Born in Casalmaggiore (Italy) in 1974, he attended the piano class in the Conservatoire “Arrigo Boito” in Parma (Italy) holded by Maestro Luigi Di Ilio.
In 1996 he graduated, with distinction.
As the best student of the previous year, he opened the academic year 1997-1998, playing the Concert for piano and orchestra n.1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
He continued to perfect his piano technique with Maestro Franco Scala and Maestro Rinaldo Rossi.
In 2000, at the “Accademia Musicale Umbra” he attended an advanced three-year course with Maestro Lucia Passaglia, and he obtained the “Diploma of Excellence”.
In 2002 he graduated with the highest marks and praise at University of Parma in Musicology with a thesis about Liszt and Thalberg opera paraphrase, with Professor Giampaolo Minardi.
In 2007, with Maestro Roberto Cappello, he obtained a second level degree at the Parma Conservatoire, with the highest marks and praise.
In the same Institute, he graduated the Second-Level Academic Diploma in chamber vocal music accompainist (with Maestro Reiko Sanada) and the Second-Level piano Maestro collaborator, (with Maestro Stefano Giannini) both achieved with honors and special mention.
He won the First Prize at the Gino Gandolfi piano competition, in Salsomaggiore (Italy).
He received important awards in many prestigious National and International piano competitions as Premio Venezia, Concorso Musicale Europeo in Moncalieri, Rassegna Internazionale Giovani Musicisti in Pinerolo, J. S. Bach in Sestri Levante, Torneo Internazionale di Musica, Gino Gandolfi in Salsomaggiore .
In addition to solo activity, he is interested in voice and chamber music and he perfected them with Paola Molinari at “Centro Universale del Belcanto” in Modena and with Robert Kettelson at Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
He was accompanist pianist in many advanced courses and master classes for singers and musicians, holded, among others, by Mirella Freni, Nicolaj Ghiaurov, Katia Ricciarelli, Renata Scotto, Fiorenza Cedolins, Michele Pertusi, Giovanna Casolla, Renato Bruson, Cecilia Gasdia, Barbara Frittoli, Sonia Ganassi, Anna Pirozzi, Luca Salsi, Michael Bochmann, Davide Formisano, Sergio Bertocchi, Roberto De Candia, Cinzia Forte, William Matteuzzi, Leonardo Di Lisi, Lucetta Bizzi, Gaelyne Gabora, Gina Sanders, Vittorio Terranova, Wilma Vernocchi, Francesco Zingariello, Damiana Pinti, Anna Maria Chiuri.
He performs extensively in prestigious Italian and European concert halls as Luzern KKL, Opera of Prague, Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Teatro Bibbiena in Mantua, Teatro Dal Verme in Milan, Duomo di Milano, Teatro Regio in Parma.
Since 2016, foundation year, he is the first accompanist pianist of “Accademia Verdiana” by Teatro Regio in Parma.
Pianist accompanist invited by important international opera competitions: Concorso Internazionale di Canto Renata Tebaldi (San Marino), Concorso Internazionale Voci Verdiane (Città di Busseto), Concorso Internazionale per giovani voci liriche “Flaviano Labò” (Piacenza), Concorso Lirico Internazionale ‘Tebaldi-Gigli-Corelli’ (Pesaro).
He was accompanist pianist at “F.A. Bonporti” in Trento, at Istituto Musicale Pareggiato “Achille Peri” in Reggio Emilia, at Conservatoire “Niccolò Piccinni” in Bari,at Conservatoire “Luigi Canepa” in Sassari, at Conservatoire ” Niccolo Paganini” in Genoa.
He was Professor of piano at Istituto Musicale Pareggiato “Orazio Vecchi” in Modena and subsequently Professor of piano at Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali “Achille Peri” in Reggio Emilia.
Currently he is tenured professor of Accompanist Pianist class at Conservatoire “Arrigo Boito” in Parma . Instead He collaborates regularly with the Teatro Regio in Parma and with the Fondazione Toscanini in Parma.
