Federico Gad Crema is one of those rare cases when youth, hard work, intelligence, sensitivity and culture serve music at its highest level. You don’t want to miss his concerts and his upcoming recordings!
Ricardo Castroconcert pianist & conductor
What a privilege is to discover a young musician of such maturity and insight. Everything Federico communicates engenders a deeper sense of poetry in the listener. Memories are made of this.
David Earlcomposer
From among the many young artists I have worked with to date, Federico has singled himself out as a particularly mature musician with impressive technical ability. He is a very touching musician and a great talent, one whom I believe in wholeheartedly.
Jean-Yves-Thibaudetconcert pianist
Mr. Crema is a musician of outstanding sensitivity and imagination who has already accomplished major steps in his public career. I have no doubt that he can look forward to the most respected recognition and I will continue to be supportive of his prosperous career.
Kimbo Ishiiconductor
Admiring his hands is incredible. He creates a quality of imaginative imprints that shocked me, and I have to compliment his extraordinary ability to impersonate music.
Michelangelo Pistolettocontemporary artist
More importantly, we discover a remarkable pianist: Federico Gad Crema knows how to be light or dark, energetic or dreamy.
Anne Ibos-Augédiapason magazine
Soft, tenderly rounded, without forcing; a persuasive sound, dreamy...
Marco Beghelligiornale della musica
Federico Gad Crema performs Shostakovich's Second Concerto with freshness, vivacity, lightness and ravishing youthfulness.
Hannah Starmancult.news

Federico Gad Crema has exceptional technical possibilities at his disposal, and his palette of sounds is admirable. The concert pianist multiplies the silky ends of phrases with a moiré tone, while knowing how to breathe dynamics, without sounding mechanical.

Pierre MichelBachtrack

Right from the opening Prelude, we are struck by the incredible sonic presence of Italian concert pianist Federico Gad Crema … from start to finish, the pianist marvels at his generous touch and attentive, structuring, intense playing, though never intrusive with respect to the strings.

Alain CochardConcertclassic

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Italian concert pianist and conductor Federico Gad Crema is considered one of the most captivating artists of his generation. Praised by Gramophone for his “lyrical expansiveness and warmth” and hailed as “un pianiste remarquable” by Diapason Magazine, he has already graced the stages of the world’s leading venues, making highly acclaimed debuts at Teatro alla Scala and the Philharmonie de Paris.

A sought-after guest at major festivals and concert series, he regularly shares the stage with renowned artists such as Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Gil Shaham, and Renaud Capuçon, and has embarked on an international tour with legendary pianist Martha Argerich.

A winner of prestigious international competitions, he is equally compelling on the podium. Highlights of his 2026 season include conducting the Neojiba Orchestra in Brazil and leading the Peace Orchestra Project on a six-concert tour in Italy.

Founder and Artistic Director of the Oropa Music Festival, in 2023 he established the Peace Orchestra Project, an inclusive program aimed at giving a renewed purpose to the symphonic orchestra by using it as a platform for social transformation, peace, and integration in our society, through the power of music.

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“Classical music is an absolute heritage of humanity and is a language that, however exotic or distant it may seem, simply needs frequent exposure and an ongoing process of raising awareness among the younger generation.” – Federico Gad Crema, artistic director

Innovative, inspirational, and a catalyst for change in the world of music and in our society, the Peace Orchestra Project is an inclusive program based on the core values of social and religious integration, using classical music as a vehicle for human development.

Founded by Federico Gad Crema, the main goal of this project is to give a renewed purpose to the symphonic orchestra and to use it as a platform for social transformation, peace, and integration in our society, through the power of music.

The Peace Orchestra Project performed with world-famous conductors and artists such as Martha Argerich, Marc-André Hamelin, Aubree Oliverson, Giuseppe Mengoli, Ricardo Castro, in some of the most prestigious concert halls, including Philharmonie de Paris, Teatro Galli, Auditorium Manzoni, collaborating with official partner organizations such as the prestigious Orchestra Giovanile Italiana and the humanitarian project Neojiba from Brazil.

“A stunning location, a magical ambience, and beautiful, soul-cleansing music: a humanitarian project for a new world.” – Federico Gad Crema, artistic director

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Founded by young concert pianist Federico Gad Crema, the Oropa Music Festival is a week-long festival at the foothills of one of the most beautiful valleys in Europe, where world-renowned soloists perform alongside internationally-acclaimed conductors with the POP Orchestra, and in new exciting chamber music ensembles.

Home of the innovative Peace Orchestra Project, the Oropa Music Festival welcomed legendary artists such as Martha Argerich, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Marc-André Hamelin, Ricardo Castro, Francesco Piemontesi, and the shiniest of rising stars including Aubree Oliverson, Giuseppe Mengoli, Alexandra Achillea Pouta, Luca Buratto, Aleksey Shadrin and many others.

“The atmosphere is one of total equality and inclusivity: the music serves as a bridge between any and all of our differences, a language through which we can all listen and understand.” – Federico Gad Crema, artistic director
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