Now playing in this video: 🎵 Frank Martin: "Ballade"

Alberto Navarra brings virtuosic flair and dramatic urgency to Frank Martin's "Ballade", a modern showpiece written for the Geneva Conservatoire's competition repertoire. Restless and atmospheric, the work traverses shifting moods and colours in a compact, gripping narrative for flute and piano.

🌟 About the Artist

Born in Mondovì, Italy, he began his musical education with Maurizio Valentini at the Conservatorio di Musica Ghedini in Cuneo, followed by further studies with Andrea Manco and Andrea Oliva at the International Academy of Imola and National Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome. Awarded with scholarships to continue his studies, in 2019 he joined the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid as a student of Jacques Zoon and Salvador Martinez Tos. Here he was also awarded the "más sobresaliente", student of the year, presented by Queen Sofía of Spain.