Alberto Firrincieli is an esteemed Italian pianist, harpsichordist, composer, and scholar. In December 2021, he was honored with the title of Knight of the Star of Italy (Cavaliere della Stella d’Italia). Additionally, he is the winner of the second prize in the International Contest “SIMM 2018 – New Music for Harpsichord.”
Currently, he is Assistant Professor in the Department of Music Entrepreneurship at Assumption University of Thailand, where he instructs students majoring in piano, harpsichord, and composition. He is the founder of the International Keyboard Academy (IKA) in Thailand and the Italian Thai Youth Orchestra (ITYO). Furthermore, he holds the position of Artistic Director for the Bangkok International Piano Festival and collaborates with various embassies in Thailand and abroad, as well as other international institutions, in organizing cultural and artistic events.
Among his most notable publications is the book “A method=logical approach to J. S. Bach two-part Inventions” in which he offers insight into understanding and composing music combining logical reasoning and music creativity. Moreover, he has recorded three CDs, authored over ten books (published by Edizioni Pian&Forte and DaVinci Publishing), and published eight academic articles dedicated to music pedagogy. In 2019, he made his debut at Carnegie Hall, performing a Toccata by Frescobaldi as a special guest and jury member for the IBLA GRAND PRIZE competition. He is frequently invited as a guest speaker and performer by international institutions to conduct recitals, conferences, masterclasses, workshops, and to present his scholarly contributions at international conferences and symposiums. His piano video courses are distributed by iClassical Academy and Cicerone Music Club.
Over the past two decades, he has devoted himself to the study of music pedagogy, advocating for a holistic and lifelong approach to music practice. This approach stands in contrast to the prevalent routine that emphasizes mere note-reading and mechanical repetition without fostering a genuine understanding of the music.
He began playing the piano at the age of eight and graduated at twenty under the guidance of Sebastiano Cannizzo at “Vincenzo Bellini” Conservatory in Caltanissetta, Italy. He then dedicated himself to the study of ancient keyboard instruments, learning the organ with Enrico Viccardi and graduating in Harpsichord under Maria Pia Jacoboni. Concurrently, he studied Composition with Giorgio Tosi and Electronic Music with Francesco Giomi and Marco Biscarini at the “Arrigo Boito” Conservatory in Parma, Italy, where he also graduated.
He furthered his education by graduating in Musicology from the University of Pavia, Italy, with a dissertation on Carlo Antonio Marino, an Italian Baroque composer, and his music. He also studied Harpsichord with Francesco Baroni and attended the “Ars et Labor” advanced Piano and Chamber Music Course with Christa Bützberger and Marina Rossi in Vicenza, Italy. During his studies, he participated in masterclasses with Enrico Baiano, Bob van Asperen, Michele Barchi, and Emilia Fadini.
Pianista, clavicembalista, musicologo e compositore italiano. Insignito del premio di Cavaliere della Stella d’Italia nel 2021, e vincitore del secondo premio del Concorso Internazionale “SIMM 2018 - Nuove Musiche per Clavicembalo” con la composizione Thirteen New Variations on 'La Folia'. Ha debuttato nel 2019 presso la Carnegie Hall con una toccata di Frescobaldi, in qualità di membro della giuria della competizione IBLA GRAND PRIZE.
È docente dei corsi principali di pianoforte, clavicembalo e composizione presso il dipartimento di Music Entrepreneurship della Assumption University di Bangkok. È inoltre fondatore dell'IKA - International Keyboard Academy, direttore artistico del Bangkok International Piano Festival e della ITYO – Italian Thai Youth Orchestra (www.ityo.it).
Diplomato in pianoforte presso l’Istituto musicale pareggiato “V. Bellini” di Caltanissetta, ha continuato i suoi studi musicali studiando organo con Enrico Viccardi, diplomandosi in Clavicembalo con Maria Pia Jacoboni, in Composizione con Giorgio Tosi ed in Musica Elettronica con Francesco Giomi e Marco Biscarini presso il Conservatorio “A. Boito” di Parma. Ha seguito vari corsi di perfezionamento con C. Ratto, E. Baiano, F. Baroni, E. Fadini, B. van Asperen. Essenziale per la sua formazione artistica e musicale è stato inoltre il Corso Triennale di perfezionamento pianistico “Ars et Labor”, sotto la guida di Christa Butzberger e Marina Rossi.
All’attività di musicista ha da sempre affiancato quella di musicologo: si è laureato in Musicologia presso la facoltà di Cremona, laureandosi con una tesi su Carlo Antonio Marino. Recentemente ha curato l’edizione degli Opera Omnia di Carlo Antonio Marino in nove volumi, pubblicati dalla Da Vinci classics ed Edizioni Pian&Forte. Ha pubblicato 8 articoli accademici ed ha registrato 3 CD, due di essi (TACTUS, Da Vinci classics) con il fortepianista Mario Stefano Tonda, con il quale ha costituito il duo Harpsichord for Two.
Collabora inoltre con diverse ambasciate in Tailandia per la realizzazione di eventi artistici e culturali, e viene regolarmente invitato da istituzioni musicali ed università in diversi paesi asiatici ed europei per concerti, masterclass, conferenze e corsi di perfezionamento.
阿尔贝托·菲林西利 （Alberto Firrincieli） 是一位受人尊敬的意大利钢琴家、大键琴家、作曲家和学者。2021 年 12 月，他被授予意大利之星骑士 （Cavaliere della Stella d'Italia） 称号。此外，他还获得了 “SIMM 2018 – 大键琴新音乐 ”国际比赛的二等奖。
目前，他是泰国易三仓大学音乐创业系的副教授，在那里他指导主修钢琴、大键琴和作曲的学生。他是泰国国际键盘学院 （IKA） 和意大利泰国青年管弦乐队 （ITYO） 的创始人。此外，他还担任曼谷国际钢琴节的艺术总监，并与泰国和国外的各个大使馆以及其他国际机构合作，组织文化和艺术活动。
他最著名的出版物之一是《J. S. Bach 两部分发明的方法=逻辑方法》一书，他在书中提供了结合逻辑推理和音乐创造力来理解和创作音乐的见解。此外，他还录制了三张CD，撰写了十多本书（由Edizioni Pian&Forte和DaVinci Publishing出版），并发表了八篇专门研究音乐教育学的学术文章。2019 年，他在卡内基音乐厅首次亮相，作为 IBLA GRAND PRIZE 比赛的特邀嘉宾和评委表演了 Frescobaldi 的托卡塔。他经常被国际机构邀请作为演讲嘉宾和表演者，举办独奏会、会议、大师班、研讨会，并在国际会议和研讨会上展示他的学术贡献。他的钢琴视频课程由 iClassical Academy 和 Cicerone Music Club 发行。
在过去的二十年里，他致力于音乐教育学的研究，倡导以全面和终身的方式进行音乐实践。这种方法与流行的常规形成鲜明对比，后者强调单纯的音符阅读和机械重复，而没有培养对音乐的真正理解。
他八岁开始弹钢琴，20 岁在意大利卡尔塔尼塞塔的“Vincenzo Bellini”音乐学院的 Sebastiano Cannizzo 的指导下毕业。随后，他致力于研究古代键盘乐器，师从恩里科·维卡迪 （Enrico Viccardi） 学习管风琴，并在玛丽亚·皮亚·雅各布尼 （Maria Pia Jacoboni） 的指导下获得大键琴专业。同时，他在意大利帕尔马的“Arrigo Boito”音乐学院师从乔治·托西 （Giorgio Tosi） 学习作曲，并师从弗朗切斯科·吉奥米 （Francesco Giomi） 和马可·比斯卡里尼 （Marco Biscarini） 学习电子音乐，并在那里毕业。
他从意大利帕维亚大学音乐学专业毕业，并发表了一篇关于意大利巴洛克作曲家卡洛·安东尼奥·马里诺 （Carlo Antonio Marino） 及其音乐的论文。他还跟随弗朗切斯科·巴罗尼学习大键琴，并参加了意大利维琴察与克里斯塔·布茨伯格和玛丽娜·罗西的“Ars et Labor”高级钢琴和室内乐课程。在学习期间，他参加了 Enrico Baiano、Bob van Asperen、Michele Barchi 和 Emilia Fadini 的大师班。