Matteo Monico

Matteo Monico studied piano at the Guido Cantelli Conservatory in Novara and the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan, graduating with top marks under the guidance of Maestro Alessandro Commellato.

He has held masterclasses with internationally renowned pianists including: Jefrey Swann, Piotr Szychowsky, Roberto Prosseda, Jose’ Maria Curbelo Gonzalez, Edoardo Torbianelli, Simone Pedroni, Cristiano Burato, Stefano Battaglia, Davide Cabassi, and with the French composer Benoit Menut. He has played at the Auditorium of the “Guido Cantelli” Conservatory in Novara, at the Piano City Milano Festival, in the Sala Puccini and at the Museo del Novecento for the SIMC “Società Italiana Musica Contemporanea”. He performed the world premiere in Italy of Andrea Mannucci’s opera “Kiki de Montparnasse”, libretto by Marco Longaro. He has played at the Cineteca in Milan, at the Cinema Astra in Como, in collaboration with the Accademia delle Belle Arti di Brera, at the Cinema Arsenale in Pisa in collaboration with the “Scuola Normale Superiore”, at the PianoLab Festival and for the San Raffaele University in Milan. He has collaborated with the “Società Dante Alighieri” in Rome and has a predilection for film music.