Gianluca Fronda
PIANIST & COMPOSER
From the cliffs of the Amalfi Coast to the concert halls of London, pianist and composer Gianluca Fronda has turned a lifetime of journeys into music. His world is one where classical discipline meets emotional freedom — where every note becomes a reflection of beauty, movement, and soul.
Origins and Early Inspiration
Born on the Amalfi Coast, surrounded by nature, history, and harmony, Gianluca discovered the piano as a way to speak without words.
His early lessons with local teachers gave him technique, but it was his mentor, Antonio Porpora Anastasio, who revealed that music could also be a philosophy — a way of seeing life through sound.
Formal Education
He graduated in Piano from the historic Conservatorio di Musica San Pietro a Majella in Naples, studying under Maestro Luigi Averna, one of the last masters of the legendary Vitale–Brugnoli piano school.
At the same conservatory, Gianluca also studied Composition, completing the first level before choosing to continue learning in his own way.
Later, he spent a year at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome, attending a post-graduate specialization program for opera and ballet accompaniment — an experience that broadened his sensitivity for the theatrical and vocal dimensions of music, before he decided to follow a more independent artistic path.
Learning from Masters and Life
Over the years, he attended masterclasses with renowned Italian and European pianists and composers, but his greatest mentor remained life itself.
He worked as a piano teacher, ballet accompanist, and composer for some of Italy’s leading ballet academies, and even wrote a stage play for Rome’s Teatro di Documenti, founded by the visionary Luciano Damiani, close collaborator of Giorgio Strehler.
Across the Ocean — New York City
His passion and restlessness led him across the ocean to New York City, where he performed in concert halls, hotels, restaurants, and open-air squares — from elegant venues to spontaneous street performances.
During those vibrant months, Gianluca shared his music with audiences from every walk of life, including Hollywood figures such as Ben Stiller, Tim Roth, Jean Reno, and Abel Ferrara.
Every day in New York, Rome, and Amalfi was filled with music, discovery, and human connection.
London and Artistic Maturity
Eventually, London became his new home — a place where his artistic voice evolved further.
For more than a decade, Gianluca collaborated with pianist and composer Alberto Pizzo, co-creating Kronos, a symphonic work for piano and orchestra published by Sony Music, recorded at Abbey Road Studios with the London Symphony Orchestra, and arranged by Oscar-winner Luis Bacalov.
Gianluca also authored Il viaggio di Alberto Pizzo, a book that tells the story of their friendship and creative journey.
Solo Career and Recordings
As a solo artist, Gianluca Fronda continues to merge classical roots with a contemporary spirit.
His debut album Back to Life (2020) introduced seven original piano compositions recorded across different cities.
Later came Walking in Amalfi, a suite of youthful piano works written before he ever studied harmony, and Il Mio Sogno — the first piece he ever composed, now reborn through the touch of maturity.
Performances and Venues
He has performed in some of the world’s most prestigious hotels and venues, including The Ritz, The Savoy, Four Seasons, The Lanesborough, The Intercontinental, and Browns Hotel in London, as well as the legendary Hotel Santa Caterina in Amalfi and Hotel San Pietro in Positano.
His concerts feature both his own piano compositions and imaginative re-creations of iconic music — from Queen and Vangelis to timeless Neapolitan songs.
Today, Gianluca lives and teaches in London while composing new music that bridges the past and the present.
To him, the piano is not just an instrument — it is a living voice.
Every melody he writes carries a piece of the journey that began on the Amalfi Coast:
the journey of turning life itself into sound.