Matteo Buonanoce
Second Prize

Matteo Buonanoce

Italy

b. 16 February 2005 · age 21

Conservatorio "G. Verdi" of Turin (Master's program) · class of Marina Scalafiotti

Biography

Began his musical studies at age six. Graduated with full marks, honours and special mention from the Conservatorio "G. Verdi" of Turin, where he is now completing his Master's degree with Marina Scalafiotti.

He won the Grand Prize at the International Youth Music Competitions in Atlanta and the Special Jury Prize at the 16th Orléans International Piano Competition. In 2025 he took 1st prize at the "Claude Debussy" Competition in Paris and 2nd prizes at the international competitions of London and Berlin. In September 2025 he became the youngest soloist ever to appear at MITO SettembreMusica (Teatro Gioiello, Turin), receiving wide press coverage including an interview on Rai Radio2. He has performed Beethoven's Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 with conductor Sergio Baietta at the Talent Music Summer Festival, and was selected for the 2025 International Summer Academy in Vienna (Peter Ovtcharov, Ewa Pobłocka). His Serbian tour took him to the Kolarac Hall of Belgrade, Niš and Novi Sad.

Final round programme — 3 May 2026

  • D. Scarlatti Sonata K. 56 L. 356 4 min
  • S. Prokofiev Sonata n. 8 op. 84 30 min