Biography
Sandra Landini
won first prize in twenty national piano competitions and was the winner of the absolute first prize at the International Competitions of Stresa and Taranto, the absolute second prize at the International Competition of Chieti and the absolute third prize at the International Fryderyk Chopin Competition in Rome, at the Ferenc Liszt Piano Competition of Lucca.
Her artistic career gave her the opportunity to be an important performer like soloist in the most prestigious halls and festivals in Europe, and United States, at Gasteig in Munich in Bavaria, the Grieg Festival in Bergen (Norway), the Fondation Pierre Gianadda in Martigny (Switzerland), in the Theatre des Varietes in Monte Carlo, at Musik Theater and Vienna University, at the Fondazione N. Piccinni in Bari (Italy), at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh (United Kingdom), at Festival Pau Casals and Foundation Frax (Spain), at San Giorgio’s Cathedral in Rome (Italy), Marruccino Theater in Chieti, Bibiena Theatre in Mantova, Rinnovati Theatre in Siena, Teatro Giuditta Pasta di Saronno, Festival Melusine (France), at the Havellandische Musikfestspiele in Brandenburg (Germany), Helsinki Sinebrychoffin Taidemuseon, at the National Academy in Lovran (Croatia), Świętokrzyska Filharmony Festival (Poland), Cultuurcentrum Beringen (Belgium), Asolo Musica, and also in Turin, Venice, Verona, Genoa, Milan, Stresa, Lugano, London, Monaco, Paris, Nuremberg, Frankfurt, Warsaw, Krakow, Dublin.
She is often invited to play in the United States and Canada, at Steinway Piano Serie in University of Florida, at Kopleff Recital Hall in Atlanta, at Bertelsmann Foundation Building in Athens Academy, for Music Encore Concert Society in Richmond Vancouver, at the University of Georgia and at Center for the Arts in Oregon.
She played as soloist with J. Dumitrescu’s National Philarmonic Orchestra of Romania, Italian Academy Orchestra, Icelandic Kordo String Quartet, Asolo Chamber Orchestra, Hadimova Quartet, Akedon Quintet.
She also performed Mozart Concerto for two pianos KV365 with P.J Cajkovskij Repubblica of Udmurtia Orchestra, Filharmonia Świetokrzyska Orchestra, Jean Sibelius Rapallo Orchestra and I Filarmonici Veneti orchestra.
At Teatro Comunale in Alessandria she performed J.S. Bach Concerto for tree pianos and orchestra BWV 1063 and Charmichael Concierto folklórico for piano four hands and orchestra with Sanremo Symphony Orchestra.
She recorded a CD with Russian (Rachmaninov, Balakirev, Glinka) and Chopin for Phoenix Classics.
She followed in her mother’s footsteps and she graduated summa cum laude in piano performance under her mother’s guidance at the “L. Cherubini” Music Conservatory in Florence. Then, she completed a two-year specialisation for concertist majors at the “F. Morlacchi” Music Conservatory in Perugia.
She attended Highly-Specialising courses in Florence with Orazio Frugoni and in Brescia at the Romanini Academy with Maria Golia. Boris Petrushansky and Muriel Chemin contributed to her professional growth.
She is often invited as a jury member in national and international piano contests.
She teaches piano at the G. Puccini Conservatory in La Spezia (Italy).