About
Leonardo Saraceni consolidates his artistic character, piano technique and compositional intuition under the guidance of the South American professor, Luigi Roig, who would guide him through a wide, cosmopolitan preparation. He performs at eleven years his first solo concert. He obtained the piano diploma as a private student in four years at the Conservatory " Luisa D' Annunzio " in Pescara and also at the Vest University the Master's Degree with a specialization in interpretation and concert, together with composition studies at the Conservatories of "Santa Cecilia" in Rome and "Alfredo Casella" in L’Aquila.
He released the CD "The emotions that remain", recorded live at the Wildenstein 'Sches Palais in Herlangen (D) and at the Sapienza University of Rome. In 1992 he began his concert career, which still today sees him acclaimed performer in many European cities and overseas; his last work, the Piano Concerto n.1 op.15, was performed by himself in world premiere in August 2010 in the city of Guanajuato (Mexico), on the occasion of the Festival del Verano, at the National Juarez Theater, directed by Maestro Jose Maria Melgar; in 2013 he was invited and performed in Romania the Concert Plan n.1 op.15 in the European premiere, with the Banatul Philharmonic, directed by Maestro Roberto Di Maio.
He has international collaborations, both as a concert performer and as a composer and teacher, as well as publications in the catalog of renowned publishing houses, such as La Feltrinelli, Libreria Universitaria, IBS; his compositions performed in RAI Radio 2, as well as included in the concert programs of valid international performers, who also recorded them on CD. He is president of the International Prize "Music in the World" which takes place in Rome since 2016. He founded and directed the School of Music "F. Cilea ”, today among the oldest and most renowned Italian music schools, where many young people successfully attend the various Instrument and Singing Courses. He is a piano teacher at the International Pianist Academy E.P.T.A. Italy of Rome and also professor in Master Classes of Musical, Piano and Harmony Interpretation.