Bartelloni Leonardo
Collaborative Pianist
Leonardo Bartelloni was born in Camaiore (Lu) – Italy.
He gratuated from the “Luigi Boccherini” Musical Institute – Lucca with _magna cum laude_and honor mention, under the direction of Rossana Bottai.
He continued his studies at the “Scuola di Alto Perfezionamento musicale” in Saluzzo (Cu) – Italy, where from 1989 to 1994 he taught piano and chamber music.
He won many National and International piano competitions, as a soloist as well as in different chamber music groups, like “Città di Stresa” (solo and four hands), the Italian Pianists Cup – Osimo, in 1982 and again in 1984, the Albenga Piano Competition, the First Absolute Prize in the 1985 “Muzio Clementi” Piano Competition – Florence.
He also won the First Prize at the “Ugo Conta” Competition in Mantova with violin duo, the special prize for duo at the Vittorio Veneto Competition and the second Prize with special mention at the “Vittorio Gui” International Competition – Florence, where he also won the public and critics prize.
He regularly performs as a soloist and in chamber music groups, playing with musicians of international acclaim as Uto Ughi, Pierre Amoyal, Massimo Quarta, Mario Ancillotti, Cristiano Rossi, Andrea Griminelli and others.
He has been invited by important concert associations (Società dei Concerti - Milan, Amici della Musica - Florence, Musica Riva, Festival Pontino, Gstaad Festival) and he has performed in many tourneès in France, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Switzerland and Turkey.
In 1997 he performed a concert tour in the USA, playing in cities like New York, Boston, Philadelphia; after that he was invited by Cidim to play in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.
In 2000 he performed in South Korea and Japan, where in 2001 he was invited as a soloist and also with various chamber music groups. He has appeared on both radio stations and private and National Televisions. In addition, he has also recorded many CDs. He has performed Mozart and Chopin in concerts as a soloist with different orchestras.
He is a Professor in many seminars and courses like Sermoneta and Musical Academy “Chigiana” in Siena.
