Gianluca Luisi

Gianluca Luisi (born 1970 in Pescara) is an Italian pianist known for his interpretations of J. S. Bach.

Luisi studied at the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro under the guidance of Franco Scala[1] and, later, at the piano Academy in Imola with Giovanni Valentini, Boris Petrushansky and Piero Rattalino.

He also won the second prize at the "Casella" International Competition in Naples and in 2001 he won the first prize in the "J.S.Bach Piano International Competition" in Saarbrücken, Germany (54 pianists from 26 countries took part).

Gianluca Luisi gave many concerts in important Concert Halls including the American Carnegie Hall, and in Italy, Germany, Austria, Luxemburg, Malta, Czechia, etc.

He recorded several CDs for labels such as OnClassical, Naxos, Arts and MDG.