Born in 2003, Matteo Ciamberlano is currently enrolled in the first year of the two-year advanced degree program under Maestro Michele D’Ambrosio; he previously earned his First-Level Academic Diploma with top marks and honors from the “Santa Cecilia” State Conservatory of Music in Rome. He graduated in 2022 from the Cicerone Classical High School in Frascati. He began his piano studies at the age of six at the “Magiche Melodie” music association in Marino, under the guidance of Angela Rizzo. During these years, his piano talent began to shine; he started participating in national and international competitions at a very early age, frequently emerging as a winner. (HYPERION National Music Performance Competition, MOZART International Piano Competition, “Note in Armonia” International Piano Competition, Clivis Roma International Prize Competition, Note nel Borgo dell’Angelo Music Competition, “Premio Accademia Giovani” International Competition). At the age of 12, he collaborated and performed with Stelvio Cipriani, the renowned Roman film score composer, from whom he also received composition lessons. At 14, he attended a piano masterclass with Maestro Stella Quadrini in Chianciano Terme, subsequently joining her class at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, where he studied from the preparatory level through the first year of the three-year undergraduate program. Since 2022, he has been studying under the guidance of Maestro Michele D’Ambrosio. He has participated in masterclasses with Maestro Pietro de Maria (in Bardonecchia and Riano Romano) and with Maestro Andrea Lucchesini (in Riano Romano). He has performed as a soloist at various venues and events, including: the Teatro Monsignor Grassi in Marino; the Seraphicum in Rome; the Marino Town Hall Council Chamber (with Stelvio Cipriani); the San Domenico Auditorium in Foligno (during a masterclass with Maestro Stella Quadrini); the Church of St. Paul Within the Walls in Rome; the Santa Cecilia Conservatory (for a “Tribute to Chopin” evening); the inauguration of the Cinema Azzurro in Rome; Sala Baldini in Rome; the Church of Santa Francesca Romana in Trastevere (Rome); the Liszt Hall at the Hungarian Academy in Rome; and the Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Rome.
He has been student of Fondazione Accademia di Musica since 2026.
