Gianluca Luisi (born 1970 in
Pescara
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) is an Italian
pianist
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known for his interpretations of
J. S. Bach
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. whose complete ''
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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'' he recorded. Luisi studied at the
Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro under the guidance of
Franco Scala
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and, later, at the piano Academy in Imola with
Giovanni Valentini
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,
Boris Petrushansky
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and
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. Luisi now teaches at the Recanati Piano Academy of the
Marche
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.
Awards
Luisi won many national and international
Piano
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competitions including: the "Città dell’Aquila" and the Mozart prize (
Italy
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) in 1996, the Genzano Competition in
Rome
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(Italy) first prize, the Cesenatico Competition first prize (Italy), the Jeunesse musicales Competition (Italy) first prize (1998), the Torneo Internazionale di Musica, TIM (Roma), first prize (1999), and more.
He also won the second prize at the "Casella" International Competition in
Naples
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and in 2001 he won the first prize in the "
J.S.Bach
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Piano International Competition" in
Saarbrücken
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,
Germany
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(54 pianists from 26 countries took part).
Concerts
Gianluca Luisi gave many concerts in important Concert Halls including the American
Carnegie Hall
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, and in Italy, Germany, Austria, Luxemburg, Malta, Czechia, etc. He is regularly invited to give concerts in Nagoya, Japan.
Recordings
He recorded several CDs for labels such as
OnClassical
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History
Founded in April 2003 by Alessandro Simonetto, harpsichordist, producer and sound engineer, it enlist ...
,
Naxos
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,
Arts
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and
MDG
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.
External links
*
Personal pagewith curriculum, reviews, photos, audio files at
OnClassical
OnClassical is an Italian independent record label. It features classical music mostly for single instrument or chamber ensemble.
History
Founded in April 2003 by Alessandro Simonetto, harpsichordist, producer and sound engineer, it enlist ...
Recanati Piano AcademyMarco Polo Music ManagementGianluca Luisi and other artists programmes
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Living people
1970 births
Italian classical pianists
Male classical pianists
Italian male pianists
People from Ancona
21st-century classical pianists
21st-century Italian male musicians
Centaur Records artists