Giampiero Bugliarello was introduced to the piano at age four, when he began experimenting with the family instrument and exploring its sound with an empirical curiosity. His formal musical training soon followed under the guidance of Ketty Teriaca. At age ten, he began studying music theory with Alberto Alibrandi, who guided his development as a classical pianist, composer, and jazz musician.
At age eleven, Bugliarello enrolled at the Vincenzo Bellini Conservatory in Catania, under the direction of Carmelo Pappalardo, and graduated with high honors in piano performance. In 2015, he relocated to the United States to continue his studies in Piano Performance. He earned both his master’s and doctoral degrees at The Catholic University of America, where he was awarded two full scholarships and served as a teaching and research assistant. After completing his doctorate, he was appointed an ad honorem visiting scholar, conducting research for the Latin American Music Center in collaboration with Naxos en Español.
Bugliarello currently teaches piano, composition, and music history at the Music School of Delaware and at the Fairfax Conservatory of Music in Fairfax, Virginia. He has furthered his musical studies at the Sommerakademie Mozarteum in Salzburg and at the Washington International Piano Festival.
He is a prizewinner in several national and international competitions, including the Catholic University of America International Piano Competition, the Gianluca Campochiaro International Competition, the J. S. Bach National Competition, and the Ibla Grand Prize. His performance venues include Wiener Saal, Art Barns, Covington Center for the Performing Arts, the Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Weill Recital Hall.
Bugliarello’s compositions are published by DaVinci Editions and distributed by Hal Leonard Europe. According to SoundWordSight magazine, his music displays influences ranging from Beethoven to Rachmaninoff and Liszt.
