Giovanni Bertolazzi won the 2nd Prize at the “Franz Liszt” International Piano Competition in Budapest, along with as well as five other special awards in 2021.
Earned his Bachelor's Degree from “B. Marcello” Conservatory of Music in Venice and continued his piano studies with Epifanio Comis at “V. Bellini” State Institute of Music in Catania, where he obtained his Master's Degree in Piano Performance and in Chamber Music with top honours.
During his studies, he also attended several piano masterclasses held by distinguished pianists and pedagogues such as Lily Dorfman, Joaquín Achúcarro, Matti Raekallio, Boris Berezovsky, Stephen Kovacevich and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.
He won more than 40 prizes in international piano competitions, including the 1st Prize at the “Siegfried Weishaupt” Piano Competition in Ochsenhausen (2017), the 1st Prize at the “Sigismund Thalberg” International Piano Competition in Naples (2018) and the 4th Prize at the “Ferruccio Busoni” International Piano Competition in Bolzano (2019). In June 2019 he received the “Alkan Award for Piano Virtuosity” in Milano.
Since January 2020, Giovanni is artistically supported by Cultural Association “Musica con le Ali”.
He has been awarded the “Tabor Foundation Award” in July 2022, received from Verbier Festival Academy during the Verbier Festival (Switzerland).
Giovanni has performed at major venues including Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Fazioli Concert Hall in Sacile, Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Teatro Politeama Garibaldi in Palermo, Teatro Bellini in Catania, Sala Verdi in Milan Conservatory, Palazzo del Quirinale in Rome, “Franz Liszt” Academy of Music in Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum in Budapest, Landesmusikakademie in Ochsenhausen, Kadrioru Kunstimuuseum in Tallinn, Steinway Hall in London, Eglise de Verbier.
He has also been a guest of prestigious musical organizations such as the Accademia Filarmonica of Verona, Amici della Musica of Padua, Bologna Festival, Amici della Musica of Florence, Victoria International Arts Festival of Malta, Alion Baltic Music Festival of Tallinn, Verbier Festival, Zoltan Kocsis Festival in Debrecen and the Cziffra Festival in Budapest, where he was also invited to record a program dedicated to Beethoven and Liszt for Bartók Rádió.
Highlights of his career include appearances with the Hungarian Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Gergely Vajda), Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice (conducted by Maurizio Dini Ciacci) and Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana (conducted by Daniel Smith).
He officially performed on the World longest Concert-Grand Piano at his first public presentation, the BORGATO Grand-Prix 333 (3,33 metres long).
He has recorded a new CD entirely dedicated to Franz Liszt, released in April 2022 and published by Borgato Collection. The album, recorded on a Borgato Grand-Prix 333, has been awarded the “Supersonic Pizzicato Award” by Pizzicato Magazine (Luxembourg), the 5 Stars from Rivista MUSICA (Italy) and has been nominated for the ICMA (International Classical Music Awards) 2023.