About Me

Italian pianist and composer, Antonio Di Fonzo began studying the piano at the age of seven and continued his musical studies with the pianist Carlo Grante.
He graduated brilliantly with him at the State Conservatory of Music “Umberto Giordano” in Foggia, in 2001.

In 2007, he took the II level of Specialist Academic Diploma in musical disciplines, Piano course, under the mentorship of the pianist Paola Bruni and, in 2009, the II level Academic Diploma, Teaching course, at the State Conservatory “G. Paisiello” in Taranto.

In 2013, he graduated in Jazz Music at the State Conservatory “E.R. Duni” in Matera.

He won several national and international music competitions, including the 8th “Maria Giubilei” International Piano Competition in 2007, personally awarded by the pianist Sergio Perticaroli with a scholarship to attend the Sommerakademie Mozarteum courses in Salzburg.

Antonio gives performances in Italy and abroad (London 2016, Seoul 2018, Amsterdam 2019, Rotterdam 2020), playing other musicians’ works as well as his own original compositions.

The success of his debut album “Rebirth” (2019, Digressione Music), highlighted in the reviews published in specialized magazines such as Jazzitalia and Klassic Heute, launched him to new prominence on the music scene and allowed him to express his talent as a composer rooted in the classics, yet transcending genre boundaries thanks to his studies and passion for both classical music and jazz.

In 2021, he released a single “Endless Love” (Digressione music) which was praised by listeners and critics alike.

His new album “Hommage à Petrucciani” (Stradivarius Music Label), released in 2023, is an astonishing tribute to the great jazz pianist Michel Petrucciani, enriched by the collaboration with his son Alexandre Petrucciani.