Biography

Bruno Canino was born in Naples on January 2, 1936. He graduated with a degree in piano and composition from the Conservatorio di Milano. In 1956 and 1958, he won awards at the Bolzano piano competition and won a similar award in Darmstadt in 1960.

He has played for the most important music societies and festivals in Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan, China, Malaysia, Russia, South America, New Zealand and Australia. He has performed as part of a piano duo with Antonio Ballista for the past 50 years and has also been a member of the chamber music ensemble Trio di Milano, with colleagues Mariana Sirbu and Rocco Filippini, for the past 30 years.

As a soloist, he has played under conductors such as Maderna, Muti, Abbado, Chailly, Sawallish, Berio and Boulez as well as with orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, Santa Cecilia, the Orchestre National de France, Concertgebow of Amsterdam and the Filarmonica della Scala. Mr. Canino has had the honor of giving premiere performances of compositions by Luciano Berio, Ivan Fedele, NiccolÚ Castiglioni, Sylvano Bussotti, Iannis Xenakis, Wolfgang Rihm and Mauricio Kagel.

This internationally renowned pianist has also taught masterclasses in Germany, Japan, Italy, Spain, France and Switzerland. Additionally, from 1991 to 2002, he conducted piano masterclasses for the Konservatorium F¸r Musik in Bern. He was also Music Section Director of the Venice Biennale from 1999 to 2001.

A noted composer himself, Mr. Canino has written over 30 musical works, both published and un-published for soloists, duos, trios and chamber music ensembles. He has recorded for the RCA, Deutsche Grammophon, Angel and Orfeo labels. In 1997, he also published a book entitled, Vademecum of the chamber-music pianist.