Italian pianist Ida Pelliccioli remembers music of forgotten ‘geniuses’
“My aim and also my responsibility as a performer is to introduce something new to my audience, to make them discover a forgotten piece or an unknown composer.
History’s classical music geniuses will be honoured in the repertoire of Italian pianist Ida Pelliccioli, when she returns to perform at Lucas Parklands in Montville.
Ms Pelliccioli received standing ovations on a recent tour of South Africa, and will take the stage in Germany, Thailand and Singapore prior to her third visit to Lucas Parklands, on April 19.
She is recognised for her desire to virtually disappear on stage, allowing for the true artistic intent of some of history’s most famous composers, and those most forgotten, to be revealed.
“The quality of sound is something I spend much time working on and perfecting - all the hand movements and my posture at the piano are adapted to only serve these purposes,” Ida explains.
“My main interest as a musician is to be faithful to the score, and of course there are elements that are written and some unwritten components that you have to be able to discern.
“Therefore, in a way, the achievement would be for me not having a personal style of playing, but rather disappearing as an interpreter in order to better translate each composer’s own style.”
Her performance at Lucas Parklands in April will feature her “Introspection” repertoire – featuring lesser-known works from Finland’s Jean Sibelius, French composer Gabriel Fauré, Italians Ferruccio Busoni and Ottorino Respighi, and Czech composer Leoš Janáček.
“The ‘Introspections’ program focuses on very personal pieces from the composers I have chosen and, it is true that their intent is to create an impact by a straightforward approach rather than by grandiose gestures,” Ida explains.
“The pieces we play have been written by geniuses and we are only the bridge between the score and the audience. Our work is to be as close as possible to the message of the composer and dissolve in a way on stage, making one with the sound and our instrument.”
Ms Pelliccioli is extremely mindful of bridging the gap between the music of the classical geniuses and her audience.
“My aim and also my responsibility as a performer – especially as a pianist as we have such a large repertoire – is to introduce something new to my audience, to make them discover a forgotten piece or an unknown composer, so that, when they go home, they wish to continue to listen to this music after the concert,” Ms Pelliccioli says.
“I do a lot of research when putting my programmes together. It is important for me to have a thread that connects the pieces: this casts the light on specific elements that help not only the interpreter, but also elements that guide the listening process of the audience.
“I am very interested and excited to bring pieces that are not so much performed, because usually these are my own discoveries as a listener and also because the piano repertoire is so endless that I think it is my mission to bring back to the stage some wrongly forgotten masterpieces.”
Ida Pelliccioli performs at Lucas Parklands, Montville, Queensland, on April 19, at 3pm.
• For information and tickets, phone 0409 623 228 or visit: https://lucasparklands.com.au/