Italian pianist Alberto Chines studied at the Imola Academy with Franco Scala and Piero Rattalino, and at the Bolzano Conservatory with Davide Cabassi. At the age of 15 he made his debut at Teatro Massimo in Palermo and in 2011 he won the first prize at the “Palma d’Oro” International Piano Competition. In 2013 he won the Sony Classical Talent Scout in Madesimo and, in 2014, the second prize at the Euregio Piano Award (Geilenkirchen, Germany).
Alberto has performed in prestigious venues such as the Mozart Hall of Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna, Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Politeama Garibaldi in Palermo, Van Cliburn Recital Hall in Fort Worth (Texas). His first CD with music by Bach, Schumann, Ravel and Bartók will be released soon.
Alberto is also a passionate chamber musician, and collaborates regularly with violist Anna Serova, with guitarist Eugenio Della Chiara, with Quartetto Nôus and with pianist Emanuele Delucchi. He has also performed as a member of Trio Casa Bernardini. He is also the creator and artistic director of Musica Manent Festival in Ustica (Sicily) and he collaborates with the international concert series ‘Primavera di Baggio’ in Milan.
