About
The Performing Artist
An accomplished pianist, pedagogue, and collaborator, Sophia Pileggi Lopez began her piano studies at the age of 9. Realizing a lifelong passion, Ms. Pileggi continued to receive three degrees in Piano Performance from The Catholic University of America as well as the University of Miami. She has been a student of Dr. Nikita Fitenko, Dr. Ivo Kaltchev, Santiago Rodriguez, Dr. Naoko Takao; and Janice Puckett among others.
Ms. Pileggi has performed in master classes for pianists Alexander Peskanov, Faina Lushtak, John Perry, Nelita True, Santiago Rodriguez, and Alexander Kobrin and at such venues as the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Amalfi Coast, Warsaw, Poland, Xi'an, China; and Lisbon, Portugal where she made her debut with the Lisbon Chamber Orchestra performing Haydn’s D Major Keyboard Concerto in 2014.
In 2015, Ms. Pileggi participated in The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music’s 50th Anniversary, performing as part of the Piano Division’s 32 Beethoven Concert Series. She was also one of two featured pianists in the school’s performance of Carmina Burana at the Kennedy Center in April 2015.
In Spring, 2016 Ms. Pileggi was awarded First Prize in the Cosmic Symphony’s Young Artist Competition where she was featured performing Schumann’s A Minor Piano Concerto that March. She was also a prize winner in the Lancaster International Piano Competition and in The Silk Road: The Sound of Piano Strings and Voice International Piano Competition. She was awarded First Prize at the Washington International Piano Festival Competition in July 2017.
Since relocating to Miami in 2018, Ms. Pileggi has performed as part of Kaleidoscope MusArt’s 2018-2019 concert series hosted at The University of Miami. Ms. Pileggi was nominated a Laureate in the 2019 International Cochran Competition and a First Prize Winner in the Golden Classical Music Award. In January of 2021 she was awarded Third Prize in The Stars Competition. In April 2022 Ms. Pileggi performed in the Scriabin at 150 Gala hosted at the Catholic University of America.
Recently, Ms. Pileggi returned from a performance residency in Warsaw, Poland through the International Cochran Piano Competition Foundation.
Her upcoming performance engagements include several concerts in Florida and the greater Washingtonm, D.C., and Baltimore areas. Pileggi is also an active soloist and chamber performer in the Groupmuse platform.
When she is not performing or managing her active piano studio, Ms. Pileggi loves spending time with her two sons, husband, and family.
Find out more about Sophia Pileggi Lopez at sophiakpileggi.com or follow her on social media @sophiakpileggilopez.