EPIFANIO COMIS

Teaching

One student at a time

The method, the masterclasses around the world and the nine international competitions won by his students.

The role

The chair

Full professorThe chair is where it all begins: the lessons, the masterclasses, the competitions won by his students.
Generations of studentsGenerations of musicians have passed through his classroom, each one shaped individually.
A real impactAs an educator he has left a deep mark on the field of music.
First of allTo every student he passes on a deep love of music: the rest begins there.
Bent over the keyboard beside a young female student seated at the grand piano, while a woman with a microphone translates next to them

The method

No two lessons alike

A tailored approachA tailored approach: the lesson is built around the person receiving it.
The talent of eachHe devotes himself to every student, draws out the talent, helps them express their own musical individuality.
New repertoireHe urges them to explore new repertoire and to build an interpretation of their own.
A solid careerThe stated aim is a solid and rewarding career in the world of music.
Close-up of a young man with curly hair, round glasses and a pale linen shirt, seated and attentive; blurred figures in the foreground
A room with a high ceiling: the bald man with glasses sits at the centre behind a dark table, surrounded by young people blurred in the foreground

Around the world

The masterclasses

Prestigious institutionsHe gives masterclasses at the most prestigious institutions, in Europe, the United States and China.
Sharing experienceEvery invitation is a way to share experience and to promote musical excellence.
  1. IManhattan School of MusicNew York
  2. IIP.I. Tchaikovsky ConservatoryMoscow
  3. IIIÉcole Normale de MusiqueParis
  4. IVThe leading academic institutionsEurope, the United States and China
Rehearsal without white tie: the conductor in a dark jumper conducts standing before the strings, empty stalls behind him
In the rehearsal room, leaning on the lid of the grand piano, he talks with a young soloist seated at the keyboard while the orchestra settles its instruments behind
A bald man with dark glasses and a blue shirt seated at a table, speaking to someone out of frame; two blurred figures at the sides

The results

Nine competitions

Notable achievementsHis students have won the most celebrated international piano competitions.
Proof of the methodSuccesses that confirm the effectiveness of the method and the quality of the training given.
And there are moreThese are the nine best known. The list of competitions won by his students does not end here.
9international competitions won
  1. IFerruccio Busoni CompetitionBolzano
  2. IIQueen Elisabeth CompetitionBrussels
  3. IIIFryderyk Chopin CompetitionWarsaw
  4. IVTchaikovsky CompetitionMoscow
  5. VFranz Liszt CompetitionBudapest
  6. VIDeutsche Telekom BeethovenBonn
  7. VIITop of the World CompetitionTromsø
  8. VIIIGeneva CompetitionGeneva
  9. IXSigismund Thalberg International Piano CompetitionInternational
Wide view of a historic room with a large wooden table, oil portraits and busts; a dozen people seated around it, an elderly man seen from behind in the foreground

After the diploma

The legacy

Successful careersMany of his students are leading musicians today, with careers built and recognised.
The teaching goes onThey have become leading musicians in turn, and they carry forward the legacy of his teaching.
Always in the hallIt is not rare to see him at their concerts and their contests, there to support and encourage.
Their successThe success of his students matters to him as much as his own.
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