Cesare Picco

Cesare Picco is a pianist, improviser, and composer, known for his cross-disciplinary experimentation across musical genres. Since 1986, he has performed at major festivals and theatres around the world, including the Hanoi Opera House, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Delhi Jazz Festival, Tokyo Jazz Festival, Abu Dhabi Festival, and Umbria Jazz. He has collaborated with musicians from around the globe, including Naseer Shamma, Giovanni Sollima, Hajime Mizoguchi, and Taketo Gohara, as well as in theatre with figures such as Alessandro Baricco, Fabrizio Gifuni, and Gioele Dix. In 2009, he conceived BLIND DATE – Concert in the Dark, a unique performance in which both artist and audience are immersed in total darkness. He has written about music for il Post, and in 2019 published the novel Sebastian (Rizzoli), inspired by the life of J. S. Bach.