Marco Cerocchi, nascut in
1972, si-a efectuat studiile de pian la Conservatorul "Ottorino
Respighi" din Latina, diplomandu-se cu nota maxima sub indrumarea
profesoarei Maja Samargieva si a obtinut o bursa de
studiu pentru merite academice. In acelasi institut a frecventat si cursul
anual de muzica de camera tinut de Laura
Manzini, seminarul "Aspecte ale literaturii pianistice a lui F. Chopin" sustinut de Sergio Cafaro si a efectuat cursul bienal de
pedagogie muzicala.
Cerocchi a participat la
numeroase cursuri de perfectionare si in Master Classes
cu artisti de faima internationala, intre care amintim:
�la Academia "Jacopo Napoli", cu Maja Samargieva, unde a concertat in cadrul Festivalului "Le Corti dell'Arte" obtinand diploma pentru merite artistice.
La Sermoneta in cadrul celui de-al XXXII-lea Festival
Pontino cu Charles Rosen.
La Florenta in cadrul Asociatiei "Amici della
Musica" cu Joaquin Achucarro.
La Bologna in cadrul Academiei Filarmonice, cu Massimiliano Damerini.
La Roma in cadrul "Arts Academy", cu Bruno Canino.
Din 1995, an in care obtine
diploma, si-a inceput activitatea solistica, sustinand recitaluri in Italia si
in strainatate.
�In 1996 a participat la manifestarea pianistica nationala din Venetia (Palatul Labia), patronata de
Presedintele Republicii si de Marele Teatru "La Fenice", eveniment
anual rezervat tinerilor pianisti din toate conservatoarele de stat italiene
laureati cu nota maxima.
�In 1998, an in care Stockholm (Suedia) a fost ales drept
"Capitala Europeana a Culturii", a sustinut recitaluri de pian in
cadrul Festivalului "Sommar i Storkyrkan", in prestigioasa catedrala
a capitalei suedeze si la Institutul Italian de Cultura din Stockholm. In acelasi an a fost invitat
de Asociatia culturala "Finlanda-Italia", sustinand recitaluri in
sala Temppelinaukio in Helsinki.
����������� A sustinut recitaluri de pian in Bucuresti (Romania) in Muzeul National
"George Enescu";
(In english)
in Sophia (Bulgaria) at the Residence of the Italian Embassy, within a cultural event
promoted in collaboration with the National Gallery of Arts of Bulgaria. A
tourn�e in Denmark, where He played at the Auditorium of the Italian Cultural
Institute in Copenhagen and at the Department of Music of the Aarhus
University, in collaboration with the Dante Alighieri Society. A tourn�e in
South America: in Quito (Ecuador) a piano recital at the �Las Camaras�
Hall and the direction of a Master class for the National Conservatory of the
capital. In Asunci�n (Paraguay), at the �Sal�n de Honor�
of the prestigious Centenario Club, in
collaboration with the Italian Embassy, whithin the Festa d�Italia 2001
event; in addition, He directed two Master Classes for the
Dante Alighieri Association and got an interview at the Nandut� National Radio Broadcasting 107.7 Fm-Concertos, in which They broadcasted some of the
Cerocchi�s performances; in La Paz (Bolivia), a piano-recital in the
�Palacio Chico�, headquarter of the Vice-Ministry of Culture.
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����������� Outside� his�
artistic� activity,� since�
1996,� Cerocchi� has also studied�� Modern Literatures- Music History Division at �La Sapienza -
University� of Roma, in which he graduated, in July 2001, with the best
scores cum laude. In 1998, thanks to a European Socrates scholarship, He attended the � Stockholms Universitet �
(Sweden).
Moreover, for the next
academic Year, He has been awarded a Teaching Assistantship
and the admission to a� Master at the � Florida State University � (U. S.A.).