MONACO ’ S GOT TALENT
The young Monegasque pianist Stella Almondo , born in 2006 , already has an impressive record of achievements : Winner of the “ Flame ” competition in Paris , “ Simone Delbert-Février ” in Nice , GCIP in St-Tropez , Steinway & Sons in Cannes and Les Clés d ’ Or in Le Raincy and Monaco . In October 2018 , she received a distinction prize at the International Young Chopin Competition in Martigny , Switzerland , presided over by the eminent Martha Argerich . In April 2022 , Stella won the 1st Cum Laude Prize at the 20th International Scriabin Competition in Paris .
At the age of 14 , the young pianist obtained her DEM diploma , the highest distinction of the Nice Conservatory , with unanimous approval . Since then , she has continued her musical studies at the prestigious Schola Cantorum in Paris . She is trained by the famous Russian pianist Igor Lazko who counts Alexandre Kantorow among his students .
Stella first performed in public at the age of 10 . Since then , her vivacity and flamboyant temperament have won over audiences in Nice , Cannes , Monaco , Paris , England , Italy , Croatia and Moscow .
Photo Marie Laure De-Haro
Stella was trained by such great piano masters as : Salzburg Mozarteum ’ s Professor , Jacques Rouvier ; head of the special piano department at the Moscow Central Music School , Mira Marchenko ; Paris Conservatory ’ s Professor , Marie-Josèphe Jude ; Professor of Ecole Normale in Paris , Rena Shereshevskaya ; Professor at the Milano Conservatory , Vincenzo Balzani ; Akiko Ebi and last but not least , Natalia Trull of the Moscow Conservatory .
She performed brilliantly in the “ Prodiges ” show on France 2 in December 2020 .
Stella was then invited to participate in the Monte-Carlo Gala at the Princely Palace for Planetary Health managed by the Prince Albert II of Monaco and the Princess Charlène of Monaco Foundations . She later accompanied Robert Redford on a reading at the Grimaldi Forum .
Stella gave her first concerto at the age of 15 with the Cannes Orchestra . Later on , she had a great success performing Mendelssohn ’ s
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