Ludovico Einaudi, born 23 November 1955, is a renowned pianist and composer. The Italian musician was born in Turin where his classical career began, before he moved on to create music for film with influences of pop, rock, and folk music.
Einaudi began his career performing classical music in the 1980s after training at the Conservatorio Verdi, when he began composing orchestral and classical pieces, before progressing to more main stream music heard in popular culture in the mid 80s. As well as piano, Einaudi also plays and composes for guitar, in which he in incredibly skilled and proficient. Although Einaudi is influenced by classical artists, his style is unique with the fusion of classical and popular music bridging the gap between the two genres, making his music extremely accessible to many types of listeners.
From his eclectic back catalogue, of tracks, he has won several awards, including Best Film Music at the Avingon Film Festical for his score Sotto Falso Nome, and Best Soundtrack at the Italian Music Awards for Luce Die Miei Occhi. His music has also appeared in popular culture worldwide, composing the trailer music for the movie Black Swan.
His album Le Onde written for piano and performed as a solo was the best selling album in the UK and Italy, sending Einaudi to success. Still producing charting music, his latest album In A Time Lapse has taken him on a giant US and Canadian tour, as well as landing him a slot at the prestigious iTunes festival.
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