The Italian pianist Alessandro Marano is one of the most brilliant musicians of his generation. At the same time as studies in the Conservatory of Music “Stanislao Giacomantonio” of Cosenza with Professor Giuseppe Maiorca, he attended the International Piano Courses in the “Paul Hindemith” Foundation in Blonay (Switzerland) where he spent eight years studying with such internationally renowned teachers and performers as Edith Fischer and Paul Badura-Skoda. He completed his musical education studying with Aldo Ciccolini and Bruno Canino. Being an award winner of a several national and international piano competition, Marano keeps a busy concert schedule presenting solo recitals and collaborating with renowned musician and Orchestra: Filarmonica “Mihail Jora” in Bacau, Arad State Philarmonic, Filarmonica Botosani, Filarmonica de Stat Sibiu, Filarmonica Pitesti, Romania; Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, Shumen Symphony Orchestra, Bulgaria; Orkiestra Filharmonii Warminsko-Mazurskiej in Olsztynie, Witold Lutoslawski Chamber Philarmonic; Orquesta Juvenil de Zapopan, Orquesta de Camara Beethoven, Mexico; Orchestra Nationala de Camera of Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo, Orchestra Classica di Alessandria (Italy), Orquestra Filarmonica de Braga (Portogallo) all over Italy and abroad (Spain, France, Switzerland, Romania, Germany, Greece, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Russia, Great Britain, Poland, Mexico, Brazil, Republic of Moldova). Possessing a very solid piano technique, Marano is praised for his seriousness and sensitivity as well as for the depth of his musical interpretations. One of Marano passions is his study and performance of works by Liszt those less known. His repertory includes the 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, the Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, the complete paraphrases and transcriptions from Verdi’s and Wagner's operas and the works for piano and orchestra. Marano played under the baton of important conductors such as Ovidiu Balan, Grigor Palikarov, Konstantin Ilievsky, Petronius Negrescu, Valentin Doni, Cristian Neagu, Piotr Sulkowski, Lyubomir Denev Jr, Rodrigo Sierra Moncayo, Cristian Lupes, José Perales, Miguel Campos Neto. He performed and recorded all the Beethoven Piano Concertos, adopting the transcription for string orchestra by Vinzenz Lachner. On May 25th 2023 he made the premiere for the Romania of the Benjamin Britten piano concerto op.13 with the Sibiu State Filarmonic under the conducting of Maestro Grigor Palikarov. On May 24th 2024 he performed the piano concerto in C major by Nino Rota under the conducting of Maestro Paolo Ponziano Ciardi with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo. Among his upcoming engagements, he will perform the piano concerto in C major by Nino Rota with the Filarmonica de Stat of Sibiu (Romania) and the Choral Fantasy op. 80 by Beethoven with the Filharmonia “Bronislaw Huberman” di Czestochowa (Poland). He is piano Professor at the Conservatory of Music “F. Torrefranca” of Vibo Valentia, Artistic Director of the Orchestra Sinfonica di Cosenza and of the International Piano Festival in Cosenza (Italy), President of the Cultural and Musical Association Amici del pianoforte “Franz Liszt”, Artistic Director of the Festival “Antonio Vivaldi”. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.