Organist & Harpsichordist

Francesco

Cera

The Italian harpsichordist, organist and conductor Francesco Cera, is internationally recognized for his performances of 17th and 18th century keyboard music, and a leading specialist of Frescobaldi’s keyboard works, as well as director of vocal music

Francesco Cera is one of Italy’s most prominent keyboard playersHis playing is superb. He has a good feeling for the refinement and elegance of d’Anglebert’s music.

Music Web International, April 2016 Recording of the month

Cera s’attache aux tourments intérieurs…il privilège la profondeur, avec un art achevé de la construction.

Vincent Genvrin – Diapason, February 2020. 5 Diapasons

Bis in die virtuosesten Tastenwendungen hinein spielt Cera das Gesangliche, Atmende, auch das Rezitatorische heraus.

 

Friedrich Sprondel – Fono Forum, February 2020

Next Concerts

June 1

2023

Mantova Trame Sonore
Palazzo Ducale – Sala dei Fiumi

Elicia Silverstein violino
Marco Bianchi violino
Francesco Cera clavicembalo
HARMONIA ARTIFICIOSA-ARMONIOSA

 

June 3

2023

Ostönnen (D) – St.Andreas kirke. Ostönner Orgelsommer
“Italian Renaissance”
Francesco Cera plays the 15th century organ
works by M.A. and G. Cavazzoni, Segni, A.Gabrieli, Valente, Merulo and Trabaci

 

June 16

2023

Ferrara – Casa Romei.              Ferrara Musica
Luzzasco Luzzaschi: Madrigali per le Dame di Ferrara
Ensemble Arte Musica. Francesco Cera conductor
Rossana Bertini and Lucia Napoli soprano
Giovanna Baviera soprano and viola da gamba
Chiara Granata harp
Francesco Tomasi archlute
Francesco Cera harpsichord

 

June 28

2023

Ravenna – Basilica di San Vitale. Ravenna Festival
Elicia Silverstein and Marco Bianchi violins
Francesco Cera harpsichord and organ
works by Biber, Berio and Panni

 

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 Recordings

GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI

TOCCATE - CAPRICCI - FIORI MUSICALI

FRANCESCO CERA harpsichord & organ

harpsichords: Graziano Bandini after Albana 1584 and anon. Naples 17th century, Daniele Giani after anon. 1550 c., Roberto Livi after Trasuntino 1531 & Guarracino 1650 ca.

organs: Ennio Bonifazi 1638, Giovanni Cipri 1564, Daniele Giani 2015 after Antegnati, Giovanni Guglielmi 1612

ENSEMBLE ARTE MUSICA, Riccardo Pisani tenor

ARCANA (7-CD box)

FRANCESCO RASI

LA CETRA DI SETTE CORDE

RICCARDO PISANI tenor

ENSEMBLE ARTE MUSICA

Chiara Granata harp, Giovanni Bellini theorbo & guitar, Silvia de Maria viola da gamba & lirone

FRANCESCO CERA harpsichord & conductor

ARCANA

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

FRENCH SUITES Italian Concerto - Fantasia and Fugue in A minor

FRANCESCO CERA harpsichord (Roberto Livi 2006, after Vincent Tibaut 1691)

ARTS (2 CD)

Super Audio CD

SCARLATTI AND THE NEAPOLITAN SONG

Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti alternated with Neapolitan songs by anonymous, Pergolesi, Vinci

LETIZIA CALANDRA soprano

FRANCESCO CERA harpsichord

with Michele Pasotti baroque guitar

BRILLIANT CLASSICS

News

A Music Academy for the Dukes of Este

          A Music Academy for the Dukes of Este   Concert held on 25 May 2022 in the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza by the students of the Early Music Department of the Conservatorio “A.Pedrollo” in Vicenza directed by Francesco...

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Rediscovering Francesco Rasi’s Compositions

The solo singing and its great potential ramifications, that developed for centuries to come, have been one of the most brilliant and revolutionary inventions that occurred in Italy within art and music. Francesco Rasi was mainly known for having sung in the...

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Masterclasses a Middelburg

On August 28th, in the ancient city of Middelburg (The Netherlands), Francesco Cera will give a one-day masterclass on Girolamo Frescobaldi's organ and harpsichord works. Classes will be held in the Augustinus kerk on the historic Duyschot-Müller organ...

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MAY 2021 – Frescobaldi

‘Il Sole 24 Ore’ has published the book "Musica a specchio" edited by Carla Moreni. Ten extraordinary interpreters of our time tell us about one elective composer each. Alongside the testimonies of Maurizio Pollini, Antonio Pappano, Salvatore Accardo, and...

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