Birthplace: Treviso, Italy | Studied in: Cesena and Stradella, Italy | Resides in: Treviso, Italy
Elia Cecino is First Prize winner of the 2023 Iturbi International Piano Competition (València), where he was also awarded prizes for the best performance of a Beethoven concerto and best interpretation of Chopin’s music. He is also the first prize winner at the New Orleans, James Mottram (Manchester), and Ricard Viñes (Spain) competitions, a laureate of the 17th Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition (Tel Aviv), and Vendome Virtuosi winner.
Elia has performed as soloist with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Louisiana Philharmonic, Simfònica del Vallès, Sinfónica de Galicia, Orquesta de València, Düsseldorf Symphony, Sichuan Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Israel Camerata Jerusalem, Sinfonica di Milano, FVG Orchestra, and Sinfonica Città di Roma.
In addition to being invited to play solo recitals in venues such as Palau de la Música Catalana (Barcelona), Merkin Hall (New York City), Laeiszhalle (Hamburg), Künstlerhaus (Munich), and more, Elia also performs in chamber duos, trios, and quintets regularly. In December 2020, he collaborated with cellist Mario Brunello on the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth.
Born in Italy in 2001, Elia began his studies at age nine with Maddalena De Facci. At 17, he graduated summa cum laude from Cesena Conservatory. The following year Elia won the XXXVI Premio Venezia, a competition reserved for the best graduates of the Italian conservatories. Later he studied with Andrzej Jasinski in 2021, achieving a master’s degree at Accademia del Ridotto di Stradella. He is currently studying with Boris Berman.