Alessandro Stella is an Italian pianist and producer.
In 2020 he founded the record label Extended Place.
He is Voting Member of the Recording Academy® and the Latin Recording Academy®.
An original artist with a sophisticated discography, Alessandro Stella has performed in major cities in Italy, Europe and Latin America, including in Argentina, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Morocco, Norway, Romania, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
He has been a guest at major international festivals, such as the 'Martha Argerich Project' and the 'Klavier-Festival Ruhr'.
He has performed in some of the world’s most renowned theaters and concert halls, including the Auditorio Stelio Molo (Lugano), the Herkulessaal (Munich), the Salle Rameau (Lyon), the Teatro Coliseo (Buenos Aires), the Teatro Comunale of Modena, the Teatro dei Rozzi (Siena), the Teatro del Libertador (Córdoba), the Teatro El Círculo (Rosario), the Teatro Mohammed V (Rabat), the Teatro Piccinni (Bari), the Teatro Romano (Verona), the Zentrum Paul Klee (Bern).
His recordings, released by Extended Place, Artalinna, Kha, Stradivarius and Warner Classics, have garnered unanimous praise and recognition from international critics, including awards such as Melómano de oro, 5 Diapason, 5 Stelle di Classica, 5 Stelle di Musica, Gramophone Editor’s Choice, and the Echo Klassik Award.
His concerts and recordings have been broadcast by leading radio stations such as BBC, Bayerischer Rundfunk, ORT, RSI, Radio France, RAI, RTBF, RTP, RTVE, WDR.
Driven by innate curiosity, Alessandro Stella often creates original, off-the-beaten-path projects.
Notable contemporary composers such as Giya Kancheli, Valentin Silvestrov, Carlo Boccadoro and Nicola Campogrande, have written or arranged significant works for him, which he then performed and recorded as world premieres.
In addition to his solo career, Alessandro Stella is intensely involved in chamber music, collaborating regularly with artists such as Gemma Bertagnolli, Giovanni Gnocchi, Marcos Madrigal, Tai Murray, Pietro Roffi, Nurit Stark, and Nino Surguladze.
He is also founder member of the three pianos ensemble 'The Pianos Trio' with Giorgia Tomassi and Carlo Maria Griguoli.
In duo with Marcos Madrigal, he has toured Italy’s most prestigious dance seasons and festivals with the shows ‘Soirée Russe’ and ‘Giulietta’ - starring Étoile Eleonora Abbagnato - curated by Daniele Cipriani.
Alessandro Stella studied under Raffaella d’Esposito, Franco Scala, and Marco Di Bari, and further honed his craft with Bruno Canino, Maria João Pires, Maurizio Pollini, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Alexis Weissenberg, and Christian Zacharias.