Alberto Nones

Alberto Nones
Background information
Born (1975-12-28) December 28, 1975 (age 50)
OriginItaly
GenresMale
OccupationsClassical pianist, musicologist, and academic
InstrumentPiano
PublisherHalidon Music
Websitehttps://albertonones.com/

Alberto Nones (Trento, 1975) is an Italian pianist, philosopher, and musicologist. He is a professor of Music History at the Conservatorio Rossini in Pesaro. His work combines musical performance, scholarly research, and philosophical inquiry into music, with a focus on broad cultural perspectives and contemporary interpretations of musical practice.[1]

Biography

Alberto Nones is an Italian pianist and academic. He graduated with honors in piano from the Conservatorio Francesco Antonio Bonporti in Trento.[2] He has received several awards, including a prize at the Coppa Pianisti d’Italia in Osimo in 1996.[3] He has been active as a concert pianist since the early 2000s.[4] Among his performances is a solo concert at the Megaron Hall in Athens, organized in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura.[5]

In addition to his musical career, Nones graduated with honors in philosophy from the University of Bologna.[6] He also holds an MSc in Political Theory from the London School of Economics and a PhD in International Studies from the University of Trento. He has worked as a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Cambridge and as a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University.[7][8][9]

He is a tenured professor at the Conservatorio Gioachino Rossini in Pesaro. He has also taught music history and piano at several Italian conservatories, including the Conservatorio Giacomo Puccini in Gallarate.[6][7]

Outside the field of music, he has held academic positions and conducted research in political philosophy at the United Arab Emirates University, the University of Trento, and the Università della Svizzera italiana.[10][7]

As a pianist, Nones is particularly associated with the music of Frédéric Chopin. His Chopin recordings include complete editions of Chopin's mazurkas, nocturnes, fantasies, waltzes, preludes and impromptus. On November 1, 2024, he was the first to release the recording on a historical Pleyel piano of Chopin's Waltz in A minor newly discovered in New York.[11] He is currently about to release the premiere of Palestinian composer Mahmoud Abuwarda’s Nocturnes, one of which he co-composed.[12]

His scholarly approach combines performance, musicology and philosophy. “Besides being a pianist of rare distinction, Nones is also a philosopher, and therefore accustomed to thinking and planning in an ‘organic’ way — to use an adjective much loved by so-called engaged intellectuals”, has written about him music critic Andrea Bedetti in a review which contrasts his album dedicated to Rachmaninov and Silvestrov with one of his Chopin works.[13] He was appointed honorary visiting teacher at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music,  and is the director of the European Association for Music and Communication (AEMC), which has convened various editions of the AEMC Conference on Music, Communication and Performance.[14][15]

Reception

Nones's recordings have received strongly engaged critical responses, starting from the first review by noted Italian music critic Dino Villatico of his first Chopin album, the Complete Fantasies (2016).[16] His Complete Nocturnes received 5 stars by the American magazine Fanfare, according to which “The piano we hear on this wonderful-sounding disc has a clarity and depth not often heard or as well recorded” and “Nones also provides a fascinating booklet essay”.[17]

The Italian music magazine Amadeus has awarded 5 stars to his Complete Fantasies (2022), “whose energy opens up the imaginary” and “where the retrospective gaze becomes a self-exploration of the unconscious, in search of a peace finally achieved”.[18]

Nones's Mozart interpretations too received a 5-star review by the Belgian magazine Pizzicato, under the title of “Barrieren Eingerissen / Broken Barriers”.[19]

Discography

  • Chopin complete Mazurkas (Continuo Records, 2016 & Halidon Music, 2024)[20]
  • Johannes Brahms Sonatas for Piano and Violin with Franco Mezzena (Luna Rossa Records, 2017)[21]
  • Pietro Cimara L'infinito – Art Songs for Soprano and Piano with Nunzia Santodirocco (Da Vinci Classics, 2019)[22]
  • Rachmaninov / Silvestrov Preludes / Kitsch-Musik (Anima Records, 2022)[23]
  • Chopin Complete Fantasies (Convivium Records, 2022)[24]
  • Marco Anzoletti Golden Nothingness with Gabriella Costa (Da Vinci Classics, 2024)[25]
  • West-East-bound Musical Encounters, Vol. 1 Brahms & Yun (Halidon Music, 2024)[26]
  • Chopin Complete Nocturnes (Halidon Music, 2024)[27]
  • Alexander Scriabin Étude Pathétique (Halidon Music, 2024)[28]
  • Reflecting Mozart (AEMC, 2024)[29]
  • Chopin Waltz in A Minor (Found in New York) (Halidon Music, 2024)[30]
  • Chopin Complete Waltzes, Including the New York Waltz'' (Halidon, 2025)[31]
  • Chopin Complete Preludes & Waltzes (Halidon Music, 2026)[32]

Publications

Alberto Nones typically writes the liner notes for his recordings.[18] He has published books and essays on composers including Giuseppe Verdi,  the Doors,  Riccardo Zandonai,[33] and Francesco Antonio Bonporti,[34] as well as on performance and contemporary classical music culture,[35] and on political philosophy and international studies.[36]

References

  1. ^ "Alberto Nones". Conservatorio Rossini (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  2. ^ www.nicolabenedetti.it, Nicola Benedetti /. "Fazioli Pianoforti". Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  3. ^ Zingales, Morena (2018-08-28). "Festival di Musica Classica di Castiglione, Duo Nones "Viaggio d'estate"". Notizie dal Lago Trasimeno (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  4. ^ Ciola, Monique (2001-03-24). "Narciso e la rosa". QT-Questotrentino (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  5. ^ ANSA, Agenzia (2025-03-14). "Ad Atene un concerto di Alberto Nones, i 'Notturni' di Chopin - News dagli Istituti di Cultura - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  6. ^ a b "Chopin Soirée". Trentino Cultura (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  7. ^ a b c "Alberto Nones". phd.unitn.it. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  8. ^ "Cambridge Programme for International Research on Europe (CAPIRE): Proposal for an Early-Stage Research Training Project (EST) on the External Relations of the European Union. | FP6 | CORDIS | Komisja Europejska". CORDIS | European Commission (in Polish). Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  9. ^ "Alberto Nones | James Madison Program". jmp.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  10. ^ "Alberto Nones". phd.unitn.it. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  11. ^ GENTILI, LUCIA (2024-11-01). "Chopin e il brano svelato. Quel manoscritto nascosto tradotto nel Maceratese". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  12. ^ DAMEN, LEONARDO (2026-04-24). "Un notturno per ricordare Lubna". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  13. ^ "Tra ragione e sentimento: la beata logica della lucidità interpretativa". MusicVoice.it (in Italian). 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  14. ^ Cortellari, Filippo (2022-01-04). "I successi del M° Nones donano lustro e prestigio al nostro Conservatorio". Conservatorio di Musica Giacomo Puccini (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  15. ^ Giorgi, Leonardo (2020-06-26). "Musicisti da tutto il mondo al convegno online dell'Aemc". Cronache Maceratesi (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  16. ^ Spettacolo, Consorzio Marche (2024-07-24). "I NOTTURNI DI CHOPIN". Marchespettacolo.com. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  17. ^ "Alberto Nones, James Harrington: Fanfare Magazine". fanfarearchive.com. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  18. ^ a b "Frédéric Chopin: Complete Fantasies - Review by Amadeus". Convivium Records. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  19. ^ Franck, Rémy (2024-12-13). "Barrieren eingerissen". Pizzicato (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  20. ^ Cook, Nicholas (2020-07-26), "Performance Analysis and Chopin's Mazurkas", Chopin, Routledge, pp. 343–363, ISBN 978-1-003-07505-9, retrieved 2026-05-19{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  21. ^ Johannes Brahms, Franco Mezzena, Alberto Nones - The Sonatas For Piano And Violin, 2017, retrieved 2026-05-19
  22. ^ Publishing, Da Vinci (2019-05-21). "Pietro Cimara: L'Infinito, Art Songs for Soprano & Piano". DA VINCI PUBLISHING. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  23. ^ "Alberto Nones 'Rachmaninov -Preludes, Silvestrov – Kitsch-Musik' | Kathodik WebZine" (in Italian). 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  24. ^ "Frédéric Chopin: Complete Fantasies". Convivium Records. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  25. ^ katodv (2023-12-22). "Marco Anzoletti: Golden Nothingness, Complete Unpublished Art Songs". Da Vinci Publishing. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  26. ^ Pointer, John; Brahms; West, John E.; Ireland, John (1913-06-01). "Echoes". The Musical Times. 54 (844): 387. doi:10.2307/907678. ISSN 0027-4666.
  27. ^ "appendix Nocturnes of Field, Chopin and Fauré", Nocturnes, Yale University Press, pp. 311–312, 2026-12-31, ISBN 978-0-300-28968-8, retrieved 2026-05-19{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  28. ^ Ehrlich, Cyril; Rakhmaninov; Berman, Lazar (June 1981). "Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op.42; Preludes in C Sharp Minor Op.3 No.2, F Sharp Minor Op.23 No.1, D Op.23 No.4, G Sharp Minor Op.32 No.12, B Minor Op.32 No.10, B Flat Op.23 No.2". The Musical Times. 122 (1660): 392. doi:10.2307/960989. ISSN 0027-4666.
  29. ^ Miraglia, Gianluca (2019-04-18). "pizzicato - Dizionario degli italianismi in Portoghese del progetto OIM". OIM. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  30. ^ Indah Oktavia, Berliana (2022-12-27). "Analisis Teknik Permainan Piano dan Interpretasi Waltz In A Minor Karya Frederic Chopin". Repertoar Journal. 3 (1): 104–113. doi:10.26740/rj.v3n1.p104-113. ISSN 2746-1718.
  31. ^ Beal, Amy C. (2017-04-20). "New York Waltzes". University of Illinois Press. doi:10.5406/illinois/9780252039157.003.0004.
  32. ^ Kresky, Jeffrey (1994). "A Reader's Guide to the Chopin Preludes". doi:10.5040/9798216005162. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  33. ^ Nones, Phillip (2015-04-23). "In the cross-currents of history: An interview with musician and author Alberto Nones about the life and work of Italian composer Riccardo Zandonai". Florent Schmitt. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  34. ^ Cortellari, Filippo (2021-07-08). "Due prestigiose nuove pubblicazioni del M° Nones". Conservatorio di Musica Giacomo Puccini (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  35. ^ "Vernon Press - Authors". vernonpress.com. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  36. ^ Nones, Alberto (2008). "Toward a Conception of Welcoming and Cooperating Patriotisms". Perspectives. 16 (1): 57–83. ISSN 1210-762X.

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