Laban College in London (UK), Conservatorio superior de musica

IGOR COGNOLATO, Pianist
Born in Treviso, Italy, on November 10th, 1965, Igor Cognolato started at the age of five his
musical training with Ida Longhino; at nineteen he obtained his diploma magna cum laude in
piano performance at the Academy “Benedetto Marcello” in Venice (piano) under Vincenzo
Pertile and three years later his choir conducting diploma at the Academy “Felice Evaristo
dall’Abaco” in Verona.
He pursued his musical education at the Academy of Music in Hanover, Germany, with the
Master degree of Music in piano performace under Brazilian pianist Roberto Szidon: his debut
followed with NDR Symphony Orchestra with Franz Liszt’s Second Pianoconcerto live
recorded and broadcasted. Among his teachers for composition and piano figure also Ugo
Amendola, Michele Marvulli, Dario De Rosa (Trio di Trieste’s pianist), Aldo Ciccolini and Paul
Badura-Skoda.
Igor Cognolato has performed through all over Western Europe, always with huge success:
“Magic keyboard … One of most interesting piano performers born in the Sixties …Impressive
brilliancy” (Il Gazzettino, I), “Absolute piano dominator” (La nuova, I), “Colors, sound
expression and incredible atmospheres are his aces” (Etelä Saimaa, FIN), “A souverain soloist
… a transcendental virtuoso” (Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung), “ A real exceptional and
exciting giant” (Hamburger Abendblatt).
Soloist with numerous orchestras (Radiophilharmonie Hanover, Sofia chamber Orchestra,
Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Bourgas Philharmonic, Sliven Philharmonic, Astrakhan
Symphony, Orchestra del Gran Teatro La Fenice di Venezia), he recorded for RAI, RAI
Eurovision, NDR Radio, and for Norwegian National Radio.
Since 2009 he regularly performs together with Athenaeum Berlin Philharmonic String
Quartett; recently they took part to Aix-en-Provence chamber music festival and their
performance of Schumann Pianoquintett op.44 has been live broadscasted for ARTE TV
channel.
Igor Cognolato presently teaches Piano Performance at the Academy of music “Giuseppe
Tartini” in Trieste (Italy).
In 2013 he has performed as main actor in the documentary film “Richard Wagner, diario della
sinfonia ritrovata” by Gianni Di Capua, presented in the same year 2013 at “70° International
Mostra del cinema di Venezia” and at Bayreuther Festspiele.
He has been invited during last years to give master classes at the following European
universities: Kunstuniversität Graz, Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität, Universität
Mozarteum Salzburg (Austria), Hochschule für Musik und Theater Lübeck (Germany), Trinity
Laban College in London (UK), Conservatorio superior de musica Salvator Seguì de
Castellò (Spain).
Married, two daughters, he lives in Venice, Italy.
Igor Cognolato speaks English and German. [email protected]
I-30174 VENEZIA MESTRE
Via borgo pezzana 63/d-2
Tel.: +39 380 30 16 303
MAY 2014