Giovanni Marradi (musician)

Giovanni Marradi (born 1952) is a composer, pianist, arranger and television presenter.^[1] 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

References

^ "Home". giovanni.com.

External links

[1] "Home". giovanni.com.

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