Active as a soloist—both in recitals and with orchestras—as well as in chamber music ensembles, Carlo Palese has always cultivated a wide range of musical interests, from the great masterpieces of the piano tradition to less explored areas of the repertoire and the music of our time. Professor of Piano at the “L. Boccherini” Conservatory of Music in Lucca, Carlo Palese is a highly sought-after teacher internationally. He is regularly invited to give masterclasses at prestigious institutions, such as the K. Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, the Sanok Forum, the Miami Piano Festival Academy, the University of Kansas, and the Hamburg Chopin Festival, among others. His students are frequent prize-winners in major international competitions.
He graduated in piano in 1983 under the guidance of Itala Balestri Del Corona at the “L. Boccherini” Conservatory in Lucca with highest honors and after a period of studies with Maria Tipo and, subsequently, some years with Pietro Rigacci, he became a student of Aquiles delle Vigne, under whose guidance he obtained the “Diplome Supérieur d’Exécution” at the École Normale de Musique “Alfred Cortot” in Paris in 1991. With the pedagogue and musicologist Piero Rattalino, he explored many inspiring aspects of piano interpretation. He has also attended masterclasses with Jean Fassina, Murray Perahia, and others. During these years, he won numerous prizes in national and international competitions, including the Cincinnati World Piano Competition in 1992. He has recorded for Camerata Tokyo and EMA Vinci, including a world premiere recording of works by Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Firmly believing in the need to promote musical culture, Carlo Palese has also been active in arts management for many years.
For the past 15 years, he has served as theartistic consultant of the concert series “Classica con Gusto,” held at the Goldoni Theatre Foundation in Livorno, and he is the artistic Director of “Livorno Piano Competition” and Festival PerPIANO.
