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MAURIZIO LO PICCOLO

Born in Palermo, Maurizio Lo Piccolo studied with Magda Olivero, Enzo Dara, Simone Alaimo and Roberto Coviello. After making his operatic début in 1996 as Don Chilone in Vinci’s Erighetta e Don Chilone, in 2001 he made his international début at the Festival d’Art Lyrique of Aix-en-Provence as Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola. He has since appeared in major opera houses throughout the world, singing leading Mozart and Rossini rôles and collaborating with distinguished conductors.

Un grandissimo onore cantare col M° Nello Santi.
Andrea Chénier
San Carlo di Napoli
Gennaio 2015

Giulio Potenza

Giulio Potenza (°1990) began playing the piano at the age of six and has since established himself as a respected concert pianist, teaching and playing all over Europe.

Studies

Giulio Potenza studied with professors Gabriele Baldocci, Pascal Rogè, Denize Gelenbe and Mikhail Kazakevich (Trinity Laban Conservatory, 2012-2015), and Bruno Canino (Milan, 2009-2010). He has attended master classes in piano and chamber music and courses given by eminent professors such as Andrzej Jasiński, Franco Scala, Martino Tirimo, Barry Snyder, Irina Chukovskaya, Martin Kasik, Andrei Gavrilov, Pascal Rogè, Christopher Richter, Irene Inzerillo, Riccardo Risaliti, Wihan Quartet and Magini Quartet. He holds a postgraduate diploma and an artist’s diploma from the Trinity Laban Conservatory and a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Palermo. He completed his musical studies at the Conservatory of Trapani (Italy) under the direction of Professor Walter Roccaro.

Giulio has won prizes at several important piano competitions including the Hanna Brooke Piano Prize for excellence in concert performance at the Trinity Laban Conservatory; 2nd prize at the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition of New York (2016) ; 1st Prize at the Seiler International piano competition (2002); 1st Prize at the Stratford and East Concerto Competition of London (2015); 3rd Prize at the Geertruidenberg Klassiek International Music Competition in Netherland (2018); « Highly Commended Award » at the Jacques Samuel Piano Competition of London (2012).

Giulio has also been selected by the Concordia Foundation in London as a participant in the Young Artists Programme.

He is Professor of Piano at the « A » Conservatory of Music. Scontrino » Conservatory of Music in Trapani and at the Windsor Piano Academy and regularly gives master classes in the UK and abroad. In addition, he is the Artistic Director of the Windsor International Piano Competition and the Windsor Piano Festival.
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