Federico Colli | |
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| Born | (1988-08-10) August 10, 1988 |
| Education | Milan Conservatory Imola International Piano Academy Mozarteum University Salzburg |
| Occupation | Classical pianist |
| Label | Chandos Records |
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| Website | www |
Federico Colli (born 10 August 1988) is an Italian classical pianist. He won the First Prize at the Salzburg Mozart Competition in 2011 and the First Prize with Gold Medal at The Leeds International Piano Competition in 2012.1
Education
He has been studying at the Milan Conservatory, Imola International Piano Academy and Salzburg Mozarteum, under the guidance of Sergio Marengoni, Konstantin Bogino, Boris Petrushansky and Pavel Gililov.2
Awards and recognition
He received from the Municipality of Brescia the "Grosso d'Argento" as a prize for the international prestige given to his hometown and the Music Section of the UK Critics’ Circle included him among the recipients of its 2018 Awards for the following reason: "His exceptional control of sonority, voicing and colour is placed at the service of an individual imagination that casts new light on the music while staying essentially true to the composer." Furthermore, in 2023 Fortune Italia Magazine selected him as one of the most influential “40 under 40” of the Italian culture.3
References
References
- "Superstar Italian Pianist Federico Colli Plays At The Clark 11/30". WAMC Northeast Public Radio. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- "Colli tra Franz e Wolfgang con gli archi del Nuovo Trio". Bresciaoggi (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- "Federico Colli". Sofia Philharmonic. Retrieved 27 April 2026.