Francesco Barfoed
Francesco Barfoed is a Danish-Italian collaborative pianist and coach from Copenhagen and a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at The Juilliard School.
An avid recitalist, Francesco performs in the United States and Europe with singers and instrumentalists alike. Recent appearances include recitals with Carnegie Hall’s Citywide series, NYFOS, Caramoor, Opera Saratoga, Berkshire Opera Festival, Death of Classical. He has performed at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Folly Theater in Kansas City, Usedomer Musikfestival in Germany, on WQXR (New York’s Classical Music Radio Station), and in 2025 will perform at The Morgan Library in New York with mezzo-soprano Megan Moore, premiering a brand-new song cycle by Jake Heggie. Francesco also partners with principal string players of the Austin Symphony Orchestra and will return to Texas in 2025 for their chamber music series.
Francesco has also taken home competition prizes, including 1st prize in the Copenhagen Lied-Duo Competition 2021, 2nd prize at the Naumberg Foundation International Vocal Competition with Megan Moore, and played first-prize winning performances with singers for Young Concert Artists.
Francesco completed his master’s degree at Juilliard, holds degrees from The Royal Danish Academy of Music and Rutgers University. The topic of his doctoral dissertation is on Danish composer Rued Langgaard and his songs, and he specializes in coaching singers in the Danish language.