a bachelor’s degree from the Royal College of Music in London with Professor Caterina Grewe.
He has been privileged to play for acclaimed musicians such as Vitaly Pisarenko, Ian Jones and Sofya Guliak as well as participate in festivals locally and internationally where he has met renowned musicians like Till Fellner and Wei-Yi Yang. He has performed in the United Kingdom, Italy and Portugal.
A particular affection for romantic composers is evident in his performances without ever letting go of a great variety of repertoire. Recent works include Liszt’s second Piano Concerto, Scriabin’s sonata in F-sharp major and Prokofiev’s sonata in A minor.
Francisco is also a tactful and engaging chamber musician, having played Dvorak and Shostakovich’s Piano Quintets as well as Ravel's Piano Trio and Steve Reich's Quartet for two pianos and two vibraphones. This past summer, he was resident artist at one of the most influential orchestras in Portugal, Orquestra de Câmara Portuguesa, having been praised for his "intimate and splendid" performance.
Apart from playing, Francisco is also a teacher, an arranger and an avid cinema lover. He has written the soundtrack for a short amateur Portuguese film currently undergoing post-production and he is hoping to engage in more similar projects in the future.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St Dunstan-in-the-West, 186a Fleet Street, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00