Julian Gargiulo

Julian Lawrence Gargiulo is an Italian-American concert pianist and composer. He is known for his interactive, humorous performances of classical music.

Biography Gargiulo was born in Naples, Italy. He studied at the Verona State Conservatory with Aureliana Randone, the Mugi Academy in Rome with Aldo Ciccolini, and the Moscow Conservatory with Mikhail Mezhlumov. In 1995 he moved to the United States, where he studied at Rowan University with Veda Zuponcic, at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University with Boris Slutsky (MM), and at the University of Maryland with Santiago Rodriguez (DMA).

Dr. Gargiulo is artistic director of the Water Island Music Festival and of Getting to Carnegie, an annual competition which rotates between violin, cello and voice, and in which the audience decides the winner.

Compositions + Selected Compositions Year Work Movements Notes Piano Sonata 1. Moderato spinto2. Allegretto3. Adagietto 2014 Violin Sonata No. 1 1. A Hat in August2. 3. 4. USA premiere at the 1st Getting to Carnegie Competition (2015) by violinists Nuné Melikian, Margarita Krein, Carter Coleman, Haeji Kim and the composer on piano at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall. 2016 Cello Sonata No. 1 "Water Island" 1. Moderato appassionato2. Adagio3. Tango4. Vivace 2017 Song Cycle 2018 Violin Sonata No. 2 1. 2. 3. 4. Violin Sonata No. 3 1. Maestoso2. Andante3. Intermezzo4. Finale 2019 Cello Sonata No. 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 2020 Four Ages of Love Songs 2021 Violin Sonata No. 4 "From the Window" 1. The Ocean2. The Sky3. The Earth4. The People Composed for the 7th Getting to Carnegie Competition (2021).Premiered on January 12, 2021 by violinists Sophia Stoyanovich, Angela Sin Ying Chan, Sory Park, María Dueñas Fernández and the composer on piano.