Ludovico Einaudi: ‘When it comes to critics, my vision is strong – I trust in what I do’
Ludovico Einaudi: ‘When it comes to critics, my vision is strong – I trust in what I do’
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Exclusive: Italian composer admits he can still be irked by music snobs as he opens up in a brand new podcast from The Independent. Ludovico Einaudi, one of the most-streamed composers in the world, has admitted that harsh reviews of his work can still sting, despite his confidence in his artistic vision.
![[Einaudi thinks brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher are ‘stronger together’]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/01/07/f81484b023397df8ce59da6142f2ccb4Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM1NTg2MDY3-2.77240727.jpg)
The renowned Italian composer discussed his polarising status among music critics in an exclusive interview with The Independent. “I mean, it’s not nice when someone is writing against you, and you cannot reply, you cannot do anything about it,” Einaudi, 69, confessed. “But my trust in what I do, my vision is stronger, so I keep doing what I feel, and this for me is the most important [thing].”.
![[Ludovico Einaudi luve at The Palladium, London, 12 November 2024]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/28/15/062_D78_3455.jpg)
He rose to international fame in the early Eighties, performing original compositions at prestigious venues such as the Lincoln Centre and Teatro alla Scala. By the Nineties, he had cemented his reputation with a series of critically acclaimed albums, including Le Onde (The Waves), inspired by Virginia Woolf’s novel, and 1999’s Eden Roc.
His work has spanned not only concert halls but also cinema, with acclaimed scores for films such as Shane Meadows’ Bafta-winning This Is England (2006) and Florian Zeller’s The Father (2020), starring Olivia Colman and Anthony Hopkins. Einaudi’s latest work, The Summer Portraits, is arguably his most personal yet. Inspired by a trip to a Mediterranean villa, the album explores themes of childhood innocence, summer holidays, and family trauma.
