LEONARDO LAVIOLA

About me

Hello everyone!:)

I'm Leonardo Laviola and I'm a Concert Pianist.

After getting my Music Degree in Piano Performance and my Master's degree in History and Philosophy in Italy - and while performing both in my country and abroad - I had the honour of studying with the world renowned concert pianist Marcella Crudeli who, in her youth, was Alfred Cortot's favourite pupil.

In recent years, I've developed a strong passion for teaching, and I love sharing my experience and expertise with people who are driven and passionate about piano, music and the performing arts.

What's the secret to defeating stage fright? Is there a solid method that could prevent you from experiencing unpleasant blackouts during a live perfomance? How can you avoid sounding cold, dull and robotic while playing in front of an audience?

We can discuss these topics and many more together in a personalized video lecture/video piano lesson.

If you're an amateur looking for some advise, I'm just a video call away. Let's get to it.

If you're a student trying to apply to music academies and conservatoires, I'm here to help. Let's chat and do some video lessons to build up a diverse repertoire and hone your performing skills.

If you're interested in some lectures about ancient, modern or contemporary history/philosophy - whether it be the wonders of ancient Greece, the conquests of the Roman Empire, the secrets behind the Crusades, the tragedy of the Holocaust or the endeavours of the government secret intelligence during the Cold War - I'm here to help you to navigate through these complex and fascinating topics, supplying notions, sometimes offering an insightful read, but most importantly trying to inspire passionate debate and curiosity for knowledge.

Gender gap issues, racial prejudice, migrations and intersectional feminism; these are only some of the most recent issues that keep fuelling the public platform while spreading on social media and dividing public opinion. So, if you have a knack for philosophical debate, my expertise will give you the necessary tools to acquire, corroborate and elaborate information enabling you to participate wittingly in a conversation that's happening all around the world.

Brief Curriculum Vitae

Leonardo Laviola was born on the 22nd of November 1994, and has been playing the piano since the age of seven. He graduated brilliantly from the Consevatoire of S.Cecilia in Rome, after achieving a "Master (Hons) degree" in History and Philosophy at Università degli Studi Roma Tre.
During his attendance at Liceo E.Q. Visconti (classical studies high school), he joined the school's musical society "Musici del Visconti" taking part in many concerts and theatrical pieces on special occasions.
Member of the "European Piano Teachers Association" (EPTA-Italy) since 2012, he has performed several concerts both nationwide (Rome, Venice, Altare, Tolmezzo) and abroad. Over the years he was regularly invited to Chetham’s Piano School (Manchester, UK) where he attended the master- classes of M° Masayuki Tayama and where he performed both as a soloist and in duo with the internationally renowned Italian pianist Marcella Crudeli – with whom he also played at Harpa Concert Hall (Reykjavik, Iceland) in 2016 - and whose advanced piano courses he attended to hone his performing skills.
He organized artistic fundraisings where he performed in support of medical research on leukemia and to raise awareness on humanitarian issues.
More recently he has played in prestigious Showrooms and Auditoriums such as the Music Concert Hall of The Bank of Italy, Rome’s Exposition Palace (2019, Italy) and the monumental Theatrum Marcelli (over the years 2013 -2019). After ranking as finalist in Villa Borghese Piano day’s National Piano Competition, he won the first prize in the International Piano Competition "Music in the World" held in Rome in 2019 with a score of 99/100.

How I can help

I can help you become a professional pianist, sharing my insight on defeating stage fright and improving technique in a natural way.

I can also give you the tools to boost critical thinking and decisiveness in decision-making, to build a solid philosophical method enabling you to master dialectical reasoning in an intellectual debate.