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Artist
Olivia Belli
12+ albums
contemporary classicalpianomodern classicalinstrumentalItaly
about
Olivia Belli was born in Mantua, Italy. Belli is considered one of the most promising Italian pianists of the moment. Born in Mantua but raised in Trieste, Olivia studied classical piano at the conservatory and soon developed an affinity with 20th and 21st century composers such as Glass, Ligeti, Reich and Stockhausen and Ludovico Einaudi. Since childhood she has been surrounded by music and this passion has always accompanied her throughout her life. In the early 2000s she founded together with her husband, Enrico Belli, also a musician, the festival “Perpianosolo Meeting“, in which they worked in collaboration with other artists, such as dancers, actors, photographers, writers and painters, reflecting their love for the arts. Although she has always composed and performed music Olivia Belli had never considered sharing her compositions publicly, until recently: in 2016 she started sharing her work with the album “My Piano Dolce Vita” in which she re-proposed famous songs in a totally personal key, and was wonderfully impressed by the response of the audience, as more and more listeners connected with her deeply personal musical poems. In 2018, her debut album featuring her compositions, “Where Night Never Comes”, was released after a very successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. The album was well received by audiences and critics, was well received in the Modern Classical Charts, reaching 1 position in “Best Modern Classical Album 2018 by SoloPiano.com (USA)” a
