Leo Morello, born 1994 in Italy, studies cello at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg with Enrico Bronzi. At the age of 18 he obtained a diploma at "Conservatorio Steffani" with full marks and honor. In 2017 he studied in the class of Stephan Forck at the Hanns Eisler Music Academy in Berlin. Very important for his formation were also the encounters with Antonio Meneses, Francesco Dillon, Marino Formenti, Andreas Lindenbaum, Reinhard Goebel.
He is a founding member of the New Art and Music Ensemble Salzburg and since 2015 the new cellist of "accio piano trio". He also performed as a member of Alter Ego Ensemble, International Ensemble Modern Academy, EUYO, Villa Musica Mainz and as principal cellist of the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. His interest towards contemporary music led him to numerous premieres in close collaboration with renowned composers like Enno Poppe, Achim Bornhöft, Reinhard Febel, Matteo Franceschini, Jose Maria Sanchez Verdu, Jose Manuel Lopez Lopez, Klaus Lang. He performed at Abu Dhabi Festival, Sydney Opera House, Klangspuren Schwaz, Megaron Thessaloniki, aDevangarde Festival, Daegu Contemporary Music Festival, Philhramony St. Petersburg, Impuls Festival Graz.
Iannis Xenakis, Kottos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGz9YDFtWLE
Franco Donatoni, Lame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoCYjKBt1TY