Lorenzo Gatto
Born in Brussels in December 1986 Lorenzo Gatto started studying the violin at the age of 5. At 12 he entered the Royal Conservatoire of Music of Brussels in the class of Veronique Bogaerts where at 17 he gained a higher diploma with "grande distinction." Besides this, he perfected his skills with Herman Krebbers in The Netherlands and with Augustin Dumay at the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth.
He is currently studying at the Conservatoire of Vienna under the tutelage of Boris Kuschnir.
He won 1st prize and public prize at the International Competition at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester at 18. His talent has also been recognised by a number of other prizes such as 1st prize at the Andrea Postaccini International Music Competition in Italy (16 years old), Laureate of the Belgian Foundation for Young Soloists….
From the age of 12 Lorenzo Gatto has been invited to play on such prestigious stages as Bozar of Brussels, The Cortot in Paris, The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Flagey as well as at festivals in Belgium,Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and England.
Lorenzo appeared as soloist with many orchestras such as The B.B.C . Philharmonic Orchestra, The Charlemagne Orchestra, The Royal Flemish Philharmonic, The Orchestre Royal de chambre de Wallonie,…
He has also been selected by maestro S. Ozawa to attend his special quartet academy in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He took part in master-classes given by Zakhar Bron, Midori, Salvatore Accardo,Yfrah Neaman, Viktor Pikayzen, Pamela Frank, Robert Mann, Julian Rachlin...
Lorenzo Gatto plays a Vuillaume violin on loan from the "Carlo Van Neste" Foundation.
Gatto won the second prize at the Queen Elisabeth Concours in 2009.