Bruno Canino (born 30 December 1935) is an Italian classical pianist, harpsichordist and composer.

Early life

Bruno Canino was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

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in 1935, where he studied piano with Vincenzo Vitale. He continued his musical education in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

, studying both piano and composition. His teachers included Enzo Calace and

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. In 1956 and again in 1958 he won prizes at the

Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition The Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition is a music competition for young pianists that takes place in Bolzano, Italy. It was founded in 1949 by Cesare Nordio in memory of the pianist and composer Ferruccio Busoni. History The fir ...

and in 1960 at the

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competition.

Career

Canino has an international reputation as a soloist, chamber musician, and accompanist. Among those with whom he has appeared are the violinists

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Salvatore Accardo Salvatore Accardo (; Knight Grand Cross born 26 September 1941 in Turin, northern Italy) is an Italian violinist and conductor, who is known for his interpretations of the works of Niccolò Paganini. Accardo owns one Stradivarius violin, the "Ha ...

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, Ksenia Milas, Alessio Bidoli the flutists Severino Gazzelloni,

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, Roberto Pasquini, the cellist

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and vocalist Cathy Berberian. He is also the pianist of the celebrated Trio di Milano, together with the violinist

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and cellist

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. He is an enthusiastic advocate of contemporary music. Among the composers who have dedicated works to him are

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, Wolfgang Rihm and Iannis Xenakis. He has also composed a number of solo and chamber works for piano. From 1999 to 2002 he was music director of the Biennale di Venezia and from 1986 to 1995 artistic director of

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. In 1997 he wrote the book Vademecum of the Chamber Pianist.

Appearances as an Accompanist

On September 22nd, 2020, Canino accompanied flutist Roberto Pasquini in Beethoven Violin Sonata No.9, Op.47 'Kreutzer'. In 2018, Canino accompanied violinist Elisso Gogibedaschwili in Grieg Sonate 1st movement in do minore op.45. In the same year, he accompanied Sandrine Cantoreggi in Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. In 2019, he accompanied flutist Luisa Sello. In 2017, Canino accompanied violinist Katharina Uhde in Beethoven, Sonata Op. 12 No. 3. Rondo. Allegro molto.

Recordings

Among Canino's notable recordings are the Bach '' Goldberg Variations'', the complete piano works of Casella and the first recording on compact disc of the complete piano works of

Debussy (Achille) Claude Debussy (; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the ...

. His duo recital with

of works by Prokofiev, Ravel, and

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was awarded the Edison Award. In 1980, he recorded piano rarities by

Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards f ...

and

Donizetti Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian composer, best known for his almost 70 operas. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, he was a leading composer of the '' bel canto'' opera style dur ...

on a

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Imperial Grand for the Japanese Camerata label. He also recorded with the violinist

the complete sonatas for violin and piano of

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