Carlo Guaitoli
Prize winner in some of the most important international piano competitions such as Rubinstein in Tel Aviv, IMC of Japan in Tokyo, Busoni in Bolzano, Unisa in Pretoria, Casagrande in Terni he has performed in Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, Middle East, South Africa as soloist with orchestras such as Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic and Israel Chamber Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
He performed at important venues such as Sala Verdi - Società dei Concerti, Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan, IUC e Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Piano Festival of Brescia e Bergamo, Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Teatro Massimo e Politeama in Palermo, Barbican in London, Ruhr Klavierfestival, Tonhalle in Düsseldorf, Teatro Palau in Barcelona, Teatro Real in Madrid, Kioi Hall and Metropolitan Hall in Tokyo, Beijing Concert Hall, in North America, South Africa, Middle East.
He has recorded for EMI, Sony, Universal, BMG, Brilliant Classics and several of his piano performances are included in the soundtracks of the films Perduto Amor and Musikanten by Franco Battiato and Fathers and Daughters by Gabriele Muccino.
Carlo is an eclectic artist; over the years he has collaborated as a pianist and conductor with artists from different backgrounds, including Tamas Vasary, Alexander Kniazev, Enrico Dindo, Luigi Piovano, Simone Rubino, Mario Venzago, Flavio Emilio Scogna, Quartetto d’archi della Scala, Quintetto Bibiena, Wim Mertens, Antony Hegarty, Asaf Avidan, Paolo Buonvino, Enrico Pieranunzi, Enrico Intra, Alice. At the Piano Festival of Brescia and Bergamo he premiered the first performance of Carlo Boccadoro's 2nd Sonata dedicated to him.
Since 1993, together with Franco Battiato, the renowned Italian composer and singer, he has recorded and toured all over the world as pianist and conductor with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra and other major european orchestras.
Currently professor of piano at the Conservatory in Terni, he has been professor at NYU in Florence and has given masterclasses and lectures at the NYU Steinhardt, Juilliard School, Showa University in Tokyo, Kyungsung University in Busan and other Universities in Canada, South Africa and China.
He’s artistic director of the A. Casagrande International Piano Competition in Terni.