Biografia
Pianist and teacher, Francesco Iapaolo studied at the “L. Perosi” Conservatory in Campobasso with Carlo Grante and Alessandro Taverna, graduating with honors and a mention of distinction under the guidance of Giorgia Tomassi. After his conservatory studies, he completed a three-year advanced piano course at the International Piano Academy in Imola (BO) under the guidance of Igor Roma.
Always interested in performance and interpretation, he often includes great masterpieces of the piano repertoire in his concerts alongside lesser-known works, exploring periods ranging from the Baroque to contemporary music. Currently, he is deepening his knowledge of contemporary piano repertoire with Emanuele Arciuli at the Pinerolo Music Academy (TO).
Demonstrating early talent, he has participated in numerous concert activities and earned recognition in national and international competitions, performing in prestigious venues across Italy and Europe such as the Carol Nash Recital Hall (Manchester, UK), the Baronial Hall (Manchester, UK), the Solitar at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, the Petit Palau de la Musica Catalana, and the Victoria Music Center in Barcelona, the Maschio Angioino in Naples, the Sala Baldini at the Teatro di Marcello, and the National Museum of Musical Instruments in Rome, the Apollonian Rooms at the “La Fenice” Theatre in Venice, Villa d’Este (Tivoli), the Astra Metropolitan Theatre in San Donà di Piave, the Eutherpe Hall in León, Charlton House in Greenwich (London, UK), and many other cities in Italy (Martina Franca, Avellino, Atri, Imola, Grosseto, Frosinone, etc.).
In 2014, he won a scholarship that allowed him to attend the Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester under the guidance of Leslie Howard and Artur Pizarro, with the opportunity to attend courses by other renowned pianists such as Boris Berman, Norigo Okawa, and Dina Parakhina.
He frequently participates in masterclasses with various renowned musicians (Righini, Vacatello, Gulyak, Rivera, Ammara, Taverna, Di Bella, etc.). In 2016 and 2018, he attended advanced piano courses at the Santa Cecilia Foundation in Portogruaro with Alessandro Taverna.
In 2021, he collaborated with the Orchestra of the Ergo Cantemus Academy in Tivoli in an initiative organized by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, performing the Third Piano Concerto under the direction of Giuseppe Galli.
He has taught piano at the Conservatory of Avellino and in 2024 he has won a permanent position as a piano professor at the Conservatory of Campobasso.
He has further enriched his education with a Master’s degree in Political Science and European Institutions from the University of Molise (2023), with a thesis focused on the ideology of the nation-state.
Currently, he is in charge of organizing the “Bach in the Subways” event—a worldwide initiative that brings Bach’s music to places where classical music is typically not heard—on behalf of the Conservatory of Campobasso.
Upcoming projects include the creation of a Piano and Chamber Music Festival entirely focused on the figure of Mozart for the 270th anniversary of his birth (2026) and a debut album featuring masterpieces of 19th-century piano literature.