Leonardo Laurini, was born in Prato (Italy), he took his diploma as pianist in 1994 at the Conservatory "Luigi Cherubini" in Florence under the guidance of lady professor Lucia Passaglia. 

In addition to his activity as solo pianist, he practices as chamber pianist, a piano teacher, a composer of orginal music (for piano, choir) and  choirmaster.  

He has performed many concerts in various Italian cities and towns, including Florence, Prato, Empoli, Siena, Arezzo, Città del Vasto, Macerata, Perugia, Venice.

He specialized with the following pianists: Maurizio Pollini at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, with Paul Badura-Skoda, Aldo Ciccolini and Bruno Canino at Association "Amici della Musica" in Florence, by whom he has always received praises and appreciations.  

He studied hapsicord and organistic interpretation with Edward Bellotti, piano didactic with Francoise Joubert and Tatiana Levitina, choir leading with Fabio Lombardo, Gary Graden and André Thomas, Musical Analysis with Romano Pezzati and vocal Technique with Nino Tagliareni.  

Since 1997 he he has been teaching principal piano at the School of Music of Calenzano (near Florence). 

He has been leading since July 2000 the polyphonic choir of the Society Coral “Giuseppe Verdi“ of Prato. 

Leonardo Laurini 

with M° Pollini at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana