Giovanni Marradi

Giovanni Marradi (born 1952) is a composer, pianist, arranger and television presenter. He is the son of Italian trumpeter and conductor Alfredo Marradi; his great-grandfather, also named Giovanni Marradi, was a poet and composer.

Giovanni began playing piano at age five, and three years later was sent to study composition and technique with Michael Cheskinov at the Russian Conservatory. As a young adult, he played throughout Europe and the Middle East, but his dream was to come to the U.S. to pursue his music career. After arriving in California as an Italian immigrant, Giovanni played small concerts in Southern California and was asked to perform at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Giovanni became one of the most successful expressionist pianists of our time, as well as a composer, arranger, recording artist, inventor and illustrator. Among his accomplishments, he sold 120,000 CDs in one two-hour segment on the QVC shopping channel. Another record that still stands as one of his outstanding achievements in the music industry is selling over four million CDs during his appearances on QVC and the Home Shopping Network.

Giovanni produced, directed and hosted Giovanni's World of Music, a 28-episode television music series broadcast on stations around the world and distributed by Warner Brothers Television. Both the series and Giovanni himself have been nominated for and received several awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Telly Awards, EMA and the New York Festivals. His concert specials on PBS are still being aired. Giovanni has recorded over 130 CDs and two DVDs from his televised specials.

In 1995, he formed his own label, NewCastle Records. He released over 60 titles with NewCastle before signing with Atlantic Records in 1998, making his label debut, Destiny.

Giovanni's album Because I Love You won Best New Age CD of the Year in Spain in 2010. In November 2015, he performed a sold-out concert in Beijing, China at the Great Hall of the People to rave reviews. Giovanni's concert at the Great Hall drew much attention and he recently returned to China for a twenty-city concert tour while giving Master Classes for the children in every city on the tour during Feb/March 2019.

Discography (partial) 1992 - Boleros 1992 - Boleros - Vol.II 1992 - Broadway Themes 1992 - Promises 1993 - Secrets 1993 - Giovanni Plays The Beatles Love Songs (2 CDs) 1993 - Piano Masterpieces 1993 - What If 1995 - Come Back To Me 1995 - Serenity 1995 - Together 1996 - Passion 1997 - Always 1997 - Christmas With Giovanni (Vol.1) 1997 - Feelings 1997 - Homenaje A Julio Iglesias 1997 - Music From The World 1997 - Music From The World - Vol.II 1998 - Always & Forever 1998 - Falling In Love 1998 - Destiny 1999 - Classic Nights 1999 - Eternally 1999 - Gracefully 1999 - Latin Lovers 1999 - Lover's Rendezvous (3 CDs) 1999 - Romantically Yours 1999 - The Best of Giovanni (2 CDs) 2000 - Around The World Vol.1 2000 - Around The World - Vol.2 2000 - Around The World Vol.3 2000 - Broadway Romance 2000 - My Valentine (2 CDs) 2001 - Remember When 2002 - Alone 2002 - Cinema Romance 2002 - Classical Moods 2002 - Colors Of Music 2002 - Destiny 2002 - Dreams 2002 - Dreams Nature & Music 2002 - Forever 2002 - Mystique 2002 - Moonlight Sonata 2002 - Mountain Breeze 2002 - Nocturnes 2002 - Romantique 2002 - The Way We Were 2002 - Treasures Of Time 2003 - Live From Las Vegas 2004 - Favorite Love Songs - Vol.1 2004 - Favorite Love Songs - Vol.2 2004 - Favorite Love Songs - Vol.3 2004 - For You 2004 - Return To Me 2005 - French Classics 2005 - Love Letters 2005 - Passionate Piano 2005 - Winter Moods 2006 - Italian Love Songs 2007 - Latin Moods 2007 - Television Classics 2008 - Romantico 2008 - The Best of Giovanni (3 CDs) 2010 - Because I Love You 2010 - Christmas Classics - Vol.1 2010 - Christmas Classics - Vol.2 2010 - Christmas Classics - Vol.3 2010 - Gift of Love 2010 - Gift of Christmas - Vol.1 2010 - Gift of Christmas - Vol.2 2010 - Gift of Christmas - Vol.3 2010 - Have a Romantic Christmas 2010 - Have a Romantic Christmas - Vol.2 2010 - Joy of Christmas 1 2010 - Joy of Christmas 2 2010 - Joy of Christmas 3 2010 - Merry Christmas 1 2010 - Merry Christmas 2 2010 - Merry Christmas 3 2010 - Romantico 2010 - Softly 2011 - The Giovanni Holiday Collection - A Merry, Merry Christmas To You! 2012 - Solo Piano - Broadway Themes II 2012 - Sospiro 2012 - Because I Love You

DVDs 2004 - Giovanni Live From Las Vegas 2006 - Timeless