Bio
With an artistic vision rooted in beauty, accessibility, and unification, Luca Sutto strives to reconnect people with the inner impulse of art. His music cuts through barriers of pretense, offering profound, human expressions that explore the wonderful absurdity of being alive.
Born in Italy in 1989 and currently based in Hamburg, Germany, Luca earned an M.A. in Composition, an M.A. in Piano, and a B.A. in Jazz Piano from the Conservatory of Parma, Italy. He further honed his craft by assisting Alexander Schubert in the Multimedia Composition department at HfMT Hamburg.
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2019 - Conservatory of Parma, Italy
Supervisor: Luca Tessadrelli
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2018 - Conservatory of Parma, Italy
Supervisor: Roberto Guglielmo
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2017 - Conservatory of Parma, Italy
Supervisor: Alberto Tacchini
As a composer, his artistic journey has been marked by meaningful collaborations with internationally acclaimed artists, including Dave Eggar (Coldplay, Evanescence), the Dior String Quartet (Glenn Gould School, Royal Conservatory Toronto; winners of the 2023 Concert Artists Guild Elmaleh Competition), and Tallā Rouge (Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard; "THE LITTLE VIOLA DUO THAT COULD!" Chamber Music America). He has also participated in prestigious festivals and residencies worldwide, including the Mostly Modern Festival 2024 (USA) and 2023 (Netherlands), Arteles Creative Residency 2022 (Finland), Cellosmagics 2022 (Spain), and Voices of Spirit 2021 (Austria).
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As an improviser, he specializes in crossover music spanning Early Music—particularly improvised counterpoint—to Contemporary Pop, with a strong focus on grooves and Latin rhythms, and a guilty pleasure for game music. He brings to the stage his Impro-Visions series, where he interacts with the audience "on the spot," improvising in different styles, genres, and moods based on their input.
In 2024, he founded the Modern Academy, a music school operating both in Hamburg and online, where he teaches piano, composition, and improvisation through his self-developed MAM method, which combines traditional partimento techniques with modern ear-training and improvisational approaches. He also serves on the composition jury of World Piano Day Belgium, a festival and competition for young pianists and emerging composers.
Luca continues to push boundaries through collaborations with musicians, participation in festivals, active engagement with music-passionate people worldwide, and his educational work.
Some quotes I like
“If you want to know whether you have written anything worth preserving, sing it to yourself without any accompaniment.”
“I don’t care about your booing, because I’ve seen what you cheer for.”
“First of all I listen to music. I like music.”