LEONARD MASTROGIACOMO, Professor of Piano, is a graduate of Chicago Musical College and the Juilliard School of Music. His major teachers have been Ejnar Krantz, Wanda Paul, Rudolph Ganz and Joseph Bloch. As a recipient of a Fulbright Grant for study in Italy, he studied at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome and the Accademia Chigiana in Siena. Mastrogiacomo has performed in both the United States and Europe, where he participated in a tour sponsored by the U.S. Government.

He has specialized in performance and research in the area of duo piano with his wife, Norma. As Duo Pianists in Residence at The Florida State University, the Mastrogiacomo Duo was twice selected as performers for the State Touring Program in Florida. The Duo has also received a National Endowment for the Arts Grant to commission new works for duo piano.

Leonard has been an active member of the Florida State Music Teachers Association (FSMTA) for numerous years as a performer, adjudicator, and panelist, and has held various offices, including that of President. His students have been successful in winning many awards and competitions, and serve on faculties in colleges and universities throughout the United States.

In 2003 Leonard Mastrogiacomo was presented with the ‘Excellence in Teaching Award’ by FSMTA.