An Italian pianist. He studied piano with Gaspar Scuderi at the Milan Conservatory, graduating in 1939. He then trained with Alfredo Casella at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena and with Dinu Lipatti at the Geneva Conservatory. In 1947, he made his debut in the United States. He also performed in Latin America, Europe and Asia. From 1952 to 1967, he taught at the Eastman School of Music attached to Rochester University. In 1967, he returned to Italy, where he became director of the Villa Schifanoia arts school in Florence. In 1975, he was a juror of the 9th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.
