Claim: Born in November 1977 in Italy, classical pianist Alessio Bax won the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition at the age of 19 in Japan.
Evidence: Alessio Bax is an Italian classical pianist. Bax was born in 1977 in Bari, Italy, and graduated from the Bari conservatory at the record age of 14. He won the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan at age 19 and the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition in 2000 after first participating in 1993. 
30 November 1977 (1977-11-30) (age 43)
Bari, Italy classical music pianist Bax also won the 1997 Hamamatsu International Piano Competition. He won the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan at age 19 and the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition in 2000 after first participating in 1993.