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Ludovico Einaudi

2 – 5 february 2024.

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Returning to the Sydney Opera House for the first time in four years, globally beloved Italian composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi brings his singular sound to the Concert Hall across four special nights and one matinee performance.

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The luminary of contemporary classical returns

The wait is over. After four years, a string of acclaimed new music, and billions of TikTok views, Italian contemporary classical composer Ludovico Einaudi is heading back to Australia to perform four nights at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.

From his earliest work composing for theatre and ballet in the 1980s to his multi-million-selling albums like In a Time Lapse and his popular soundtracks across film and television, Einaudi has drawn upon neo-classical, pop, ambient, rock and experimental styles to create a sound that crosses boundaries and generations, becoming the world’s best known – and most streamed – classical music artist in the process. He has performed on an Arctic ice-floe for Greenpeace, and has seen his music become the soundtrack for Oscar and Golden Globe winning films (Les Intouchables, Nomadland , The Father ) and TikTok phenomena (his 2012 track “Experience” exploded on the app) alike.

In 2022, Einaudi released Underwater , his first solo piano record in 20 years, played sold-out shows across Europe and the UK, and was named Best Classical Artist at the 2023 Global Awards.

Don’t miss your chance to catch a classical composer who transcends both genre and generation.

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Legendary composer ludovico einaudi is touring australia in february.

Legendary Italian composer and pianist, Ludovico Einaudi will grace Australian shores from 2-11 February 2024.

Performing music from his highly acclaimed Underwater album (2022), alongside classics spanning his 40+ year career – Einaudi is set to captivate audiences with his hauntingly beautiful and evocative music with performances at Sydney Opera House Concert Hall (NSW), Sidney Myer Music Bowl (VIC), and Perth Concert Hall (WA) in association with Perth Festival.

Ludovico Einaudi tour dates

• 2-5 February – Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall, Sydney
• 7 February – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
• 9-10 February – Perth Concert Hall, in association with Perth Festival

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The most streamed classical music artist of all time, Einaudi is one of the most successful musicians in the world. The Italian maestro’s euphoric piano ballads and profound instrumentations has also led him to become one of TikTok’s most streamed artists, when last year, his 2013 catalogue track Experience returned to the global charts after clocking up more than 15 billion views and inspiring 7 million video creations on TikTok.

Following a series of sold-out performances across Europe and the UK, Einaudi is set to bring his Underwater Tour to Australia. Performing music from the critically acclaimed and chart-topping album – a collection of 12 exquisitely-composed piano tracks – notably Underwater marks Einaudi’s first solo album release in two decades.

The successful release of Underwater follows an extraordinary career, spanning multi-million-selling albums; the release of film and television scores, including soundtracks to Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning films, The Intouchables, Nomadland and The Father; and performing a historic concert set on a floating iceberg in the Arctic Ocean for Greenpeace.

For these special live performances, Einaudi will enchant audiences across the country, with his genre-defying music, weaving neo-classical, pop, ambient and experimental tones – accompanied by Federico Mecozzi (violin and viola), Redi Hasa (cello) and Francesco Arcuri (electronics and percussion).

Speaking to why Australia is such a special place for him to perform, Einaudi says: “I love touring in Australia for a few reasons. First, the audience is so open and warm. Second, I have many childhood beautiful memories connected with Australia because my granddad lived there for half of his life, and my mom used to tell me wonderful tales and stories about its land and inhabitants that it has become part of my DNA.”

Ludovico Einaudi returns with his Underwater Australian Tour from 2-11 February 2024 – with more information at artsprojects.com.au.

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Ludovico Einaudi Announces 2024 Australian Tour

By W. Mackellar

Celebrated composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi has announced a string of Australian tour dates, following his addition to the 2024 Perth Festival lineup . Einaudi will play a number of dates in venues across the country, beginning with four nights at the Sydney Opera House from Friday, 2nd to Monday, 5th February.

The pianist will then head to the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne on Wednesday, 7th February, finishing up at Perth Festival with two shows on Friday, 9th and Saturday, 10th February. See the full list of dates and grab tickets below.

Ludovico Einaudi: ‘Experience’

“I love touring in Australia for a few reasons,” Einaudi says of the upcoming tour. “First, the audience is so open and warm. Second, I have many childhood beautiful memories connected with Australia because my granddad lived there for half of his life, and my mom used to tell me wonderful tales and stories about its land and inhabitants that it has become part of my DNA.”

The composer is the most-streamed classical artist of all time, and has become remarkably more famous in recent years thanks to songs like ‘Experience’ going viral on TikTok. His 2013 album In A Time Lapse went three times platinum, and in 2022 Einaudi released the solo piano record Underwater to similar critical acclaim.

Einaudi has also worked on award-winning soundtracks for films like Nomadland, The Father, and The Intouchables.

Ludovico Einaudi 2024 Australian Tour Dates

• Friday, 2nd to Monday, 5th February – Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall, Sydney
• Wednesday, 7th February – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne 
• Friday, 9th to Saturday, 10th February – Perth Concert Hall

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The wait is over. After seven years, a string of acclaimed new music, and billions of TikTok views, Italian contemporary classical composer Ludovico Einaudi is heading back to Australia for three performances at Perth Concert Hall.  

From his earliest work composing for theatre and ballet in the 1980s to his multi-million-selling albums like In a Time Lapse and his popular soundtracks across film and television, Einaudi has drawn upon neo-classical, pop, ambient, rock and experimental styles to create a sound that crosses boundaries and generations, becoming the world’s best known – and most streamed – classical music artist in the process. He has performed on an Arctic ice-floe for Greenpeace and has seen his music become the soundtrack for Oscar and Golden Globe winning films ( Les Intouchables , Nomadland , The Father ) and TikTok phenomena (his 2012 track “Experience” exploded on the app) alike.

In 2022, Einaudi released Underwater , his first solo piano record in 20 years, played sold-out shows across Europe and the UK, and was named Best Classical Artist at the 2023 Global Awards.

Don’t miss your chance to catch a classical composer who transcends both genre and generation.

Ludovico Einaudi piano Federico Mecozzi violin and viola Redi Hasa cello Francesco Arcuri  electronics and percussion

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Ludovico Einaudi Announces 2024 Australian Tour

Ludovico Einaudi is gracing Australian shores from 2-11 February 2024.

Arts Projects Australia are thrilled to announce the return of legendary Italian composer and pianist, Ludovico Einaudi – gracing Australian shores from 2-11 February 2024.

Performing music from his highly acclaimed Underwater album (2022), alongside classics spanning his 40+ year career – Einaudi is set to captivate audiences with his hauntingly beautiful and evocative music with performances at Sydney Opera House Concert Hall (NSW), Sidney Myer Music Bowl (VIC), and Perth Concert Hall (WA) in association with Perth Festival. 

The most streamed classical music artist of all time, Einaudi is one of the most successful musicians in the world.

The Italian maestro's euphoric piano ballads and profound instrumentations has also led him to become one of TikTok's most streamed artists, when last year, his 2013 catalogue track ‘Experience' returned to the global charts after clocking up more than 15 billion views and inspiring 7 million video creations on TikTok.

Following a series of sold-out performances across Europe and the UK, Einaudi is set to bring his Underwater Tour to Australia. Performing music from the critically acclaimed and chart-topping album – a collection of 12 exquisitely-composed piano tracks – notably Underwater marks Einaudi's first solo album release in two decades. 

The successful release of Underwater follows an extraordinary career, spanning multi-million-selling albums; the release of film and television scores, including soundtracks to Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning films, The Intouchables, Nomadland and The Father; and performing a historic concert set on a floating iceberg in the Arctic Ocean for Greenpeace. 

For these special live performances, Einaudi will enchant audiences across the country, with his genre-defying music, weaving neo-classical, pop, ambient and experimental tones – accompanied by Federico Mecozzi (violin and viola), Redi Hasa (cello) and Francesco Arcuri (electronics and percussion). 

Speaking to why Australia is such a special place for him to perform, Einaudi says: “I love touring in Australia for a few reasons. First, the audience is so open and warm. Second, I have many childhood beautiful memories connected with Australia because my granddad lived there for half of his life, and my mom used to tell me wonderful tales and stories about its land and inhabitants that it has become part of my DNA.”

Ludovico Einaudi returns with his Underwater Australian Tour from 2-11 February 2024 – with more information at  artsprojects.com.au

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Ludovico Einaudi is an Italian pianist and composer, who has achieved international acclaim for his contemporary classical compositions. He has composed the scores for a variety of films and television series, and has also collaborated with many leading figures in the music world. Einaudi’s works often blend classical music and styles from other genres, such as pop and electronic music, which gives his sound a unique quality. His career highlights include performing for the Pope at the Vatican in 2006, selling over 5 million albums worldwide, and composing the BBC documentaries series Una Mattina: Music for Life, which was broadcast in more than 200 different countries. He has also released 16 albums throughout his career, with his latest, Love Name, released in 2020.

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From the Arctic to Australia: Ludovico Einaudi

"a musical performance can create multiple experiences".

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BY SAMUEL COTTELL

There’s something unassuming about Ludovico Einaudi. He sports grey hair, cool horn-rimmed glasses, and is often pictured in jeans and converse sneakers.

This is not quite the image of a man who is one of the most popular ‘classical’ musicians of today. I use the term ‘classical’ loosely, as his music defies genre and classification – you could call it pop, classical, minimalism, and you’d be correct on all counts. He has gained an international legion of fans and was recently dubbed the ‘most streamed classical artist’.

“I like when the music takes you inside a vortex and you surrender to it,” Einaudi says of his concert experiences.

His latest album was inspired by different sources: the narration of the creation of the world by Empedocles, Euclid’s Elements, the periodic table, Point and Line to Plane by Kandinsky. As Einaudi says, they’re all “different minds and views with a common point: trying to understand the world and to explain it”.

“This also was my point of view and I was lucky to have found great minds that helped me to understand better what I was trying to do. There was a very interesting period of diving into experimentation with different sounds and forms, at the end only a part of this process became Elements.”

Einaudi is one of those rare musicians who still composes and performs his own music. His piano playing isn’t virtuosic, yet it is just as engaging. Simplicity is the word here, yet he draws his audiences in on an emotional journey. I ask him where he thought that he, as an artist, fits within the classical music scene:

“I don’t know where my place is in classical music. I am already occupied in composing and performing – maybe someone else should think about it,” he shares. “My concerts are different from most of the traditional classical concerts for the reason that I compose and perform my music, while most classical performances are interpreting music.”

The Italian-born musician has been a staple of the film industry for the past few decades, and you have probably heard his music in the form of his award-winning film and television scores including Doctor Zhivago (2002) and Sotto Falso Nome (2004), both of which also became successful albums in their own rights. Einaudi trained as a classical composer and pianist at the Milan Conservatorio before continuing his studies with Luciano Berio, which gave him the grounding to compose in a complex classical idiom. This is something he has since abandoned in favour of his own approach, which has seen him forge a successful career.

So, what is it that inspires him to compose in this way? “I have been inspired musically by a very diverse range of music, books, philosophy, art and photography. I sketch a lot of ideas [by] improvising at the piano. Then I also experiment with recording and layering sounds. But I like to work with the idea of a project in mind – it gives me a direction; it’s like a funnel where the creative energies converge.”

We chat about the reasons there may be for people appreciating his music. “I am very happy that so many people around the world are loving my music. It’s difficult for me to understand why this happens. I guess people find certain emotions and a certain abstraction open to different interpretations,” he explains.

“A musical performance can create multiple experiences. The sound can take you into a very rich and complex journey of meanings, emotions, and inner reflections. Someone [once] told me that when they attended one of my performances, it was like viewing an art installation and a having a spiritual experience. I very much like this idea.”

Earlier this year, Einaudi performed his composition Elegy for the Arctic on a floating platform in the Arctic ocean as ice glaciers collapsed in the background. This was more than a musical performance, but a statement for climate change and the future of planet earth.

“I was approached by the team of Greenpeace from Spain. They asked me if I wanted to join the campaign Save the Arctic, with the mad idea of playing between the ice. I was immediately attracted by the idea of supporting the campaign and to go in the Arctic sea to perform. And it was great to be there – inspiring, romantic and beautiful; perhaps the most dramatic landscape that I saw in my life. It felt like I was playing for the gods. The video and my music created a strong and poetic emotion that has hit the mark.”

Far from the Arctic Ocean, Einaudi is set to return to Australia as part of his Elements tour, performing at the Sydney Opera House. “It’s one of those iconic places of the world that you always want to go back to. I have the memory from last time of one of the best sounds of the applause from the audience. I want to hear it again,” Einaudi says – and you can almost detect a smile in his voice.

See Ludovico Einaudi on tour, starting at the Adelaide Festival Centre on February 8 and finishing up at the Sydney Opera House from February 15-17. Tickets available online .

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Ludovico Einaudi: Underwater Tour

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The most streamed classical artist of all time, Ludovico Einaudi returns to Bass Concert Hall fresh from his recent triumphs composing the scores to acclaimed films The Father and six-time Oscar-winner Nomadland . Witness the famed pianist LIVE performing works from Underwater , his first new solo album in 20 years. Born in lockdown, Underwater displays the virtuoso’s unmistakable sound in its purest and most intimate form: just Einaudi and his piano.

• ​​​​​6:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Check-In
• 6:30 PM: Doors Open to the Public
• After The Show: Meet & Greet

All timing is approximate and subject to change. CHECK-IN INFORMATION Location: Main Entrance Hours: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Please make sure the purchaser brings valid photo ID.* Check-in is where you will receive your package merchandise. PLEASE NOTE: Merchandise not picked up on-site during the above check-in hours cannot be shipped after the event. MEET & GREET DETAILS Please bring a camera (small digital camera or smartphone) with you to the meet & greet for your personal photograph with Ludovico Einaudi. Please make sure to have your camera or phone out and ready when it comes time to take your photo.

• Student rush tickets are $25.
• Currently available for select price levels, based on availability.
• Visit the Texas Performing Arts Ticket Office at Bass Concert Hall to purchase tickets on Wed, Mar. 22 at 10 a.m. – Tues, Apr 4 at 8 p.m. Normal office hours are Mon-Fri from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
• Student rush tickets available IN PERSON only.
• Limit of two (2) tickets per student. Must show your student ID upon purchase.
• You must be present with your own ID to purchase - a friend may not purchase a rush ticket on your behalf.
• Seating is limited, and availability is subject to change without notice.

Know Before You Go

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Venue Policies

Large bags, signs, and outside food and drink are not allowed. 

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Accessibility

Sign interpretation and audio descriptions are available for select performances. Assistive listening devices are available at Guest Services.

Contact the Ticket Office

[email protected] 512.471.1444   Monday–Friday 10 am–5 pm

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