ARVO PART - Tabula Rasa - 2nd Mov

Lorenzo Marasso was born in Torino, Italy. He graduated from the Conservatorio di Milano in 1994. The same year, he enrolled in the postgraduate program at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he also studied orchestral conducting. In 1996, Lorenzo participated in the Park Lane Group Young Artist Series performing at the Southbank Centre in London, a solo recital of contemporary compositions by Paul Patterson, James Macmillan, John McCabe and Nimrod Borenstein. Lorenzo's commitment to performing contemporary works led him to participate to the Valentino Bucchi Piano Competition in Rome where he was a prize winner. Further engagements included performing the UK premiere of Keith Jarrett's Sonata for Violin and Piano at the Hatherleigh Festival as well as works by Nigel Clarke and John McCabe in the presence of the composers. Later on Lorenzo founded String Orchestra Project, an ensemble devoted to performing the chamber orchestral repertoire with no boundaries of styles or combination of players. In 2017 Lorenzo founded Bauhaus Records, a recording label devoted to restoring a more healthy and direct relationship between musicians and the recorded product. Current catalogue include the complete Inventions and Sinfonias by J.S. Bach, performed by Lorenzo, and Haydn's The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross. In June 2018 Lorenzo premiered "Partizan", a staged melologue for pianist and actor that Lorenzo commissioned LA-based composer Anne LeBaron. In February 2019 Lorenzo appeared on Classical KING FM NW Focus LIVE, a radio show showcasing the Pacific Northwest’s diverse music scene. Lorenzo currently lives in the Seattle area where he continues his activity of solo and collaborative pianist as well as chamber musician and educator and enjoys collaborations with the Philharmonia Northwest, Seattle University and Key to Change.