Projects
Each project represents a distinct voice in Chantal Balestri's artistic journey. From transatlantic dialogues to chamber ensembles, these collaborations showcase her versatility as both pianist and creative partner.
Curated Performance Projects on Italian, Swiss and USA Composers
Echoes of USA and Italy
Her programs move freely across the repertoire, from Baroque to contemporary music, combining established works with new compositions and collaborations with living composers.
Alongside performances of existing repertoire, she actively engages with composers through premieres, contributing to the expansion of the piano repertoire and to the circulation of new music across different cultural contexts.
Exploration of overlooked works
Rediscovering Repertoire
Through curated programs, she brings underperformed works into dialogue with more familiar pieces, offering audiences new perspectives on the classical canon. This work is shaped by a desire to reveal connections across different periods, styles, and musical identities.
Rather than presenting these works as isolated discoveries, her approach seeks to integrate them into a broader narrative, where they can resonate fully within today’s concert life.
Chamber Music Projects
Balestri-Guccione Duo
With flutist Yuri Guccione, Principal Flute of the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, she develops projects that contemporary repertoire within broader cross-cultural frameworks. Among these, Echoes & Dialogues explores musical exchange between Italy and the United States through performance and newly commissioned works.
Bez-Balestri Duo
With French violinist Jean-Samuel Bez, her work focuses on Italian, Swiss, and French repertoire, exploring connections and contrasts across these traditions, with a particular interest in composers associated with the Prix de Rome.
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