biography
Renowned Canadian concert pianist Clinton Giovanni Denoni has performed throughout North America and Europe in the world's most prestigious concert halls. “Mr. Denoni is intensely musical,” notes Vovka Ashkenazy. Internationally acclaimed pianist Shoko Inoue remarks, "Clinton has a limitless ability to strive for the hidden beauty found within each piece of music. Clinton’s complete dedication to his art, no matter the cost, is inspiring. He has a mastery of technique and control on the piano that few have. Clinton pours characteristics of life and profound depth, which comes directly from his genuine heart, into every piece of music he touches."
After receiving his Bachelor of Music degree in 2012 from the Glenn Gould School of Music and the University of Victoria, Mr. Denoni graduated with his Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music in 2014. During this time, he collaborated with renowned musicians, including Daniil Trifonov, in performance masterclasses. Mr. Denoni's most recent solo orchestral engagements include The Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra, Thompson Valley Orchestra and Orchestra Philomusica performing Grieg's A Minor Concerto, Beethoven's Concerto No. 1 and Mozart's Concerto No. 21, respectively. In the summer of 2018, Mr. Denoni was a guest artist and clinician at The Eckhardt-Gramatté Conservatory of Music at Brandon University. He performed with his wife, Erica Denoni, teaching performance masterclasses and lectured on Dalcroze Eurhythmics. Mr. Denoni has had the pleasure of representing Canada in two international piano competitions, first in July 2019 in Colorado at the International Keyboard Odyssiad Competition and again in October 2023 in Spain at the Classical Barcelona International Piano Competition.
Mr. Denoni's students have been top prize winners in competitions throughout Canada, including the Canadian Music Competition, Crescendo International Music Competition, Steinway International Competition, Performing Arts BC, the Vancouver Kiwanis Festival, the BCCM Music Festival, and the Chilliwack Lions Club Music and Dance Festival. Mr. Denoni's students have performed in many distinguished concert halls worldwide, including the Chan Centre in Vancouver, B.C. and Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York. Additionally, his students have been featured soloists with the White Rock City Orchestra, the Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, the West Coast Symphony Orchestra, and the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra. Many of Mr. Denoni's students have attended North America's premier post-secondary schools, including McGill, Harvard and U.B.C. Dedicated to supporting young musicians and helping strengthen the arts communities where he grew up and worldwide, Mr. Denoni helped organize and perform in two benefit concerts in 2019 that raised $5,500.00 for the Hope Secondary School music department, Hope and District Arts Council and Seeds of Hope Children's Ministry. In the summer of 2022, Mr. Denoni performed in another benefit concert, this time in Whistler, raising thousands of dollars for an African refugee family emigrating to Canada.
Most recently, Clinton Giovanni Denoni directed, produced and recorded a cinematic narrative featuring one of Chopin's most significant works, “The Ocean Etude.” This film, which was released on World Ocean’s Day of 2022 with the help of the Royal Conservatory of Music, The Cleveland Institute of Music, The University of Victora, Nature United, The Marine Megafauna Foundation, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada and The Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino, portrays the triumph of light over darkness and the sublime connection between music and its mirrored image in nature. Since its release, this film has garnered hundreds of thousands of views via social media while promoting stewardship of our oceans. Mr. Denoni is teaching privately and on faculty at Mastery School of Music in Vancouver, British Columbia, and adjudicating, recording and performing abroad.