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GUEST ARTIST CONCtrRT SERIES

SIRO SARACINO
PIANO

KATZIN CONCERT HALL
Wednesday, March 28,2001" 7:30 p.m.

PROGRAM
Siro Saracino was born in Cremona (ltaly) in 1969 and studied
pianoforte at the Piacenza State Consewatory of Musiq "G.
Nicolini," where he graduated with many honors in 19t39. He has
taken part in numerous national and international piano
competitions, winning various awards: City of _Genoa
Competition (1985), City of Alassio Cornpetition (1994)' City of
Albenga Competition (1983-84), Fare Musica Compctition of
Savigliano (1994), and the International Franz Liszt Competition
ofLucca (1985).
From the age of l3 he has been intensively cngagecl-in concert
activities as a soloist and in various chamber nlusic fbrrtlations.
He has played as a soloist in important ltalian cities, including
Milan, Piacenza, Brescia, Modena, Reggio Emilia, Patma,
Cremona, and Ravenna, and in many universities and
conservatories. He established and directed the School of Music
at Robecco d'C)glio (CR) from 1989-1998.
Siro Saracino is currectly Professor of Piano at the Palerrno State
Conservatory of Music, "V. Bellini." He has taken par-t in juries
of many intemational piano competitions, nlost recently in
Pianello Val Tidone, with.iury chairman Lazdr Bernlan.
Saracino's performance this evening
Keyboard Area of the School of Music.

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Ballade No.2. Op 38
Scherzo No. 1, Op. 20

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