Raffaello Giannini (born in March 2011, Brussels) studies double courses:
piano with Sergei Redkin; conducting/ music writing with Bart Bouckaert and
Wouter Lenaerts at Royal Conservatory Brussels. He also follows guidance
from Belgian pianist Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden and British-Cypriot
conductor Marios Papadopoulos.
Raffaello is the prize winner, including First Prize of EPTA Belgium (2021),
First Prize of Cantabile Belgium (2023, 2025), Third Prize of Jeune Chopin
International Competition Lugano, Switzerland (2023), First Prize and Special
Prize of Elsa Pozzoli Competition in Seregno, Italy (2023), Second Prize and
Special Prize of International Competition Kronberg (2025), First Prize and
Absolute First Prize (Enrico Galletta Prize) of Livorno Competition Junior
(2025). In 2026, Raffaello won the First Prize and Steinway Prize of Steinway
Competition Belgium, and will represent Belgium for 2027 Steinway Festival
in Hamberg, Germany. Raffaello has also been selected as 2026-2027 laureate
of Chopin Foundation Belgium.
You can find Raffaello on these stages: Blauwezaal, De Singel Antwerp
(Mozart piano concerto in 2023; Chopin piano concerto in 2026 under the baton
of Wouter Lenaerts), Paderewski Hall Lausanne, Switzerland (2023, with
Martha Argerich), Brussels Chopin Days (2024, with Alessandro Deljavan),
Musicorum Festival Brussels (2025), Weilburg Festival, Germany (June 2026),
Midi- Minimes Festival Brussels (July 2026), Oxford Piano Festival, England
(August 2026), Livorno Music Festival, Italy (August 2026), Piano Lab Festival
Alden Biesen (September 2026), PerPiano Festival Livorno, Italy (November
2026).
Other than Music, Raffaello loves drawing, reading and Mathematics. He has
attended Fine Arts Academy BKO Overijse since he was six. He won Willy
Dewilde Prize of Mathematics Olympiad Belgium 2026. He is also the Finalist
for Dutch Language Competition Taaltrofee Nederlands 2026 where he was
ranked the seventh place. He speaks Italian, Chinese, Dutch, French, English
fluently.