Giuseppe Devastato born in Naples, is a pianist and composer recognised by international critics as one of the most exciting pianists of his generation, has worked in the most important theaters in Europe America and Asia. Giuseppe Devastato is an official KrausePiano Artist. “A real artist, a musical actor, his sound is so emotionally and true. Giuseppe speak with the instrument and through the instrument, this is what I heard listening to his Rachmaninov”. Alexey Bogorad- Conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre
I had the opportunity to study with great professors, but personally the pianists who stimulated and opened my mind during my training were Horowitz, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Emil Giles. Listening I understood many things about sound, movement and shape control. I come from the Neapolitan school of Thalberg which taught me a lot and then I developed my methodology.
My teaching philosophy is based on putting Professor and student on the same level. Create a common synergy, mutual trust and then develop at the same time the motor (technical), musical part and give ideas to enable the pianist to feel free to create his own ideas. Sharing and not teaching because I believe that common sharing is much more productive than presenting oneself as a teacher who wants to impose himself. Personally I believe that in music the absolute truth does not hesitate.
My most important achievement in my career is surely the 2011 Carthage Prize, a Nobel Prize for Music given to me to represent the Neapolitan School in the world as an Italian and for human merits. Then in 2015 the gold medal at the Global Music Awards as best performer, for the composition Toccata and for my record “The Pianist Composer”. In 2020 I received the honor of being KrasePiano Artist all over the world by the historic piano house that loved and played by A. Rubinstein
My favourite performers are V. Horowitz, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Emil Gilels, M. Pletnev, Sergio Fiorentino, Aldo Ciccolini.
If I would have to choose a humanitarian project to sustain, I would choose all because I believe it is important to help people who are less fortunate.
I would bring Sergio Fiorentino Collections, Horowitz in Moscow, Rachmaninov play Rachmaninov to a deserted island.”