Nicolas Comi was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Geneva, where the poet Lord Byron used to sail on stormy days. At the age of 7, Nicolas gave his first piano concert. At the age of 9, he entered the Geneva Conservatoire in the class of Thomas Declaud, who opened the doors to interpretation and composition. Over the years, Nicolas has won numerous competitions in Switzerland and abroad, including the Swiss Youth Music Competition, where he was awarded first prize with distinction in 2017 and 2019; first prize at the Steinway Switzerland Competition in 2021, as well as the 'Virtuosity Prize' for his interpretation of Balakirev's 'Islamey'; and second prize at the Robert Schuman International Competition in Düsseldorf. That same year, he was also awarded the prize for best pianist at the masterclass at the Geneva Chopin Festival. In 2022, he received a special mention from the jury at the Samson François International Competition in Cagnes-sur-mer. Nicolas also gives numerous concerts on a regular basis: -2018, a concert in Miami as part of the Little Dreams Foundation's annual gala, with a Phil Collins preview -2019, a Grieg concerto with maestro Roberto Benzi at Victoria Hall -2022, concert at the Zurich Conservatory, annual gala of the Bambi Foundation -June 2023, concert at the Victoria Hall -October 2023, Rachmaninov's 1st concerto at the Victoria Hall -May 2024, concert at the Eglise Saint-Julien-Le-Pauvre in Paris -June 2024, concert in Cagnes-sur-Mer at the Château Grimaldi. In addition to this, Nicolas also composes, notably in 2021, for the screening at the Cinémas du Grütli of the silent film "Berlin Symphony of a Great City" by director Walter Ruttman, and short films by Georges Mélies (2022, 2023). After graduating with honours from the Collège de Genève in June 2024, he entered the final year of his Bachelor's degree at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève (hem), where he has been studying in Cédric Pescia's class since 2022. In addition, he has attended masterclasses with the great teachers Frank Lévy, Eugen Indjic, Krzysztof Jabłoński, François Dumont, David Marteau, Serguei Milstein, Rena Schereshevskaya and Elizabeth Sombart, whose interpretations are marked by a particular Grace. In August 2024, he will take part in the Francigena International Arts Festival in Altopascio in the province of Lucca in Tuscany and the Ravel Academy in Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the Basque Country. On Friday 20 September at 7.30pm, Nicolas will perform again at the Victoria Hall in Geneva.