Biography
With regular appearances in prestigious venues such as Cadogan Hall and Wigmore Hall in London, Bridgewater Hall, the Jacqueline Du Pré Music Building, Palau de la Música Catalana, Fazioli Concert Hall, and Teatro La Fenice, Nicolas Ventura has been praised for his “technical mastery and authority” and“limitless palette of colours”.
Following his London debut at Cadogan Hall described “monumental”, he is sought after by numerous festivals, including the Patmos Music Festival, Giortes Rokka, the Bartolomeo Cristofori Piano Festival, the Oxford Piano Festival, and the Mid-day Manchester Concert Society, and has performed alongside leading artists and ensembles including members of the New York Philharmonic, the Surrey Mozart Players, Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, the Danube Symphony Orchestra, and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Bacau.
A Delphian Records recording artist, Nicolas will release his debut album Origins in February 2027, devoted to Prokofiev and Bloch. A prize-winner of the Concours International d’Île-de-France, he is also the recipient of the Oleg Prokofiev Trust Award for his work on the composer’s music.
Born in Tuscany, Nicolas trained at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music, where he studied with Tatiana Sarkissova and Dina Parakhina. He currently specialises with Roberto Prosseda and at the Lake Como International Piano Academy with William Grant Naboré. Passionate about education, he has been invited to teach and hold masterclasses across the UK, Italy, and Greece
