Stefano Chiesa

Stefano Chiesa (born March 30, 1990) is an Italian philosopher, writer, poet, music critic, and pianist. He is known for his contributions to philosophy, literature, music, has authored numerous works, and conducted notable research.
==Early life and education==
Chiesa was born March 30, 1990, in Segrate, Milan. He had an early interest in classical music and philosophy, studying piano with seven different teachers during his youth. He graduated with honors from the Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele in Milan and the Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, where he studied French as part of the Erasmus program (2013–2014). Chiesa also holds master’s degrees in Humanities, Digital Marketing, and Human Resources.
==Career==
Chiesa began his writing career with a philosophical essay on Jean-Paul Sartre's Existentialism, written in French at the age of 21, which won first prize in 2020 and was published later. His subsequent works include studies on nightmares in psychoanalysis and the arts, and Chopin’s revolutionary musical language. These books are housed in the New York Public Library and Stanford Libraries, respectively.
Over the past 12 years, Chiesa has published 12 books, including essays, anthologies, and a novel. His articles are published in outlets such as Milano Sud and Il Giornale Letterario, and have reached substantial readerships.
Chiesa combines his expertise in music and philosophy, presenting conferences at the Casa della Cultura in Milan (2020, 2022, 2023) and managing a YouTube channel featuring music-related lectures. His research on Chopin’s music has earned him recognition from the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw, where he is profiled alongside prominent pianists and musicologists.
As a poet, Chiesa is noted for his use of aphorisms. His works are featured in anthologies, including Arte senza frontiere, which received the Libro por la paz 2024 award. Since 2020, Chiesa has received over 50 literary awards for his contributions to poetry, fiction, and essays.
In 2024, he has been presented both at “Frankfurt Buchmesse” and at “Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino”, with his last 2 essays about piano classical music”.
==Awards and recognitions==
* Intercontinental Award "The Nine Muses" (VE):
# Honorable Mention for Valent, Borges, Dalí, Lynch (2022)
# Special Merit Award for Existential Aphorisms (2023)
* International Award of Excellence "Città del Galateo" (RM):
# Special Critics' Excellence Award for Existential Aphorisms (2023)
# 2nd Prize for Paris: an overwhelming love (2024)
* "Cygnus Aureus" Award (VR):
# Excellence in Non-Fiction for Disharmonious Armonies (2024)
* International Literary Award "Città di Sarzana":
# Diploma of Merit for Paris: an overwhelming love and Aphorisms and Poems (2023)
* "Selezione Sandomenichino" Award (MS):
# Recognition for Paris: an overwhelming love (2024)
* Italian Cultural Institute (NA):
# 1st Prize in Literature for L’existentialisme de Jean-Paul Sartre (2020)
* "Montefiore" Award (RN):
# 1st Prize for Paris in the Soul (2020)
* Pegasus Literary Awards (RN):
# Merit Award for The Seductive Geometry (2022)
* Listening to the Silences of the Sea (LI):
# Honorable Mentions for Aphorisms and Poems (2021) and 20 Aphorisms (2022)
* International Prize "Massa, Città Fiabesca" (MS):
# Special Mentions for Aphorisms and Poems and Paris: an overwhelming love (2023–2024)
* Other Recognitions:
# Jury Mention, National Prize "Paris Vera" for Paris in the Soul (2020)
# Finalist, International Prize "Salvatore Quasimodo" (2020–2021)
* 1st Prize for Poetry (“Percorsi Letterari”), 2023, with “Aforismi e poesie. Riflessioni sull’esistenza umana”
* 3 Honorable Mentions, Premio “Casentino”:
# 2023: “Da Bach a Scriabin. Ritratti di 12 pianisti (essay)
# 2022: “Valent, Borges, Dalì, Lynch” (essay)
# 2022: “Aforismi esistenziali: vita e morte, amore, arte, pianoforte” (poetry)
==Literary works==
Novels
* Paris: an Overwhelming Love, Aletti Editore, Rome, 2023.
Poetry and Aphorisms
* Aphorisms: The “Why” of Opposites, Amazon Publishing, 2024.
* Aphorismi: The Inclusion of Life, Amazon Publishing, 2024.
* Aphorisms: Life and Death, Love, Art, Piano, Helicon Editions, 2023.
* Aphorisms and Poems: Reflections on Human Existence, Setteponti Editions, 2020.
Essays
* Chopin: The Inspiration of Genius – The Romantic Visionary, Il Filo di Arianna Editore, La Spezia, 2024.
* From Bach to Scriabin: Portraits of 12 Pianists, Helicon Editions, Arezzo, 2024.
* Seductive Geometry: Abstractions of Thought, Amazon Publishing, 2024.
* Jean-Paul Sartre’s Existentialism: Dialogue Between Auteurs, Amazon Publishing, 2024.
* Aphorisms: Between Philosophy and Piano, AlloScrittoio, Milan, 2019.
* Disharmonic Harmonies: Chopin for "Thinking About Death" Between Romanticism and Existentialism, AlboVersorio, Milan, 2018.
* Valent, Borges, Dalí, Lynch: The Dream Universe as an Opening to Compossibility, AlboVersorio, Milan, 2017.
Anthologies
* Art Without Borders, Gerda García Hernández, Amazon Publishing, 2024.
* Literary Paths: From the Gulf of the Poets Shelley and Byron, Editions "Ariadne's Thread," La Spezia, 2022–2024.
* Poetic Anthology: Dostoievski Prize, Aletti Editore, Rome, 2020.
==Gallery==
==References==
==External links==
* Personal website
* Stefano Chiesa on Facebook
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Category:1990 births
Category:Italian philosophers
Category:Italian writers
Category:Italian poets
Category:Italian music critics
Category:Italian pianists