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About Pianist Daniele Rinaldo

Born in Padova, Italiy, pianist Daniele Rinaldo made his debut as soloist in 2002 with the Cesare Pollini Orchestra performing Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto at Padova's Teatro Verdi. He also performed with Orchestra Sinfonica Nacional de I'Ecuador under the baton of Howard Shelley, Ovidiu Balan and Gareth Hudson.

Mr. Rinaldo received the first prize from the "Maria Giubilei" Competition in S.Sepolcro, the "Vito Frazzi" Piano Competition in Florence and the "Mozart's Piano Concertos" Competition in Padova, the second prize from the A.Gi.Mus International Piano competition and the "Ennio Porrino" International Piano Competition in Cagliari, and the fourth- prize from the "Premio Venezia" Competition. Mr. RInaldo is a recipient of the FIDAPA scholarship and Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo Trusts Fund in Italy. Both as soloist and collaborative pianist, he has performed with Petit Concert Trio and Labarthe Quartet in Salzburg focusing on composers, Ligeti, Lutoslawski, Messiaen, Sciarrino, Fedele, Rzewski and Nono.

Recordings include concertos by Bach, Beethoven and Ravel for the National Arts Prize label and the album "Americanizada" for Velut Luna label, with works for two pianos by Barber, Bennett, Copland, Piazzolla and Milhaud.

Recent appearances include performances at the Nazionale S.Cecilia, Amici della Fenice, Parco della Musica Hall in Rome, Teatro Lirico in Cagliari, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Yamaha Hall in Paris, Wiener Saal in Salzburg, Williams Hall and Jordan Hall in Boston, Hamamatsu Concert Hall and Okabe Concert Hall in Japan, and William Walton International Piano Festival in Ischia and Dino Ciani Festival in Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy.

He has taken parts in master classes with Gerlinde Otto, Giampaolo Nuti, Klaus Hellwig and Howard Shelley. Past teachers have included Alberto Boischio, Sergej Schepkin and A. Ramon Rivera at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Ines Scarlino at the "C.Pollini" State Conservatory in Padova, and Giovanni Bonato (composition). In 2006, He has graduated from the Accademia Nazionale S.Cecilia in Rome with top grades. Currently he is studying with Prof. Perticaroli in Rome, Claudio Martìnez Mehner in Madrid and Federico Gianello in Verona.

Updated: SEPTEMBER 2010