Nico Giacalone started his musical career under the direction of Ana Maria Trenchi Bottazzi and Bruno Bottazzi in Manhasset, New York. With the Bottazzi’s he debuted for the first time as a performer in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. He showed promise as a musician when he gave his first solo recital at the age of 10. Nicolas continued his studies at the Aaron Copland School of Music under Proffesor Jeffrey Biegel and Professor Nina Lelchuk where he completed his undergraduate degree in Piano Performance. Following this he studied in Italy with Massimiliano Ferrati and Alessandro Taverna.

He won the Aaron Copland School of Music Concerto Competition and performed Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini with the ACSM Orchestra the following year. He also performed Rhapsody in Blue with the ACSM Wind Ensemble and later, with the Conservatorio di Musica Agostino Stefani Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Ernest Hoetzl and Maestro Roberto Zarpellon in Castelfranco Veneto and Treviso. He has also performed with the Circle Symphony Orchestra.

Nico has performed many times in different halls in New York City, New England, and abroad. He has performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Cami Hall, Steinway Hall, the Goethe Institute, St. Peter’s Church, the National Arts Club, and the House of the Redeemer; in Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts; in Padua, Cittadella, Castelfranco, Treviso and Villa Contarini in Piazzola; in Kötschach-Mauthen, Austria; and Taipei, Taiwan.

From 2014-2019 and 2023, Nico studied at the International Keyboard Institute and Festival. He was awarded a scholarship and studied under pianists Jerome Rose, Jeffrey Swann, Ilya Yakushev, and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.

Nico has been recording music for the past four years. His most notable releases include the minor Mozart Sonatas, Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 109, Liszt’s Funérailles, and coming soon the Four Ballades of Chopin. His recordings can be found on Spotify and YouTube.

Nico Giacalone has recently won second prize in the International Mozart Competition in Vienna. He also graduated this past year with a Master’s Degree from the Mannes Conservatory and was awarded the Steinway Award for outstanding work as a performer and supportive classmate.