Dr. Edoardo Turbil

Lecturer

Class Type
Piano & Keyboard
Personal Website
Email
edoardoturbil@cuhk.edu.cn
Biography

Edoardo Turbil is currently serving as a lecturer at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and World Piano Teacher Association (WPTA) Piano Pedagogy Chapter President.

“Ye Xiaogang’s Falling Flowers is filled with poetic elegance, with delicate and varied harmonies and colors, reminiscent of impressionistic music, while incorporating the temperament and charm of Cantonese music. Edoardo Turbil’s performance is refined and subtle, capturing the essence perfectly, displaying a unique understanding and interpretation of Chinese musical style and temperament.” — Music Weekly, Beijing

Edoardo Turbil is considered one of the most brilliant Italian pianists of his generation. Praised by leading figures in the international music world, such as Paul Badura-Skoda, he has been hailed as an “excellent pianist, with sensitivity and a well-developed technique.” Turbil has performed as a recitalist, soloist with orchestras, and in chamber ensembles in prestigious concert halls and seasons worldwide. His performances include venues such as the Teatro Regio in Turin, Shenzhen Concert Hall, Festival of the Two Worlds in Spoleto, Alte Oper Mozart Saal in Frankfurt, “G. Verdi” Theater in Turin, Sala Mozart of Accademia Filarmonica in Bologna, Sala della Pergola and Municipal Theater in Florence, Zunfthaus zur Waag in Zurich, Beijing Central Conservatory Recital Hall, and more. In 2011, he was invited by the European Central Bank to represent Italy at the Cultural Days Festival, performing as a soloist and in duo with cellist Miriam Prandi, alongside stars like Claudio Abbado and Uto Ughi.

Turbil’s unique and eclectic style is the result of a synthesis between the great Italian and American piano schools. In 2021, he graduated from The Juilliard School’s Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) CV Starr Piano Performance Program, studying with piano chair Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky. Before that, he studied with Solomon Mikowsky, Andrea Lucchesini, and Maria Tipo.

Throughout his career, Turbil has garnered numerous awards and prizes, including the Gold Medal with High Distinction at the Manhattan International Music Competition and the Third Grand Prize and the Prize for the Best Performance of a Baroque work at the Chicago International Music Competition. He records with DaVinci Records, Centaur Records, and will soon be recording with KNS Classical.

Turbil has taught at The Juilliard School, the Turin Conservatory, and the Livorno Conservatory, and he is regularly invited to teach masterclasses at prestigious institutions such as Shenzhen Lang Lang Music World and Dongguan EGW Musician Art Center Piano, among others. He has also served as a competition adjudicator for various events, including the Macao Piano Competition Preliminaries and Finals, Shenzhen Vivace Competition, 4th Xiamen International Piano Competition Preliminaries, Shenzhen Lang Lang Music World Piano Concerto Competition, Shenzhen Paris Music Competition, Guangzhou 6th SAE National Youth Piano Competition Tribute to Mozart Finals, and the Guangzhou Blüthner-Internationales Festival der Musik und der dritte Deutsch-Carl Rönish-Internationale Klavierwettbewerb, among others.