Who or what inspired you to take up the piano and pursue a career in music?
I didn’t really pick piano at first. I wanted to play the organ. I loved the sound of it, the huge range of colours and mainly the music of Bach. When I was 9 and it was time to enter the conservatory in Bari it was mandated that I take five years of piano before making the switch to the organ. And here I am, still playing the piano! I never really chose to pursue a career, it just happened, step by step.
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