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[email protected] Italian Pianist and Composer Ludovico Einaudi Embarks on North American Tour with “Essential Einaudi” (Oct 7-Nov 2) Ludovico Einaudi (photo: Postscriptum) This fall, Ludovico Einaudi – the most streamed classical composer in the world, with more followers on Spotify than Mozart – takes his “Essential Einaudi” tour to the U.S. and Canada. Beginning with a west coast swing from Vancouver to Los Angeles, and including stops at Massey Hall in Toronto, Chicago’s Symphony Center, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Ludovico Einaudi embarks on “Essential Einaudi” North American tour (Oct 7-Nov 2) Page 2 of 4 Center, and New York’s storied Beacon Theatre, the tour includes material from the Italian pianist and composer’s ninth album, Elements, the first classical release in 23 years to break the Top 15 on Britain’s mainstream charts, as well as music from his hit film scores for Intouchables and Mommy, and much more. When Einaudi released Elements in 2015, it topped classical charts in 42 countries across the globe; upon reaching No. 12 in the UK, it became the highest-charting modern classical album since Henryk Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs hit No. 6 in 1992. With what veteran music journalist Paul Morley calls his “total confidence that pretty can be profound,” Einaudi’s compositions have echoes of minimalist, ambient, world, and pop music, resulting in a style born to break genre barriers. He was the first classical act to play the iTunes Festival, on a line-up which included pop diva Lady Gaga and Grammy- winning rapper Kendrick Lamar.