Luciana Bigazzi

Luciana Bigazzi Is A Pianist And Composer. Her Artistic Dimension Is One Of The Emotional Worlds Of Today’s New Italian Instrumental Music Expressed In An Original Language Primarily On The Piano. After Taking Diplomas In Piano Turin Conservatory And Harpsichord Milan Conservatory She Took A Two-Year Scientific Specialisation Course In Musical Cultures At “Tor Vergata” University In Rome.
She Furthered Her Studies In Composition And The Interpretation Of Her Keyboard Repertoire With Emilia Fadini Jörg Demus Paul Badura Skoda And Lazar Berman Among Others Developing A Personal Wealth Of Creative Experience. She Has Been Artistic Director Of C.I.S.M. – International Centre Of Musical Studies At Sermig In Turin And Has Directed And Taught Courses In Musical Interpretation In Other Italian Cities. She Has Performed At International Festivals And For Television Broadcasts By The Italian State Broadcaster RAI RAI International And Other Networks.
She Has Collaborated With The Turin City Council As A Musical Consultant In The Theatre Field And Has Been Responsible For The Artistic And Musical Aspects Of Several Educational Theatre Projects. She Has Numerous Recordings To Her Name Both As A Solo Artist And As Artistic Producer.
Her Recordings Include An Appearance On The CD Concert For Solidarity SARX/Ducale Recorded Live The CD Christmas Songs For Guitar And Piano Nìccolò/Stradivarius Recorded With Guitar Player Maurizio Colonna With Whom She Arranged And Performed Some Of The Best Known Christmas Carols Producing Refined Instrumental Versions For Guitar-Piano Duo And For Solo Piano.
In May 2006 She Released Her CD Lacoste-Works For Piano With Ten Original Compositions For Piano Which She Performs Herself. The CD Which Marked The Launch Of The NCM – New Classic Music Label EGEA Distribution Included An Extraordinary Appearance By Jazz Fusion Guitar Player Frank Gambale Performing “Galaverna A Szrenica”. The Score Of The Entire “Lacoste-Works For Piano” Album Was Published By Carisch-Machiavelli Music Publishing 2006.
NCM – New Classic Music Has Also Issued The CD Passages-Works For Piano EGEA Distribution With Fourteen Original Compositions For Piano Written And Performed By Ms Bigazzi Guest Performers On This Album Include Ivan Ciccarelli In The Opening Piece And Monica Smith Playing Crystal Bowls In Two Pieces - Score Published By Carisch-Machiavelli Music Publishing 2008. As Artistic Producer She Has Organised And Coordinated Concert Recording And Video Projects In Italy And The U.S.A. For Polydor Polygram Panarecord Palladium Ricordi Playgame Carisch Nìccolò Stradivarius Libera/EGEA Libera/EDEL And NCM/PKP.
Her Artistic Output Includes The Soundtrack For The Film “Object Of Beauty” Starring John Malkovich And Andie MacDowell – Directed By Michael Lindsay-Hogg Recorded At Studio 55 In Hollywood Los Angeles - California With Contributions From Paulinho Da Costa Alex Acuña And Abraham Laboriel The CD And Video Imagery Suite By The Guitar Duo “Colonna & Gambale” Recorded In Rome The CD Colonna & Gambale Live Co-Produced With Roberto Colombo She Has Also Produced With Roberto Colombo The CD Bon Voyage By The Same Duo For Libera-EDEL Which Was Presented In India In October 2007.
She Has Organised Numerous Concerts Seminars And Master Classes For The Duo Colonna & Gambale The Duo Antonella Ruggiero & Maurizio Colonna And The Trio Ruggiero-Colonna-Gambale . Her Compositions And Musical Arrangements Have Been Published By Edizioni Bèrben Her Most Significant Compositions Include Holašovice For Piano Sault For Piano And Instrumental Versions Of Christmas Music By Libera-BMG Sanctus For Voice And Strings And By Carisch-Machiavelli Music Publishing.
She Has Also Published Articles In Numerous Magazines Tastiere Guitar Club Drum Club Suonare News Etc. A Course Of Music Theory And Reading And A Number Of Newspaper Columns I Didatti Del Pianoforte L’interpretazione Le Musiche Per Chitarra E Pianoforte – Piano Teachers Interpretation Music For Guitar And Piano Instruments And Traditions . In The Column Strumenti E Tradizioni In Suonare News She Focused Her Attention In Particular On Ethnic Instruments.
She Directs The Christmas Songs Collection Of International Scores Bèrben Which Includes Instrumental Versions And Versions For Instruments/orchestra Of Traditional Christmas Music From All Over The World By Well-Known Contemporary Musicians. On February 20 2009 She Inaugurated The “New Italian Instrumental Music” Series Of Concerts At The Italian Cultural Institute In London. read less