Francesco Corti - NOSPR

Harpsichordist and conductor Francesco Corti was born in Arezzo, Italy, in a musical family in 1984. He was awarded at the International "Johann Sebastian Bach" Competition in Leipzig (2006) and at the Bruges Harpsichord Competition (2007).

As a soloist and conductor, he has appeared in recitals and concerts all over Europe, in the USA and Canada, in Latin America, in Asia and in New Zealand. He has performed in halls such as Salle Pleyel and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (Paris), Bozar (Brussels), Konzerthaus (Vienna), Philharmonie (Berlin and Hamburg), Mozarteum and Haus für Mozart (Salzburg) and Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Teatro Real (Madrid), Palau de la Música Catalana (Barcelona). 

Since 2018 he is principal guest conductor of Il Pomo d’Oro. Among other projects with this ensemble, he has conducted European tours of Handel’s Orlando and Radamisto. His collaboration with Il Pomo d’Oro includes numerous recordings. He is invited to lead Les Musiciens du Louvre, Tafelmusik, The English Concert, Freiburger Barockorchester, B’Rock Orchestra and the Nederlandse Bachvereniging. 

Starting January 2023, he is musical director at the Drottningholm Royal Court Theatre in Sweden.

Pentatone has recently published the first three volumes of Bach’s harpsichord concertos with Il Pomo d’Oro. His latest solo recordings (Arcana) Bach: Little Books and Handel: Winged Hands have received multiple awards and have been acclaimed by the international press. Handel: Winged Hands has been awarded a prestigious Diapason d’Or de l’Année 2022. 

Since September 2016, he is professor of harpsichord at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.