Ludovico Einaudi

Ludovico Einaudi OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [ludoˈviːko eiˈnaudi]) (born 23 November 1955 in Turin, Piedmont) is an Italian contemporary music composer and pianist.

Born in Turin, Italy, Einaudi's mother played to him on the piano as a child. He began his musical training at the Conservatorio Verdi in Milan, gaining a diploma in composition in 1982. That same year, he studied with Luciano Berio and gained a scholarship to the Tanglewood Music Festival.

After studying at the Conservatory in Milan, and subsequently with 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. His music is ambient, meditative and often introspective, drawing on minimalism, world music, and contemporary pop. He has made a significant impact in the film world, with four international awards to his name.

His father was Giulio Einaudi, a publisher, and his grandfather, Luigi Einaudi, was President of the Italian Republic between 1948 and 1955. He currently resides on a vineyard in the Italian region of Piedmont.

Although Einaudi would prefer not to be labeled as any particular type of genre, he is sometimes referred to as a Minimalist. However, Einaudi's style differs from those of the Minimalism movement, and this attribution is likely more due to his work's sparse orchestration and simple melodies.

Einaudi's own words on the matter reflect this viewpoint, with Einaudi referring to Minimalism as "elegance and openness", despite its more formal definition as a musical movement to which he arguably does not belong.

Source: Wikipedia.

Here you can listen to some of his songs:


Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire Live



Ludovico Einaudi - Nuvole Bianche



Ludovico Einaudi - Oltremare



Ludovico Einaudi - Primavera


Ludovico Einaudi - Fairytale



Ludovico Einaudi - I due fiumi



Ludovico Einaudi - In Principio, Indaco



Ludovico Einaudi - In un'altra vita



Ludovico Einaudi - Stella del mattino



Ludovico Einaudi - I Giorni



Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire