Francesco Cera
Harpsichordist & Organist
Palazzo Schifanoia – Ferrara
Photo: (C) Marco Caselli Nirmal
Francesco Cera
Harpsichordist & Organist
Ferrara – Palazzo Schifanoia 25.10.2024
Photo: (C) Marco Caselli Nirmal
Harpsichordist
Cera’s interpretations of the music of Girolamo Frescobaldi, have won over the hearts of critics and the public alike. Further recordings and performances include works by Domenico Scarlatti, Jean-Henri D’Anglebert, and, recently, the complete Bach Well-Tempered Clavier.
Organist
Francesco Cera has introduced the public to a wide range of renaissance and baroque Italian organ repertoire through his live performances, recordings on historical Italian organs, and masterclasses throughout both Europe and the United States.
Conductor
The Ensemble Arte Musica, founded and directed by Francesco Cera, is composed of vocal soloists of the highest caliber. Since 1996, the ensemble has put forth interpretations of works in the recitar cantando style by Monteverdi, D’India, Belli and Rasi, as well as madrigals by Luzzaschi and sacred works by Gesualdo.
Reviews
Bach’s Preludes and fugues were rarely heard more adequate, fuller, richer, more lyrical, more turbulent and more laborious than on these four CDs.
Paul Janssen – Luister February 2024
I found Cera’s artistry both engaging and persuasive. Articulation is superb and the readings reveal an artist skilful in the delineation of voice parts.
Stephen Greenbank – Musicweb International October 19, 2023
Clavier bien tempéré de Bach plein d’éloquence avec Francesco Cera au clavecin. La version de Franceso Cera au clavecin se distingue par une approche très informée, tant par la technique propre au clavier baroque que par son art du discours.
Frédéric Munoz – Resmusica.com March 7, 2024
Engaging, interesting and Thoughtful, Francesco Cera’s performance of The Well-Tempered Clavier. He gives voice to the voices and instead of just a dry plain reading we hear an enlivened elocution. It is as if he recited the music for us.
Endre Enaru – Classicalmusicdaily.com November 2023
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Next concerts
September 9th-12th
Bologna
Basiliche di San Petronio e di San Martino, chiesa di San Procolo
Masterclass on the Renaissance organs in Bologna with Francesco Cera: “Frescobaldi e il Barocco a Roma”
Lectures by Stefano Molardi and Nicola Badolato, visits to historical instruments with Michele Vannelli and Catalina Vicens
September 29th
Galatina
(Lecce)
Chiesa di Santa Caterina d’Alessandria
Francesco Cera organ by anonymous 1558
Works by C.Merulo, A. e G.Gabrieli, G.Frescobaldi
October 6th
Anghiari
(Arezzo)
Nuovo Auditorium del Cassero
“In Bach’s room”
Francesco Cera harpsichord
Works by Bach, Couperin Frescobaldi Scarlatti e Haendel
October 25th
Ferrara
Palazzo Schifanoia – Salone dei mesi
Francesco Cera harpsichord
Works by G.Frescobaldi and J.S.Bach
