1998) and first prize at the Silvia Eisenstein National Piano Competition (Venezuela, 2001). He has won important chamber music prizes including Third Prize at the Maria Canals International Music Competition, Branch Duo Sonatas (Barcelona, 2004), the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Gwyneth George Prize (London, 2003) and the XIV Paper de Musica Competition (Catalonia, 2003) as well as many internal competitions at the RCM including the Concerto Competition, Kathleen Turner Piano Chamber Music Prize and Second Prize at the Beethoven Piano Competition. He has also performed in masterclasses including those by Stephen Kovacevich and Leif Ove Andsnes.

Luis is an active solo and chamber music recitalist and has performed in Venezuela, Italy, England and Spain. In London, he frequently performs in venues such as St James's Piccadilly, St Martin-in-the-Fields and the Bolivar Hall. He has played in Venezuela with the Orquesta Sinfónica Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Maracaibo and the Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Caracas concertos by Rachmaninov and Schumann. In England he recently performed Beethoven First Piano Concerto with the RCM Sinfonietta conducted by Neil Thomson. Forthcoming engagements include recitals in London, Manchester and Catalonia.

with Sally Thomas from the Juilliard Music School, New York. He was awarded First Prize in the XII National Violin Competition Juan Bautista Plaza in 1999 in Venezuela. Since then, he has performed as soloist with important Venezuelan Orchestras such as the Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica Municipal of Caracas, Aragua Symphony Orchestra, giving concerts in many Venezuelan Cities. He is currently a student of Maurice Hasson at the Royal Academy of Music in London where he has worked with prestigious musicians such as Sir Colin Davis, Hugo Wolf, Mats Lidstrom and Colin Carr, among others. Giovanni Guzzo plays a Spiritus Sorsana Violin, on loan from the Royal Academy of Music. He has recently been awarded with a MBF String Award (MBF Music Education Award 2004) and he is currently a finalist in the YCAT (Young Concert Artists Trust) to take place in May 2005 at the Wigmore Hall.