ELENA PICCIONE

Italian piano player, Elena Piccione started playing the piano at seven years old under the direction of
Stefania Tigossi. She distinguished and encouraged Elenas ability and in that same year she started
performing both solo repertoire and chamber music.

Child wonder, at twelve years old Elena provided for her first solo recital and after one year she entered
the Conservatorio di Musica N. Paganini in Genoa, to begin an execution degree. Elenas advancement
was quickened and at eighteen years old she graduated with a Masters Degree in Pianoforte.

She has performed in numerous imperative venues and celebrations in Italy and Europe. They
incorporate Lucca Chamber Music Festival, Journe Mondiale de la Philosophie at UNESCO 2005, Lions
International, Camogli Festival, Alassio Festival, A.gi.mus., Soire Musicale in Rovereto, Stresa
International Music Festival Dino Ciani , Dino Ciani Concerts in Milan, in a joint effort with the
Venice Biennale. She has performed at the Full Moon Concerts at the WMDC in Rotterdam, Dag van de
Romantische Muziek at Rotterdam Erasmus Park and at the Universitat Mozarteum in Salzburg.

Since 2010 Elena has contemplated with Giovanni Alvino who is both pianist and pedagogue.
Additionally she brought masterclass with the extraordinary musician Andrei Gavrilov.

Elenas broad collection, going from baroque to contemporary music, incorporates the complete
mazurkas, waltzes and improptus by Chopin, the complete piano trios and piano sonatas by Mozart,
incredible fills in and additionally rarities by Russian composers.

She also plays in duo with the pianist Giovanni Alvin.

For more info visit http://yyaayy.com/