Rodolfo Leone – Past Concerts

The brilliant 29-year-old Italian-born pianist Rodolfo Leone, whose career is supported by the Amron-Sutherland Fund for Young Pianists at the Colburn School, was the first-prize winner of the 2017 International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna. Described as “a true sound philosopher” (Oberösterreichische Nachrichten), Rodolfo released his debut album on the Austrian label Gramola in May 2018. T he all-Beethoven disc features two pillars of the piano repertoire: the “Hammerklavier” Sonata and the “Waldstein” Sonata. His playing has been described as having “impeccable style” and “absolute technical control” (Il Nuovo Amico).

Rodolfo’s recent seasons include a collaboration with James Conlon and LA Opera and debuts with the San Diego Symphony (Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1), Pasadena Symphony (Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21), and Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (Beethoven’s Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”); he also performed Beethoven’s Triple Concerto in Walt Disney Hall under the baton of Xian Zhang.

A native of Turin, Italy, Rodolfo has performed extensively throughout Europe, North America, and China, including debuts in venues such as the Musikverein Vienna, Steinway Hall London, Music Hall of the National Centre for the Performing Arts Beijing, Politeama Theatre, Mozart Concert Hall of Accademia Filarmonica, Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, and the BASF Gesellschaftshaus in Germany. Awarded top prizes at the 2014 Toronto International Piano Competition and the 2013 Busoni International Piano Competition, Rodolfo’s concerto performance during the 2017 International Beethoven Piano Competition was described by Pianist magazine as a “communion with the orchestra” that “was raptly convincing… robust and joyful.”

Currently based in Los Angeles, Rodolfo holds both a Master of Music degree and an Artist Diploma from Colburn Conservatory where he studied with Fabio Bidini. He previously studied at the Hans Eisler School of Music in Berlin, Germany, and the G. Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro, Italy.