VINCENZO BALZANI graduated under Alberto Mozzati Magna Cum Laude from G.Verdi Conservatory of music Milano. In 1965 he won the Ricordi International. In 1967 he got Liszt prize at Maria Canals in Barcelona.
In 1971 he was top prize winner in many famous competitions as: Pozzoli, Treviso, G.B.Viotti internationals.
In 1975 he successfully represented RAI television at Ravel Competition in Paris.

He has performed 1200 concerts (recitals, chamber and symphonics) all over the world including the most prestigious Italian theatres and festivals (Scala, San Carlo, Regio-Turin, Olimpico-Rome,Festival Michelangeli,Festival dei Due Mondi, Settembre Musica). He is recording on Radio and TV and has recorded several LPs and CDs including Scarlatti, Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven, Chopin, Rossini , Schubert-Liszt.

Since 1973 he became piano professor in music Academies and in the Conservatory of Milan. He is jury member of many international competitions (G.B. Viotti, Pozzoli, London, Madrid, Tchaikovsky junior, Takamatsu, Lion, Hummel, Shenzhen) and holds courses, masterclasses lectures in Italy and abroad. He is artistic director of Citta di Cantu, Valsesia Musica, Pianotalents, Pozzolino, Monterosa Kawai, Tadini International and member of the artistic committe of Pozzoli.

In 2009 in Milano he founded the Pianofriends association organizing festivals, concerts, stages. He is president of PianoIn association.