The renowned Italian – Argentine artist Albertina Crescitelli has been introduced by prominent international musicians as:
“A great pianist with a big talent…” Bruno Gelber (Argentine Pianist)
“An outstanding pianist with a natural kind of music-making…” Tibor Kovac (Violinist – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
“She has enormous technical and artistic resources rarely found today.” Peter Ritzen (Belgian Pianist / Composer)
As a multifaceted artist, she is a pianist, conductor, and composer. Her wide repertoire includes masterpieces of Classical Music, Modern Tango, Jazz, and arrangements and compositions of her own. She also promotes the work of Argentinian composers abroad. This multicultural richness can be appreciated in her piano recitals, as a soloist with orchestra, in chamber music ensembles, and in her group Albertina Crescitelli Ensemble, turning her performances into creative messages of union and fraternity.
Her artistic activities take place in Latin America and Europe, performing in important halls, theaters, and international festivals. She appears with renowned musicians such as Vladimir Tsypin (New York Philharmonic), among others. As a soloist with orchestra, she has worked with several conductors, among them Carlos Barraquero, Jorge Lehz, and Carlos Alberto Vieu.
Her solo albums include Portrait and Claro de Luna. She premiered and recorded Tito Francia’s piano work. Her latest album, TrompeTango, in tribute to her father, was recorded with outstanding Latin American and European musicians. Her music is spread through the most important internet portals.
She contributes to the musical education of a new generation of pianists and musicians, giving masterclasses, as Assistant Director of the Academic Orchestra of Mendoza, and as Piano Professor at the Piano Concert Chair at the National University of Cuyo (UNCuyo).
She began playing the piano and writing her first compositions at the age of five and gave her first concert at eleven years old. She graduated from the University in Argentina with honorable mention. Then she was invited by Alberto Lysy for further studies in Switzerland, and later, she settled in Vienna, where she continued her advanced studies and artistic career. She received her Postgraduate degree from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary. Her principal teachers in piano were Roberto Urbay in Argentina; Peter Ritzen and Leonid Brumberg in Vienna; and Sandor Falvai and Angelika Hamory in Hungary. In Orchestral Conducting, David del Pino Klinge, Alicia Pouzo and Carlos Alberto Vieu. She received scholarships from private and governmental institutions for her studies in Europe. She is the winner of several prizes in international piano competitions and obtains several awards for her artistic career.
True to her conception of art committed to society, she also performs benefit concerts for institutions around the world. The press, public and international artists highlight her great artistic temperament, virtuosity, and extensive dynamic and timbre range, with a deep and holistic orientation in her interpretations and compositions, approaching in this way to her artistic goal:
“development of the human being through the arts”
