Biography

“The way the young American Alyssa Filardo explored the depths and shallows, gave the melancholy of some melodies the space they needed, and the lustful lyricism of other passages the freedom they deserved, was an expression of a sensual understanding of the work, but also of a convincing, individual style […] A thoroughly successful premiere of the pianist in Zorneding, where - judging by the many minutes of applause and shouts of bravo - the audience seems to be looking forward to the next encounter.” - Ulrich Pfaffenberger, Süddeutsche Zeitung *

Pianist Alyssa Filardo has enjoyed a career as an accompanist, soloist, and piano teacher for several years within New York and Europe. Originally from Long Island, New York, she has dedicated her life to the piano from a young age. Alyssa completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in piano performance, along with a concentration in piano pedagogy, at The Crane School of Music in Potsdam, New York under the instruction of Paul Wyse and François Germain. Furthermore, she completed two summers of training in opera accompaniment in Salzburg, Austria through the University of Miami Frost School of Music Summer Program, where she performed in multiple concerts and masterclasses, and studied under several world-renowned artists.

Having completed her studies in piano performance, Alyssa has performed extensively as a soloist over the past decade for concerts in New York City, Long Island, Old Forge, NY, Potsdam, NY, and, most recently, Munich, Germany. After receiving first prize in the Crane Concerto Competition in 2013, she made her debut as a concerto soloist with the Crane Symphony Orchestra with Saint-Saëns’ second piano concerto. After relocating to Munich in 2018, Alyssa’s European concerto debut came in 2019 under the baton of Andreas Pascal Heinzmann with the Symphonieorchester des Kulturvereins Zorneding Baldham e.V. Within this year, she appeared as a soloist at the Alter Speicher Ebersberg, the Martinstadl Zorneding, and Einstein Kultur. 

As a collaborative pianist, Alyssa spent four seasons as a répétiteur for the award-winning Crane Opera Ensemble and has been accompanying countless vocalists and instrumentalists for over a decade. After completing her degrees, she worked as a répétiteur and performer for the Garden State Opera, appeared with the Italian and Italian-American CoSì Ensemble, and accompanied numerous musicians in NYC and Long Island. In 2017, Alyssa closed off her time in New York with her collaborative piano debut at Carnegie Hall. Within Germany, she accompanied numerous vocalists and groups, such as the Vocal Arts Society e.V. and English Speaking Music Ensembles e.V., and appeared in performances at Steinway & Sons München, Einstein Kultur, Stadttheater Ingolstadt, and in collaboration with the Hidalgo Festival. Between 2019 and 2021, Alyssa worked as a répétiteur and performer with the Pasinger Fabrik Opera, finishing out her time with the ensemble working on Frau Luna by Paul Lincke, before relocating to Ireland in 2021.

With a concentration in piano pedagogy from one of America’s most highly rated schools for music education, and over nine years of teaching experience, Alyssa is a highly sought after piano teacher. She teaches students of all ages and skill levels, in English and German, and is deeply dedicated to helping her students achieve their goals, whether those goals be amateur or professional. For more information on how to study with Alyssa, click here.

"The 27-year-old mastered the quiet passages as well as the powerful fast runs. One can hope that it will not be the last time that the musician, who moved to Munich a year ago, performs in the district. This was also the opinion of the audience, who vehemently applauded a further piano solo.” -Franz Köppl, Münchner Merkur **

* original German: “Wie die junge Amerikanerin Alyssa Filardo die Tiefen und Untiefen auslotete, der Melancholie mancher Melodien den Raum gab, den sie brauchen, und der lustvollen Lyrik anderer Passagen die Freiheit, die sie verdient, darin äußerte sich ein sinnliches Verständnis fürs Werk, aber auch eine überzeugende, eigene Handschrift … Eine durch und durch gelungene Premiere der Pianistin in Zorneding, wo sich - dem minutenlangen Applaus und den Bravo-Rufen nach zu schließen - das Publikum sehr auf die nächste Begegnung zu freuen scheint.”
** original German: “Die 27-Jährige beherrschte die leisen Passagen ebenso wie die kraftvollen schnellen Läufe. Man darf hoffen, dass die vor einem Jahr nach München umgezogene Musikerin nicht das letzte Mal im Landkreis aufgetreten ist. Das sah auch das Publikum so, das vehement ein weiteres Klaviersolo erklatschte.”