Giovanni Allevi

Giovanni Allevi, is a world-renowned composer and pianist, responsible for a profound renewal in

classical music, who has brought back the art of composition to the attention of the new

generations. A philosopher and a composer, he has bewitched with his notes millions of young

people who are fascinated by his example, inspiring them to explore the culture of music and the

creative art of composition. Jeans, t-shirt, sneakers. This is the essential with which Maestro

Giovanni Allevi meets his audience in the most prestigious theaters in the world, from New York’s

Carnegie Hall to Arena di Verona or the Auditorium of the Forbidden City in Beijing. Thanks to his

intellectual commitment, he is a philosophical point of reference on concepts of innovation and

analysis of change. His latest book is entitled “I nove doni. Sulla via della felicità” (tr. The nine gifts.

On the way to happiness).

A large number of degree theses have been written about him, and he has been

given an Italian knighthood as a Cavaliere della Repubblica for artistic and cultural merit. He has

also won, among others numerous awards, the Stella d'Oro al Valor Mozartiano (tr. Gold Star for

Mozartian Valour) and as a Save the Children Ambassador, he is in the front line in defending

children’s rights. He has received recognition from Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis and the Nobel

Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev. The American space agency NASA has named an asteroid after

him: giovanniallevi111561. He was recently the author and presenter of an innovative italian docuseries

"Allevi in the jungle".