Biography

Born in 2002 in Maastricht (Netherlands), pianist Luca den Hollander is currently studying at the Royal Northern College of Music under guidance of Professor Frank Wibaut.
Career highlights to date include a recording at the Fazioli Concert Hall, recent performances at Bridgewater Hall and St. James Church Piccadilly, as well as working alongside exceptional musicians such as Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and Remo Vinciguerra.

 

Being raised in a bilingual family setting, Luca grew up on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in Rapallo (Italy), where he started attending regular piano lessons with Arturo B. Michelangeli’s former student Eugenio de Luca.

During this period, he began participating in international competitions, including the Remo Vinciguerra Competition in Verona, after which he was given the opportunity to work alongside Vinciguerra himself, on a recording in the Fazioli Concert Hall.

 

At age 13, he joined the Niccolò Paganini Conservatoire in Genova, where he studied with Professor Gianfranco Carlascio and Cesare Castagnoli; meanwhile, he gained experience working as a piano tutor, and background pianist.

 

In addition to his academic education, Luca has worked with an international range of tutors such as Stephen Hough, Maurizio Baglini, Simon Callaghan, Kathryn Stott, Alexandra Dariescu, Bingbing Li, Hiro Takenouchi, and Richard Sisson.

Alongside recent performances at Bridgewater Hall, he has played in a range of venues around Europe, including St. James Church Piccadilly, Stoller Hall and Winchester Cathedral in the United Kingdom, and the Fazioli Concert Hall, the Castle of Frederik II, and Auditorium delle Clarisse in Italy.

 

Despite being classically trained, Luca has had an interest in jazz since a young age, which is mostly self-taught.
However, he has recently begun working on his jazz improvisation skills with various tutors, including Iain Dixon, Steve Berry, Dan Whieldon, and Italian pianist Andrea Pozza.
This has led to collaborative performances with Madeline Bell, Sara Dowling and Dennis Rollins, as well as solo performances at the Festival Palco sul Mare, Valle Christi Festival and Biddulph Old Hall.
 

Luca is studying with International Pianist and Pedagogue Frank Wibaut for his undergraduate degree, which has been kindly supported with a bursary awarded by the RNCM.