Ludovico Einaudi (born 23 November 1955) is an Italian contemporary classical music composer and pianist.

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Biography

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. Later, he studied with Luciano Berio. In 1982, he gained a scholarship to the Tanglewood Music Festival. He currently resides on a vineyard in the Italian region of Piedmont.

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.

Career highlights

1982 Diploma in Composition from Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan.

1982 received scholarship to Tanglewood Festival, USA.

1982 continued studies with Luciano Berio.

1986 searched for a more free and personal musical language via multimedia and works for dance.

1996 first solo album Le Onde is released for Piano and becomes a best selling album in the UK and Italy.

2002 Italian award for Best Film Score for Luce Dei Miei Occhi .

2004 Una Mattina released by Universal records.

2006 Dietro Casa and Fuori dal Mondo are used in the film This is England .

2007 Album Divenire released by Decca.

2007 "Primavera" from album Divenire is used in advertisement for Sony's Blu-Ray Disc.

2007 "Ritornare" from album Divenire is used in the 10th Season of Top Gear.

2008 "Divenire" from album Divenire is used on showcase of women's singles winners of the past on the BBC's coverage of Wimbledon.

2008 "Divenire" from album Divenire is used as background music in Sky Sport's documentary on Manchester United's legendary player Ryan Giggs.

2008 "Giorni Dispari" from album Eden Roc is used in the 11th Season of Top Gear.

2008 "Oltremare" from album "Divenire" is used in England VS Kazakhstan highlights

2008 "Primavera" from album Divenire is used in the 12th Season of Top Gear twice.

2008 "Uno" from album "Divenire" is used in the 12th Season of Top Gear.

2009 "Primavera" from album Divenire is used in the trailer for the film The Reader.

2009 "Dietro Casa" from album Una Mattina is used in 11th Season of Holby City.'''

2009 "Fly" from album "Divenire" is used in the NBA's "Where will amazing happen this year?" Playoffs commercial

2009 "Le Onde" is used in OCR GCSE music listening examination.

2009 "Fly" is used in the first episode in season 13 of Top Gear

2009 "Le Onde" is used the second episode in season 13 of Top Gear.

Music

"In general I don't like definitions, but 'Minimalist' is a term that means elegance and openness, so I would prefer to be called a Minimalist than something else."

Ludovico Einaudi

Although Einaudi would prefer not to be labeled as any particular type of genre, he is sometimes referred to as Minimalist. This is despite his music not sharing the key musical properties associated with minimalism. This may be due to his music possessing sparse orchestration and simplistic melodies that some may wish to refer to as 'minimalist' despite not belonging to the musical movement of Minimalism.

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.

Key works

• Una Mattina (2004; piano)
• Divenire (2007; piano, string quartet)

Albums

• Le Onde (1996)
• Stanze (1997)
• Eden Roc (1999)
• I Giorni (2001)
• Diario Mali (2003)
• Echoes: The Einaudi Collection (2004)
• La Scala Concert 03.03.03 (2004)
• Una Mattina (2004)
• Divenire (2007)
• Nightbook (2009)

Film and television scores

• Fuori Dal Mondo (1999)
• Alexandria (2001)
• Luce Dei Miei Occhi (2001)
• Le Parole Di Mio Padre (2002)
• Doctor Zhivago (2002)
• Sotto Falso Nome (2004)
• This Is England (2006)