Enrico Elisi

Enrico Elisi, a laureate of the Oporto International Competition (Portugal) and the Premio Venezia (Italy), has earned international recognition for his performances across four continents.

Praised for his “mastery of elegance, refinement, and fantasy” (La Nueva España) and “remarkable sensitivity, imagination, and polish” (Baltimore Sun), he has given recitals throughout Europe at venues such as the Bemberg Museum in Toulouse (France), Centro del Carmen in Valencia (Spain), Dante Society in Bonn, Wolfsburg Castle, and Kiel Universität’s Bach-Saal (Germany), Cyril and Methodius Foundation in Piestany (Slovakia).

Audiences in his native Italy heard him at historic venues such as La Fenice Theatre (Venice), Dante’s Church, the Hall of the Five Hundred in the Medici-owned Palazzo Vecchio and Sala del Buonumore (Florence), the Pavarotti-Freni Opera House (Modena), the Bibiena Theatre and Palazzo Guerreri-Gonzaga (Mantua), the Sala dei Giganti (Padua), the Sala degli Ostaggi mi(Crema), the Teatro Comunale, the Archaeological Museum, and the Sala Bossi (Bologna), as well as the Sant’Anna dei Lombardi Church (Naples).

In Asia, he performed to acclaim in Japan, South Korea (IBK Hall, Seoul), China (Beijing Steinway Hall), Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, and in the Americas, in Peru (Centro Cultural de España, Lima), Canada (Banff Centre) and at notable venues in the United States, including the National Gallery of Art, the Italian Embassy in Washington, DC, the New York Public and Morgan Libraries, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall, and the Chopin Society in San Francisco.

Upcoming projects will feature performances of Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra with John Owings and the TCU Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven’s Concerto No. 3 with the Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra, a recital program of Beethoven Piano Sonatas (USA), and the Amy Beach Piano Quintet (Switzerland).

Aiming for a diverse musical repertoire, he recently co-founded the Elisi Pan Piano Duo with London-based RCM faculty Mengyang Pan. The duo is committed to providing an eclectic musical experience, featuring a dynamic alternation between repertoire for two pianos, those for four hands, and solo compositions. In 2024, the duo will present recitals across Italy, England, Taiwan, Indonesia, the USA, and China, offering a rich mosaic of musical styles.

Elisi has collaborated with several orchestras in the USA, Italy, Portugal, and Indonesia and has been featured in TV broadcasts (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal and WPSU in the USA) and on radio stations in Europe and the USA.

He performed at the University of Toronto New Music Festival and premiered solo and chamber compositions by Paul Chihara, whose chamber work, Two Images, is featured on Albany Records. The anticipated release of Angelus and Three Songs by Peruvian composer J. V. Grossmann is a notable addition to Elisi’s diverse new music repertoire.

A frequent guest at music festivals worldwide, Elisi performed and conducted masterclasses at Cincinnati’s “Art of the Piano,” Interlochen Center for the Arts, Texas State, Artciál, RPPF, and the Chautauqua Institution in the USA; VIPA Valencia in Spain; Todi Music Masters, Conero and Amalfi Coast Festivals in Italy; Borromeo in Switzerland; The Thinking Pianist in England; and the Ameri-China Foundation and Sichuan International Piano Festival in China. In 2024, he will be on the faculty at the Vancouver Piano Sessions.

Dr. Elisi has conducted workshops for the Pinerolo Accademia di Musica, the Royal College of Music, and the Royal Northern College and was a Yellow Barn Festival Artist-in-Residence.

He has taught masterclasses at prestigious institutions across the United States, Canada, Peru, Denmark, Italy, England, Turkey, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, and Korea.

Dr. Elisi holds the Harold D. and Imogene Herndon Endowed Professorship of Music in Piano at Texas Christian University. Throughout his distinguished teaching career, he has taught at the University of Toronto (which has recognized him with the Teaching Award), the Eastman School, Penn State University, and UNLV. He was also a visiting professor at Hanyang University and a Leading Scholar at Ewha Womans University (Korea). His students have won prizes and pursued successful careers; many hold teaching posts.

Elisi’s mentors include Leon Fleisher, Lazar Berman, Alexander Lonquich, Franco Scala, Boris Petrushansky, and Giuseppe Fricelli. His musical education flourished at the Conservatories of Bologna and Florence, the International Piano Academy of Imola, the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, and the Taos and Ravinia Festivals, where he delved into chamber music with Robert McDonald, Menahem Pressler, Gilbert Kalish, and Claude Frank.

He became a United States citizen in 2012 and is a Steinway Artist.

2023 – Cecil H. and Ida Green Honors Chair at Texas Christian University (successful nomination and selection of the invited artist).

2023 – Harold D. and Imogene Herndon Professorship in Music (TCU).

2022 – University of Toronto Faculty of Music Teaching Award – Appointed Faculty

2018 – Yellow Barn Artist in Residence, Putney, Vermont.

2017 – Steinway Artist (Steinway & Sons).

2008 – Institute for the Arts and Humanities Individual Faculty Grant Award, Penn State

University.

2008 – College of Arts and Architecture Faculty Research Grant Competition winner, Penn State

University.

2001 – First Prize, Baltimore Music Club Competition, Baltimore, Maryland.

1998 – Rose Marie Mulholland Award, Peabody Institute.

1997 – Three Arts Club of Homeland Award, Baltimore, Maryland.

1995 – Laureate of the Porto International Competition, Oporto, Portugal – World Federation of

International Music Competitions.

1993 – First Prize, National Piano Competition, Ravenna, Italy.

1991 – Third Prize, Venice Competition for Best Italian Conservatory Graduates, Venice, Italy.

1989 – First Prize, National Piano Competition, Genoa, Italy.

1989 – First Prize, “J. S. Bach” National Piano Competition, Sestri Levante, Italy.

1989 – First Prize, National Piano Competition, Sasso Marconi, Italy.

1988 – First Prize, National Piano Competition, Pescara, Italy.

1986 – First Prize, International Piano Competition, Recanati, Italy.

1985 – First Prize, International Piano Competition, Bardolino, Italy.

• American Liszt Society (ALS) – Lifetime Member
• Music Teachers National Association
• Texas Music Teachers National Association
• Fort Worth Music Teachers Association

Masterclasses Listed by Country

Denmark

• Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
• Academy of Performing Arts, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Indonesia

• Jakarta Conservatory of Music, Jakarta
• Pelita Harapan University Conservatory of Music, Tangerang
• GG Piano Academy, Surabaya
• Piano Odyssey Academy, Surabaya
• Classical Studio Jakarta (Kawai Music School), Jakarta
• RAEL Music Academy, Jakarta

Italy

• Accademia di Musica di Pinerolo e Torino, Pinerolo
• Todi Music Masters, Todi
• Amalfi Coast International Music Festival, Maiori
• Accademia delle Marche, Recanati
• Brancaleoni International Music Festival, Piobbico
• Grumo Festival, Grumo Appula
• Umbria Classica, Norcia
• AmiCaFest International Piano Festival, Grammichele
• Conservatorio Nicolini, Piacenza
• Conero International Piano Festival & Competition, Recanati

Japan

• Aichi University of the Arts, Nagoya
• Meiwa High School, Nagoya
• Piano Teachers’ National Association of Japan, Tokyo

South Korea

• Seoul National University, Seoul
• Seoul National University of Education, Seoul
• Yewon School, Seoul
• Seoul Arts High School, Seoul
• Sunwha Arts High School, Seoul
• Yonsei University, Seoul
• Hanyang University, Seoul
• Ewha Womans University, Seoul
• Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul
• Dankook University, Seoul
• Sangmyung University, Seoul
• Kookmin University, Seoul
• Keimyung University, Daegu
• SPACE-U, Daegu
• Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu
• Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan
• Pusan National University, Busan
• Kyungsung University, Busan
• International Seoul Piano Workshop at SayOne Piano, Seoul
• Bechstein Hall, Seoul
• Suwon, Gyeonggi-do
• Bundang, Seongnam
• Namhae International Piano Academy & Festival, Namhae

Macau

• Conservatório de Macau, Macau

Peru

• National Conservatory of Music, Lima

Singapore

• Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Singapore

Switzerland

• Borromeo Music Festival, Altdorf

Taiwan

• Taipei National University of the Arts, Taipei
• Women’s College of Arts and Technology, Tainan
• Taipei Municipal University of Education, Taipei
• National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu

Turkey

• Bilkent University, Ankara

United States

• Northwestern University, Evanston
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Eastman School of Music, Rochester
• Eastman Young Artist International Piano Competition and Festival, Rochester
• Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati
• Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen
• Temple University, Philadelphia
• Boston University, Boston
• Longy School of Music of Bard College, Cambridge
• Rivers School Conservatory, Weston
• University of Oklahoma, Norman
• Steinway Piano Gallery, Lenexa
• University of Missouri–Kansas City Conservatory, Kansas City
• University of Kansas, Lawrence
• Stetson University, DeLand
• Lawrence University, Appleton
• Florida State Music Teachers Association, Jacksonville
• Ithaca College, Ithaca
• State University of New York at Potsdam, Potsdam
• St. Olaf College, Northfield
• Spelman College, Atlanta
• Nevada Academy of Arts, Las Vegas
• Penn State University, State College
• Green Valley Chamber Music Festival, Las Vegas
• Chautauqua Music Festival, Chautauqua
• University of South Florida, Tampa
• Edison State College, Fort Myers
• California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton
• California State University, Northridge, Northridge
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas
• Las Vegas Piano Music School, Las Vegas
• Penn State Piano Camp, State College
• Oklahoma Music Teachers Association State Conference, Oklahoma City
• Dallas International Piano Competition, Dallas
• Southern Methodist University, Dallas
• Kent State University, Kent
• Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg
• Missouri State University, Springfield
• Missouri Southern State University, Joplin
• Art of the Piano Festival (CCM), Cincinnati
• Piano Gallery of America, Las Vegas
• Lee University International Piano Festival and Competition, Cleveland
• Syracuse University, Syracuse
• Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival, Tampa
• Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers
• University of Iowa, Iowa City
• FITE Piano Festival, Springfield
• Montecito International Piano Festival, Thousand Oaks
• Lycoming College, Williamsport
• East Carolina University, Greenville
• Roosevelt University, Chicago
• New Century Conservatory, Phoenix
• Texas Christian University, Fort Worth
• Texas State University International Piano Festival, San Marcos
• Rollins College School of Music, Winter Park
• Bay PianoFest (San Francisco Conservatory of Music), San Francisco
• Baylor University, Waco
• Weatherford College, Weatherford
• Colburn Music Academy, Los Angeles

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