Biography
Italian post-classical pianist and composer Luca Longobardi blends contemporary electronic elements into his compositions. Longobardi, born in 1976, received classical training in both Italy and New York before completing a doctorate in digital audio restoration in Rome during 2011. His first album, the self-released 29/33 from 2010, merged piano works rooted in classical traditions with jazz and world music flavors. Over time he added understated electronic methods to shape distinctive ambient textures, notably by applying a reverb pedal to his acoustic upright piano in unconventional ways.
While echoes of Ludovico Einaudi and Nils Frahm surface readily, certain pieces find Longobardi turning toward earlier models and drawing directly from the Classical period itself. Following his debut, a steady flow of digitally issued albums, EPs, and singles maintained his visibility. Nearly every release appeared under his own imprint except for three projects that surfaced in 2021: Landscapes on Noox, the documentary soundtrack The Empty Man on Lamp (distinct from the 2020 horror feature of the same name), and Weltschmerz on Parallel. During the same year he entered an exclusive licensing agreement with Believe Digital, whose initial output was the soundtrack for the romantic drama About Us. He also scored the film Monsieur Quiconque.
Millions encountered his work through the touring exhibition Immersive Van Gogh, where he acted as composer and musical director. Selections from those performances appear on the 2019 EPs Vincent and Van Gogh: La Nuit Étoilée. For the later exhibition Mozart Immersive: The Soul of a Genius, which featured AI-generated visuals, he reinterpreted and “recomposed” selections from the composer’s catalog; the resulting recordings were issued as an album in 2023.
While echoes of Ludovico Einaudi and Nils Frahm surface readily, certain pieces find Longobardi turning toward earlier models and drawing directly from the Classical period itself. Following his debut, a steady flow of digitally issued albums, EPs, and singles maintained his visibility. Nearly every release appeared under his own imprint except for three projects that surfaced in 2021: Landscapes on Noox, the documentary soundtrack The Empty Man on Lamp (distinct from the 2020 horror feature of the same name), and Weltschmerz on Parallel. During the same year he entered an exclusive licensing agreement with Believe Digital, whose initial output was the soundtrack for the romantic drama About Us. He also scored the film Monsieur Quiconque.
Millions encountered his work through the touring exhibition Immersive Van Gogh, where he acted as composer and musical director. Selections from those performances appear on the 2019 EPs Vincent and Van Gogh: La Nuit Étoilée. For the later exhibition Mozart Immersive: The Soul of a Genius, which featured AI-generated visuals, he reinterpreted and “recomposed” selections from the composer’s catalog; the resulting recordings were issued as an album in 2023.
Albums
Singles
