Pietro Mendicino, born in 2003, graduated from the “Gioacchino Da Fiore” Classical High School in Rende (CS) in 2021 with top marks and honors. A student of Maestro Angelo Pietro Guido, he earned his First Diploma in Piano at the “Stanislao Giacomantonio” Conservatory in Cosenza with top marks and honors at the age of 19. In 2024, he earned his Second Level Diploma from the same institution with top marks, honors, and academic distinction. He is currently attending the Annual Course of M. Benedetto Lupo at the prestigious Pinerolo Academy and the Annual Course of M. Massimiliano Ferrati in Rende at the MusicArte Academy. He regularly participates in various competitions, obtaining important prizes and awards, including the 1st Prize at the 5th International “G. Mahler” Competition in Trebisacce in 2022, the 2nd Prize at the 5th and 1st Prize at the 6th edition of the International “Città di Acquaviva delle Fonti” Competition in 2021 and 2022, the 3rd Prize at the “Clara Wieck Schumann” International Competition in Massa in 2023, the 2nd Prize (with first prize not awarded) at the Scaramuzza Competition in Crotone, the 1st Prize at the “Città di Spoleto” Competition in 2024. He was one of the ten finalists of the third edition of the “Saint-Paul Trois Chateaux” International Competition and participated in the 39th edition of the Premio Venezia, held at the prestigious Teatro La Fenice. Additionally, he received the “Recondite Armonie” Special Prize during the “Young Musicians of the World” Festival in Grosseto in 2025. He also won Absolute First Prize at the 21st “Don Vincenzo Vitti” International Competition in Castellana Grotte in 2025. He participates in masterclasses with internationally renowned pianists such as Boris Petrushansky, Igor Roma, Enrico Pace, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Massimiliano Ferrati, and Alexander Hintchev. He also participated in the 7th EPTA Piano Festival and Masterclass in Ponte de Lima, Portugal, under the guidance of Maestro Luis Pipa and Maestro Murray McLachlan. He has performed extensively as a soloist and in various chamber music ensembles: in Spain at the Eutherpe Hall in Leon, in Rome at the Chiostro di Campitelli at the Teatro di Marcello, in Cosenza at the Casa della Musica, the Museo dei Brettii e degli Enotri, and the Sala Quintieri of the Rendano Theater, in Rossano at the “Piano City” Festival, at Palazzo Sprovieri in Acri, in the “Sala Tokyo” of the Museo del Presente in Rende, and at the “Orfeo Stillo” Auditorium in Crotone.
He has been a student of Fondazione Accademia di Musica ETS since 2026.
