Paul Badura-Skoda
After having inadvertently discovered the piano, when he was already fourteen, he started studying at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome under the direction of Franco Medori. After having taken his degree "summa cum laude" and honourable mention, he was awarded a "Master" at the Accademia Pianistica in Imola. As a result, he could subsequently claim amongst his contacts artists of the stature of Paul Badura-Skoda, Alfred Brendel, Murray Perahia, and Maurizio Pollini.