Instrumentalists

Riccardo Risaliti. He was born in Prato (Florence) and studied at the Conservatoire "Cherubini" in Florence with Paolo Rio Nardi and Luigi Dallapiccola; he worked as assistant for piano coaching and chamber music at the Teatro Comunale of Florence, Accademia Chigiana of Siena. He won several prizes in national and international competitions (Vercelli, Seregno, and so on.); he held solo and chamber mjusic concerts, Lieder recitals in Europe and was professor at the Rossini Conservatoire of Pesaro. Since 1973 he has been teaching at the Verdi Conservatoire in Milan. Since 1989 he has been professor and pedagogic advisor at the Accademia Internazionale Pianistica ofv Imola. He held several masterclasses and took part in many international competitions as commettee member. He teaches at the summer courses of the Salzburg's Mozarteum. He now lives in Florence.