Giorgio Koukl

About

Italian musician known for his mastery of Bohuslav Martinů's repertoire.

Before Fame

He was a student at the State Music School and Conservatory and later the Zurich and Milan Conservatories.

Trivia

He recorded all of Martinů's solo piano works on a seven-CD set that was released between 2006 and 2009.

Family Life

His mother was from Russia, which motivated him to study Russian music especially the works of Russian composer Alexander Tcherepnin.

Associated With

He and legendary Italian film composer Ennio Morricone were contemporaries.