Born in Empoli (Florence) on 21.4.1976, maestro collaboratore of the Opera Theater of Florence. He constantly collaborates with directors such as Metha, Luisi, Pretto, etc.. Since years he is preparing singers for the most important concert seasons such as the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, for Santa Cecilia and competition.
Complete and versatile musician, thanks to his experience in heterogeneous musical fields (jazz, pop, brass band, classical, theatrical shows) and the practice of different instruments.
He was accompanying pianist in the summer courses organised by the association “Artemista” during which he collaborated with some leading musicians from the Orchestra S. Cecilia, Rome (Paolo Pollastri), the Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Florence (Alda Dalle Lucche, Riccardo Crocilla) and the Orchestra Regionale Toscana (Fabio Fabbrizzi, Marco Ortolani, Umberto Codecα, Paolo Faggi, Donato De Sena).
Since 2001 he has worked as accompanying pianist in professional and special courses held by the Fiesole Music School (Florence) in the classes of the horn player Guido Corti, of tuba player Roger Bobo, of oboists Thomas Indermhnle and Paolo Grazia and flutist Giampaolo Pretto, violinist Tatiana Liberova, assistant to Russsian violinist Vernikov.
He has collaborated on various masterclasses held by oboist Paolo Pollastri, first oboist of Santa Cecilia.
In November 1999 he played with the French trombonist Jacques Mauger in a concert at the end of a masterclass held by the aforesaid at the Conservatory ôLuigi Cherubiniö in Florence. In April 2001 he took part in a tour in Marocco performing an opera recital in the cities
of Casablanca, Rabat ed Essaouira. He performed several concerts in duo with Giampaolo Pretto, first flutist of the ÆSymphony Orchestra of the Rai: in January 2003 at the state conservatory ôLuca Marenzioö in Brescia, section of Darfo Boario Terme; in March 2003, in Brescia, in the San Barnaba hall; in November 2003 at the 7th Italian Flute Festival (Flautissimo) at the Music Park in Rome and at the 6th Fl÷tenfest at Konzerthaus in Vienna.Also in 2003 and 2004 he took part, as accompanying pianist, in the 4th and 5th International Festivals ôSanta Fiora in musicö during which he performed a concert with the French saxophonist Fabrice Moretti (solist in the Philharmonic Orchestra Radio France).
In January 2004 he played at the National Library in Florence for the screening of the silent film by René Clair “Entr’acte”, with original music by Erik Satie in a reduction for pianoforte for 4 hands.
In May 2004 he performed a concert at the British Institute of Florence with the American tuba player Daniel Burdick.In June 2004 he began the recording of a CD with Maestro Paolo Pollastri and in the same month held a concert at the “Teatro del sale” in Florence with Ariane Araújo Paixão, first flute of the National Theatre Orchestra “Claudio Santoro” and teacher at the Brasilia School of Music.