Cédric Pescia

Cédric Pescia is a pianist. He is a dual citizen of France and Switzerland.

Biography

Pescia studied at the Conservatoire de Musique in Lausanne, the Conservatoire de Musique in Geneva, the Universität der Künste in Berlin, and the International Piano [Academy Lake Como] in Italy.

Career

Cédric Pescia won First Prize at the 2002 Gina Bachauer [International Artists Piano Competition], and has toured throughout Europe, South America, and the USA. He is a founding member and the artistic director of the Lausanne chamber music series Ensemble en Scène. He regularly teaches master classes in the US and Europe, including at the Accademia Pianistica Internazionale “Incontri col Maestro” in Imola, Italy.

Discography

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op. 109, 110 & 111
Works by Busoni & Enescu
Les Folies françaises
R. Schumann: The Complete Works for Piano, Vol.2
Bach: Goldberg Variations
J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080

Pescia's recordings have received favorable reviews. International Record Review called Pescia's first album an “impressive début,” and Le Temps said “his first record is a master stroke.” Gramophone called Pescia an “outstandingly gifted pianist” and his recording of Schumann's complete works “vivacious, lucid and affectionate.”