Beatrice Rana
Beatrice Rana has been shaking up the classical music world, arousing admiration from concert presenters, conductors, critics, and audiences around the world.
In the 2023–24 season, Rana tours Europe with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Antonio Pappano, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg. She debuts with the Berlin Philharmonic and The Cleveland Orchestra, and will return to the New York Philharmonic with Manfred Honeck.
Rana’s 2017 recording of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations was praised by reviewers worldwide, received Gramophone’s Young Artist of the Year award, and was named “Discovery of the Year” at the Edison Awards. Rana’s 2019 album of works by Stravinsky and Ravel was also awarded several prizes including Diapason d’Or de l’Année and Choc de l’Année Classica in France. In 2023 she released her fifth album featuring Clara and Robert Schumann’s concertos with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Rana’s latest album was released in March 2024, featuring works by Beethoven and Chopin.
In 2017, Rana started her own chamber music festival, Classiche Forme, in her native town of Lecce, Puglia. The festival has become one of Italy’s major summer events. She became artistic director of the Orchestra Filarmonica di Benevento in 2020.
Rana won second prize and the Audience Award at the prestigious Van Cliburn Competition in 2013. She attracted international attention in 2011, at age 18, when she won first prize at the Montreal International Competition. In June 2018, she was chosen as Female Artist of the Year at the Classic BRIT Awards at the Royal Albert Hall for her recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
Born to a family of musicians, Rana began her musical studies at age 4 and made her orchestral debut at age 9. She received her piano degree at the Nino Rota Conservatory of Music under the guidance of Benedetto Lupo. Rana later studied with Arie Vardi in Hannover and again with Lupo at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. She is based in Rome.
Ms. Rana records exclusively for Warner Classics. More information on Beatrice Rana can be found at beatriceranapiano.com. Management for Beatrice Rana: Primo Artists, New York, NY (primoartists.com)