Giacomo Menegardi

GIACOMO MENEGARDI, piano
Giacomo Menegardi started playing piano at the age of six with Professor Katia Bellus at “G. Rossini” music academy in Belluno. Currently, he studies piano at Conservatory of Castelfranco Veneto (Italy) under the guide of M° Massimiliano Ferrati.

Giacomo gave his first solo recital at the age of 13. Since the age of 11 he won over thirty absolute first prizes in national and international competitions for young pianists such as “G. Pecar International Piano Competition”; “Treviso International Piano Competition”, “Giulio Rospigliosi national Piano Competition”,”San Donà di Piave International Piano Competition”, “Povoletto International Music Competition”;”Caraglio International Piano Competition”, “Lia Tortora International Piano Competition”. He was finalist and first prize winner in “Bramanti”; national piano competition, third prize at “Cesar Franck International Piano Competition”, third prize at the Treviso International Piano Competition, second prize in “Premio Giangrandi- Egmann”, first prize at “Spoleto International Piano Competition”, second prize at the “Luciano Luciani” International Piano Competition of Cosenza.

In 2020 Giacomo won the first prize at “W. A. Mozart International Piano Competition” of Lugano.
Giacomo had his recital debut at “Teatro la Fenice” of Venice at the age of 15 and his debut with orchestra at the age of 14 at “Teatro Comunale” of Belluno with Mozart Piano Concerto K488.
He played as soloist with the “Dolomiti Symphony Orchestra”; and the “Circle Symphony Orchestra”.
He played for important Festival and Musical Associations such as “Portogruaro International Music Festival”, “Cittadella International Music Festival”, “SVC Giovani” of Teatro la Fenice, “Duino International Music Festival”, “PianoLab”, “PianoSofia”, “Treviso International Piano Festival”, IKIF International Keyboard Institute and Festival (New York City).

He attended the masterclasses of great artists such as Jerome Rose, Filippo Gamba, Emanuel Krasovsky, Riccardo Risaliti, Pavel Gililov.

“Giacomo Menegardi is a truly talent that has left me amazed and excited me a lot, something
that is not always usual in competitions, where of course you can recognize skills, but you
don't always notice a personality capable of having a particular pathos close to the concert
ambience. In addition to being exceptionally clean, Giacomo Menegardi has shown a great
personality and expressiveness.” – Luca Ciammarughi, Italian Musicologist, Pianist and Radio Host (RadioClassica)