In August 2016, Leonardo Colafelice was awarded Second Prize in the prestigious "Cleveland International Piano Competition" and also received 3 special awards.In January 2020, Leonardo won the 3rd prize, the bronze medal and the audience prize at the Gurwitz International Piano Competition in San Antonio (Texas, USA). In May 2019, Leonardo was one of the 6 finalists during the first edition of the "China International Music Competition" in Beijng.Prior to that, Leonardo was awarded with several international prizes: in May 2014 as a young 18-years old, Leonardo Colafelice was one of the six finalists during the "Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition" in Tel Aviv. At the end of the competition, he also received three important special prizes.Between 2012 and 2013, he won several important international awards: Gold Medal at the "Gina Bachauer Young Artists International Piano Competition" in Salt Lake City (USA); First Prize at the "Thomas & Evon Cooper International Competition" in Oberlin and Cleveland (USA); Gold Medal at the "Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition" in Rochester (USA); all in 2012. In 2013, he was awarded: Gold Medal at the "Yamaha USASU International Piano Competition" in Arizona, where Martha Argerich herself personally handed him his Award; First Prize at the "Aarhus Competition" in Denmark; and finally, First Prize at the "Hilton Head Competition" in South Carolina (USA).Born in 1995 in Altamura (Bari), Southern Italy, Leonardo was graduated as a pupil of Pasquale Iannone at the renowned "Niccolò Piccinni Conservatory of Music" in Bari.Actually, Leonardo is a Piano Professor at the "E.R. Duni" Conservatory of Music in Matera and at the age of 25, this makes him the youngest conservatory piano teacher in all of Italy.Colafelice is regularly invited to play in the principal Italian cities as well as abroad.He has performed with numerous and prestigious orchestras like The Cleveland Orchestra and The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra."I am very excited to hear such a fabulous pianist and musician. Thanks for your Music!" Martha Argerich, 2013"The young Leonardo Colafelice that I heard tonight impressed me for his qualities as a virtuoso of the keyboard. At only 12 years old he is able to deal dangerous reputed technical difficulties with a confounding simplicity. It goes without saying that an element such as Leonardo Colafelice is a born pianist and destined to a brilliant career "Aldo Ciccolini, 2008