I am Rosario Di Leo, an italian pianist, composer, and music producer whose journey spans jazz, classical, and contemporary media music. With a cosmopolitan artistic outlook, I combine performance, composition, and musicological research in my work, exploring the intersections of improvisation, orchestration, and cinematic expression. I approach music and art with a transversal, boundary-free perspective, continually seeking new forms of expression by bridging improvisation, orchestration, and cinematic storytelling while grounding my practice in scholarship.…

Rosario Di Leo

I am Rosario Di Leo, an italian pianist, composer, and music producer whose journey spans jazz, classical, and contemporary media music. With a cosmopolitan artistic outlook, I combine performance, composition, and musicological research in my work, exploring the intersections of improvisation, orchestration, and cinematic expression. I approach music and art with a transversal, boundary-free perspective, continually seeking new forms of expression by bridging improvisation, orchestration, and cinematic storytelling while grounding my practice in scholarship.…

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I am Rosario Di Leo, an italian pianist, composer, and music producer whose journey spans jazz, classical, and contemporary media music. With a cosmopolitan artistic outlook, I combine performance, composition, and musicological research in my work, exploring the intersections of improvisation, orchestration, and cinematic expression.

I approach music and art with a transversal, boundary-free perspective, continually seeking new forms of expression by bridging improvisation, orchestration, and cinematic storytelling while grounding my practice in scholarship.

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Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Advanced
French
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced

Work Experience

Member at Catania Contemporary Orchestra
January 1, 2023 - Present
Performing with international jazz stars including James Morrison and Andy Sheppard
Pianist at Mario Venuti’s quartet Jazz Mood
January 1, 2025 - Present
Pianist in Mario Venuti’s quartet Jazz Mood
Bandleader and resident pianist at Crooner Swing Club, Genoa
January 1, 2011 - Present
Bandleader and resident pianist, Crooner Swing Club
Pianist, pianist/vocalist and bandleader (freelance) at Various (including MSC Cruises)
January 1, 2005 - Present
Pianist, pianist/vocalist and bandleader as freelance with various (including MSC Cruises) for 20 years

Education

Diploma in Jazz Piano and Arranging at Saint Louis College of Music, Rome
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2004
Master’s Degree in Musicology at Sorbonne University, Paris
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019
Master’s level coursework in Film Scoring at Oxford School, Lecce, Italy
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2022

Qualifications

Master in film scoring
January 1, 2022 - December 22, 2022
Composition, orchestration, production
Masterclasses and studies (Enrico Pieranunzi, Gianluca Podio, Dominic Miller, Fulvio Rusticucci)
January 11, 2030 - April 17, 2026
La jam session per capire il jazz
January 11, 2030 - April 17, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other
    paper Scoring the film

    This video includes the best film re-scoring works I’ve done so far. It’s a mix of scenes taken from extremely different films, with different moods, where I still try to give my personal imprint.
    I firmly believe in the value of music and I think it is the soul of the video, so a different interpretation changes the character, as well as the meaning of what we’re watching. Every time.
    I hope you can appreciate.