Francesco Taskayali performs regularly across Italy and internationally, with concerts ranging from intimate solo piano recitals to large festival appearances and site-specific performances. His tour calendar reflects a sustained presence on Italian stages — Milan, Palermo, Rome, Naples, Lecce, Bologna — as well as international appearances in Istanbul, South Korea, Saint Moritz, and beyond.
Upcoming Concerts
In May and June 2026, Francesco performs at Teatro Biondo Palermo (11 May), the Festival Internazionale della Fotografia di Latina (13 – 15 May), and gives masterclasses at Hermès Latina and in Lecce (22 May onwards). Upcoming dates include Cava degli Arcari in Vicenza (6 June) and Castello del Pontentino (13 June).
Recent Highlights 2024–2026
Recent appearances include Missoni Milan (April 2026), Saint Moritz (February 2026), Teatro Franco Parenti — The Music Room series in Milan (October – December 2025), Hacienda in Rome for Le isole della memoria (November 2025), NH Collection Hotel Piazza Carlina in Torino (October 2025), the Agnona South Korea event (September 2025), the Auditorium Novecento in Naples for the Retrospection showcase (April 2025), and Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan with Larissa Giers for the Weaving Sounds project (May 2025).
Festival Direction
As Artistic Director, Francesco curates two festivals: Piano City Palermo, one of Italy’s most internationally recognized piano festivals, held annually in late September (most recently 26 – 28 September 2025); and deipratidellestelle, an Alpine festival in San Sicario rooted in landscape, altitude, and the languages of the mountains, whose third edition took place 1 – 3 August 2025.
International Appearances
International performances include the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Istanbul (April 2011, May 2023), Spoleto’s Festival dei Due Mondi (July 2011), Thessaloniki (February 2012), Saint Moritz (February 2026), and the Agnona South Korea event (September 2025).
Selected Venues
Notable past appearances include Tempio di Giove Anxur in Terracina (May 2024), Ninfeo di Villa dei Quintili in Rome (October 2022), The Medelan in Milan (May 2023), Teatro Apollo in Lecce (February 2023), the Compianto di Santa Maria della Vita in Bologna (April 2023), Piano City Palermo’s Molo Sant’Erasmo dawn concert (September 2024), the Lago di Paola floating concert in Sabaudia (June 2023), and Auditorium Novecento in Naples for the Dreambox launch (January 2024).