Alberto Pizzo (Naples, March 13, 1980) is an Italian pianist and composer.

Biography

He started studying piano as a young man, and in 2004 he graduated at the San Pietro a Majella conservatoire in Naples. He played the music for a show about

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broadcast on

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International and in the same year he wrote and performed the music for Geo & Geo, on

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. His first album was titled ''Funambulist'', produced by Cinevox Record. His second album was titled ''On The Way'' and included collaborations with several artists, including

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. In 2014 Alberto Pizzo performed with

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in the concert “3 Piano Generations” and became an Official

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Artist, joining Yamaha artists network. On September 4 he performed in Ravello in a piano solo concert as part of the

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, where he had already played in 2013. In November 2014 he worked as musical director and pianist at Teatro Diana in Naples, for the show ''La sciantosa'' with

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. In 2015 he performed at the

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in Spoleto in the concert “3 Piano Generations”, along with

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. In November 2015 he signed with

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label, which released the album ''Memories'', recorded at

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in London, with the participation of the

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as orchestrator and musical director.From March 'Memories', the album of the pianist Alberto Pizzo with the direction of Bacalo teacher
adnkronos.com, February 22, 2016.

Discography

* ''Funambulist'' - 2012 * ''On the Way'' - 2014 * ''Memories'' - 2016

References

Notes

# Antonio Lodetti, Lace

ilgiornale.it, July 6, 2014.
The Mediterranean music according to the notes of Alberto Pizzo
ilmattino.it, October 8, 2014. # Lorenza Cerbini
"On The Way". Interview with Alberto Pizzo
americaoggi.info, February 23, 2014.

it.notizie.yahoo.com, May 19, 2015.

External links

Official site
albertopizzo.com
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