Epifanio Comis Italy← Back to list

Epifanio Comis was a student of Agatella Catania, Lazar Berman and Pietro Rattalino. He has toured as a soloist throughout Europe, Asia, Russia, and the United States. He has performed around the world with many prestigious orchestras and his recitals in the USA and Asia have brought him great critical acclaim.

Epifanio Comis gives masterclasses in important academies and universities like Manhattan School of Music, Chopin Academy Warsaw, Royal Conservatoire Mons, Ecole Normale in Paris, Tchaikovsky Conservatory Moscow and Bucarest Music Academy. He performed in prestigious halls including Carnegie Hall, Osaka Symphony halls and many others.

Comis is also active as a conductor. Last performances as conductor include all Rachmaninov Piano Concertos and Rhapsody and all Prokofiev Piano Concertos with the Bellini Theatre Symphony Orchestra.

He is a very acclaimed teacher. His students achieve top prizes in the most important world piano competitions such as Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, Queen Elisabeth Competition, Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition, International Tchaikovsky Competition Moscow etc.

 In 2013 he was awarded with the “Sergei Rachmaninov International Award” together with Vladimir Ashkenazy, Valery Gergiev and Nicolai Lugansky by the Moscow Conservatory.

Comis is director of Vincenzo Bellini State Conservatorio in Catania and artistic director of Ljubljana Festival piano Competition.