Gianfranco Biasiol
Gianfranco Biasiol is an Italian pianist and composer based in London.
He studied classical piano in Italy, at the Conservatoire of Turin, he also studied composition with Ivan Fedele, and jazz piano with Franco D’Andrea in Milan. Further research and activity brought him to experiment with a variety of forms and musical cultures.
He has been performing as a soloist and with other artists, participating to events such as: Open Up Festival – Royal Opera House (London), Musincanto Festival (Turin), Jazz Fest Wien (Vienna). His music has been published by various record labels, including Tauri (Italy) and Putumayo World Music (New York); his compositions are often used in dance performances and in films/videos.
Among other activities, he has been music director for many groups, and has been working as a sound engineer; he was also music tutor and he has organized workshops for a number of academies and schools in Europe.
He is involved as a tutor, musician and composer for the dance, working for various institutions in London, including Trinity Laban Conservatoire and Royal Academy of Dance.
> Gianfranco Biasiol at Trinity Laban Conservatoire
Photo by Chris Lord