September 14 (Publick rehearsal & Lecture)(free)
Teatro Manzoni, Bologna, Italy
Rehearsal of Chamber music (for Musica Insieme "Omaggio a Luigi Nono")
Nono: "A floresta e jovem e cheja de vida"
(with Schlagquartett Koeln, A.Damiens, B.Hannigan, E.Vicini, K.Bove, J.Templeur, B.Furrer, A.Richard)
Lecture
With Massimo Cacciari & Nuria Schoenberg Nono

September 20 (Torino Settembre Musica)
Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli Lingotto, Torino, Italy
Recital
Chopin:3 Nocturnes op.15, Ballade No.3 op.47, Sonata No.2 op.35, 2 Nocturnes op.55, 2 Nocturnes op.62, Polonaise No.5 op.44, Polonaise No.6 "Heroic" op.53
(Encore/Chopin:Prelude op.28-15, Ballade No.1 op.23, Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionaryh)

September 24 (Sagra Umbra)
Teatro Comunale Francesco Morlacchi, Perugia, Italy
Recital
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.1 op.2-1, No.3 op.2-3, No.29 "Hammerklavier" op.106

October 11/12
Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy
Concerto
Schumann:Piano Concerto in A minor op.54
Mahler:Symphony No.7
(with C.Abbado and Lucerne Festival Orchestra)

November 1 (Symposium for Pollini Project 2)
Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Lecture and show of a film about Nono

November 3 (Pollini Project 2)
Opera City Concert Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Chamber music & Solo
Boulez:Dialogue de l'ombre double
Berg:4 pieces for clarinet and piano op.5
Stockhausen:Klavierstuecke VII, IX
Nono:"...sofferte onde serene...", "Floresta e jovem e cheja de vida"
(with Schlagquartett Koeln, A.Damiens, B.Hannigan, E.Vicini, K.Bove, J.Templeur, B.Furrer, A.Richard)

November 6 (World Pianist Series A)
Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Recital
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.1 op.2-1, No.3 op.2-3, No.29 "Hammerklavier" op.106
(Encore/Beethoven:Bagatelles op.126-3, 4)

November 9 (World Pianist Series B)
Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Recital
Chopin:3 Nocturnes op.15, Ballade No.3 op.47, 2 Nocturnes op.48, Scherzo No.1 op.20, 2 Nocturnes op.55, 2 Nocturnes op.62, Polonaise No.5 op.44, Polonaise No.6 "Heroic" op.53
(Encore/Chopin:Prelude op.28-15, Ballade No.1 op.23, Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary", Etude op.10-4)

November 12
The Symphony Hall, Osaka, Japan
Recital
Chopin:3 Nocturnes op.15, Ballade No.3 op.47, 2 Nocturnes op.48, Scherzo No.1 op.20, 2 Nocturnes op.55, 2 Nocturnes op.62, Polonaise No.5 op.44, Polonaise No.6 "Heroic" op.53
(Encore/Chopin:Prelude op.28-15, Ballade No.1 op.23, Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary", Etude op.10-4)

December 2
Koelner Philharmonie, Koeln, Germany
Recital
Chopin:3 Nocturnes op.15, Ballade No.3 op.47, 2 Nocturnes op.48, Scherzo No.1 op.20, 2 Nocturnes op.55, 2 Nocturnes op.62, Sonata No.2 op.35
(Encore/Chopin:Prelude op.28-15, Ballade No.1 op.23, Etude op.10-4, Prelude op.28-24)

December 7
Herkulessaal, Munich, Germany
Recital
Chopin:3 Nocturnes op.15, Ballade No.3 op.47, 2 Nocturnes op.48, Scherzo No.1 op.20, 2 Nocturnes op.55, 2 Nocturnes op.62, Sonata No.2 op.35

December 12
Palais des Beaux-Arts(Salle Henry Le Boeuf), Brussels, Belgium.
Recital
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.1 op.2-1, No.3 op.2-3, No.29 "Hammerklavier" op.106

[2006]

January 21
Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, Italy
Recital
Liszt:Nuages Gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, Lugubre Gondola I, Richard Wagner-Venezia, Sonata in B minor
Webern:Piano Variation op.27
Boulez:Sonata No.2
(Encore/Schoenberg:6 little piano pieces op.19, etc.)

January 28 (Wiener Mozartjahr 2006, Pollini Perspektiven)
Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
Chamber music & Solo
Mozart:Adagio in B minor K.540, Piano Quartet in G minor K.478, String Quintet in C major K.515
Webern:Piano Variation op.27
Boulez:Sonata No.2
(with Alban Berg Quartet, K.Chorzelski(Va))

February 2 (Wiener Mozartjahr 2006, Pollini Perspektiven)
Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
Chamber music & Solo
Mozart:Piano Quartet in E flat major K.493, String Quintet in G minor K.516
Nono:"...sofferte onde serene...", "A floresta e jovem e cheja de vida"
(with Alban Berg Quartet, K.Chorzelski(Va), Schlagquartett Koln, B.Hannigan, A.Damiens, E.Vicini, K.Bove, J.Templeur, B.Furrer, A.Richard)

February 6 (Musica Insieme "Omaggio a Luigi Nono")
Teatro Manzoni, Bologna, Italy
Chamber music & Solo
Schoenberg:3 piano pieces op.11, 6 little piano pieces op.19
Berg:4 pieces for clarinet and piano op.5
Nono:"...sofferte onde serene...", "A floresta e jovem e cheja de vida"
(with Schlagquartett Koeln, A.Damiens, B.Hannigan, E.Vicini, K.Bove, J.Templeur, B.Furrer, A.Richard)

February 13
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
Recital
Chopin:3 Nocturnes op.15, Ballade No.3 op.47, 2 Nocturnes op.48, Scherzo No.1 op.20, 2 Nocturnes op.55, 2 Nocturnes op.62, Sonata No.2 op.35
(Encore/Chopin:Prelude op.28-15, Prelude op.28-24, Ballade No.1 op.23, Etude op.10-12)

February 15
Laeiszhalle-Musikhalle(Grosser Saal), Hamburg, Germany
Recital
Chopin:3 Nocturnes op.15, Ballade No.3 op.47, Sonata No.2 op.35, 2 Nocturnes op.48, 2 Nocturnes op.62, Polonaise No.5 op.44, Polonaise No.6 "Heroic" op.53

February 26
Concertgebow, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Recital Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.1 op.2-1, No.3 op.2-3, No.29 "Hammerklavier" op.106
(Encore/Beethoven:Bagatelle op.126-3)

March 9/10
Gasteig, Munich, Germany
Concerto
Brahms:Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.83
Mahler:Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor
(with M.Jansons and Bayern Radio Symphony Orchestra)

March 22
Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy
Chamber music & Solo
Boulez:Dialogue de l'ombre double
Berg:4 pieces for clarinet and piano op.5
Stockhausen:Klavierstuecke VII, IX
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Sonata in B minor
(with:A.Damiens (Cl)

April 17 (Osterklang 2006 Pollini Abend, Pollini Perspektiven)
Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria
Chamber music
Mozart:Ave Verum Corpus K.618
Schubert:Gesang der Geister ueber den Wassern D 714, Psalm No.92 D 953, Nachthelle D 892, Coronach "Totengesang der Frauen und Maedchen" D 836, Staendchen D 920,4 Gesaenge aus Wilhelm Meister D 877
Ligeti:Lux aeterna
Xenakis:Nuits
Schoenberg:Friede auf Erden op.13
(with A.Schoenberg Chor(cond/ E.Ortner), J.Banse, C.Strehl, J.Antonio Lopez, Wiener Kammerorchester)

April 30 (Bank of America Celebrity Series)
Symphony Hall, Boston, U.S.A.
Recital
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.55, Ballade No.1 op.23, 2 Nocturnes op.48, Polonaise No.5 op.44
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-sinister, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Piano Sonata in B minor
(Encore/Debussy:La Cathedrale Engloutie, Chopin:Nocturne op.27-2, Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.10, Chopin:Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary", Berceuse)

May 7 (Great Artists Series)
Carnegie Hall, New York, U.S.A.
Recital
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.55, Ballade No.1 op.23, 2 Nocturnes op.48, Polonaise No.5 op.44
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Piano Sonata in B minor
(Encore/Debussy:La Cathedrale Engloutie, Chopin:Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary", Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.10, Chopin:Nocturne op.27-2, Preludes op.28-24)

May 12
Salle Claude Champagne, Outremont, Canada
Recital
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.55, Ballade No.1 op.23, 2 Nocturnes op.48, Polonaise No.5 op.44
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Piano Sonata in B minor

May 14 (Sara Lee Piano Series)
Symphony Center, Chicago, U.S.A.
Recital
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.55, Ballade No.1 op.23, 2 Nocturnes op.48, Polonaise No.5 op.44
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Piano Sonata in B minor
(Encore/Chopin:Nocturne op.27-2, Preludes op.28-4, Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary", Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.10, Debussy:La Cathedrale Engloutie)

May 17
The Music Center at Strathmore, Strathmore(Maryland), U.S.A.
Recital
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.55, Ballade No.1 op.23, 2 Nocturnes op.48, Polonaise No.5 op.44
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Piano Sonata in B minor
(Encore/Debussy:La Cathedrale Engloutie, Chopin:Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary", Nocturne op.27-2, Preludes op.28-24)

May 29 (in favor of FAI)
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
Recital
Mozart:Fantasie in C minor K.475
Chopin:Ballade No.1 op.23, 2 Nocturnes op.48, Polonaise No.5 op.44
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Piano Sonata in B minor
(Encore/Chopin:Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary" & 2 other pieces, Debussy:1 Prelude)

June 6
Musikverein Grosser Saal, Vienna, Austria
Recital
Mozart:Fantasie in C minor K.475
Chopin:Ballade No.1 op.23, 2 Nocturnes op.55, Polonaise No.5 op.44
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Piano Sonata in B minor
(For Maestro Ozawa and the Mito Chamber Orchestra)

June 7 (Das Goldene Musikvereinsabonnement II/7, Festwochen 2006, Pollini Perspektiven)
Musikverein Grosser Saal, Vienna, Austria
Recital
Mozart:Fantasie in C minor K.475
Chopin:Ballade No.1 op.23, 2 Nocturnes op.55, Polonaise No.5 op.44
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Piano Sonata in B minor

June 15 (4 Stars Piano Series)
Theatre du Chatelet, Paris, France
Recital
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.55, Ballade No.1 op.23, 2 Nocturnes op.48, Polonaise No.5 op.44
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Piano Sonata in B minor

June 23 (Societa dei Concerti, "Per la difesa della Costituzione Italiana")
Sala Verdi(Conservatorio "G.Verdi"), Milan, Italy
Recital
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.1 op.2-1, No.3 op.2-3
Chopin:Ballade No.1 op.23, 2 Nocturnes op.55, Polonaise No.5 op.44, Scherzo No.3 op.39

[2006 Summer Festival]

August 10 (75th Chigiana Summer Festival)
Teatro dei Rozzi, Siena, Italy
Recital
Mozart:Fantasie in C minor K.475, Sonata in C minor K.457, Adagio in B minor K.540, Sonata in D major K.576
Webern:Variations op.27
Boulez:Sonata No.2

August 14 (Salzburg Festival)
Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
Recital
Mozart:Fantasie in C minor K.475, Sonata in C minor K.457, Adagio in B minor K.540, Sonata in D major K.576
Webern:Variations op.27
Boulez:Sonata No.2
(Encore/Debussy:La Cathedrale engloutie, Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest)

August 18/19 (Lucerne Festival)
Konzertsaal(KKL), Lucerne, Switzerland
Concerto
Brahms:Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major op.83
Bruckner:Symphony No.4 "Romantic"
(with C.Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra)