Polo Osvaldo Ernesto Piatti is a British-Argentine neo-romantic composer, concert pianist and conductor based in the United Kingdom.
He is one of very few high-profile international musicians concentrating exclusively on the creation, performance and promotion of melodic, universally appealing classical music.
Piatti started piano lessons at the age of 3 in Buenos Aires, becoming a concert pianist and classical improviser in his youth.
[3] Whilst touring as a concert pianist, Piatti gained acclaim for his innovative classical piano improvisations[4] A move to the United Kingdom during the early 1990s led to him becoming teacher and Head of Music at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.
[4] Following the tour of Japan he inaugurated the International Composers Festival during 2012 in Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom.
[7][11] After launching a recording of Sentimental Journey in 2016, engineered and produced by Grammy Award winner Jan Holzner alongside James Fitzpatrick, Piatti performed with and conducted from the piano the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
Performers included the London Mozart Players and the Hastings Sinfonia Orchestra, conducted by Derek Carden.
The Birds: A work for flute and piano privately commissioned to be premiered by flutist Daisy Noton, who performed the piece with pianist Oliver Poole.
Premiered on 3 December 2023 by guitarist Giulio Tampalini and the Hastings Sinfonia Orchestra under Derek Carden at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea.
The work's world premiere took place on 20 November 2022 at the De La Warr Pavilion, in Bexhill-on-Sea, United Kingdom, and performers included the London Mozart Players and the Hastings Sinfonia Orchestra, conducted by Derek Carden.