Einar Johannesson & Alessandra Pompili

Alessandra Pompili is a classical pianist with a focus on presenting original and creative programmes to audiences. Her more recent project deals with the performance of sacred music written for piano solo. In 2009 Alessandra started presenting Franz Liszt’s Via Crucis with the projection of the images that inspired the composition: after recitals in Liverpool, Sheffield, Wrexham, Lancaster, Kecskemét, Milan, Rome, Vatican Ciy, Tivoli and Budapest, Vatican Radio recorded one of the performances to broadcast for Easter and Holy Week 2013. Alessandra has performed for years as a soloist to critical public acclaim in Italy, England, Hungary and the U.S.A. Born in Rome, Alessandra gained her diploma in piano with the highest mark at the conservatoire “A.Casella” (L’Aquila) under the guidance of pianist and composer Sergio Calligaris. She also studied at the “Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris A.Cortot” under Marcella Crudeli, where she was awarded  the  Brevet  d’Enseignement  with the highest grade possible. She then studied with the late Arnaldo Graziosi and with Luigi D’Ascoli. Since completing her music training she has also pursued her interests in History of Art and Archaeology, obtaining a degree and a postgraduate degree in Italy and an MA and a PhD in England.