An Italian pianist. A graduate of the St Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, where he was taught by Renzo Silvestri. Winner of the Busoni Competition in Bolzano (1952) and the Geneva Competition (1954), he embarked on an international career as a concert pianist. Aram Khachaturian regarded him as the best interpreter of his music. He has performed in major concert halls around the world, including the Carnegie Hall, La Scala, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and the Glinka Hall in St Petersburg. From 1987 to 1990, he was head of piano studies at the St Cecilia Academy in Rome.
Sergio Perticaroli
