Capotorto Domenico

I’m a concert pianist, composer and music educator, with 37 years of teaching experience in three countries and students aged from 5 to 85.

I hold a tenured professorship in the French public conservatoire system, and taught for many years at the Conservatoire de Fontenay-aux-Roses near Paris. I have also taught at the Conservatorio “N. Piccinni” in Bari and the Conservatorio “Vecchi-Tonelli” in Modena, and I currently teach in Berlin.

I trained at the Conservatorio “N. Piccinni” in Bari, the École Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot in Paris and the CNR de Boulogne-Billancourt.

As a performer I have appeared at Lincoln Center in New York, the Salle Cortot in Paris, Uhara Hall in Kobe and Philia Hall in Yokohama, the Philharmonie Berlin, the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg and the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. This experience of the stage is what I bring to every lesson: how to prepare, how to play under pressure, and how to make music that communicates.

Every lesson starts from you: your level, your goals, the music you love. I teach everyone, from complete beginners to professional pianists preparing concerts, auditions and competitions, and I adapt the method to each student.

Classical piano. Technique, repertoire and interpretation, from first pieces to conservatory entrance exams and recitals.

Pop and rock. Learn to play your favourite songs and to arrange them: chords, accompaniment patterns, intros and endings, so that a song becomes your own version.

Harmony. Understand how music really works, so that you stop memorising and start reading, playing and creating with confidence.

Jazz. Chords, voicings, standards and improvisation, whether you are new to the style or already playing.

In our first session I listen to you play and we build a plan for the following weeks. You leave each lesson with specific exercises and a clear idea of what to do next, not just general advice. I’m patient with beginners and demanding, in a friendly way, with advanced students.

Book a first lesson and tell me what you’d like to play, or what you’d like to finally understand.