Composer Details

His phenomenal CD sales and ability to sell out major concert halls worldwide are confirmation that Ludovico Einaudi is one of classical music’s success stories of recent years. After studying at the Conservatory in Milan, and subsequently with composer Luciano Berio, he spent several years composing in traditional forms. In the mid-1980s he began to search for a more personal expression in a series of works for dance and multimedia, and later for piano. The ambient and contemplative music he writes today is a fusion of eclectic styles, drawn from his studies in the minimalist avant-garde and collaborations with world musicians to rock groups such as Coldplay and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. 

 

Einaudi was a relative latecomer to the world of film music in the mid-1990s. However, his distinctive style has ensured that his impact on the industry over the last decade has been significant, and the four international awards for his film scores to Michele Sordillo’ Acquario (1996), Giuseppe Piccioni’s Fuori del Mondo and Luce Dei Miei Occhi and Roberto Andò's Sotto Falso Nome have confirmed his fast-growing reputation.