Marino Nicolini received is diploma in piano in 1986 under teacher Nando Salardi. The following year as a student of Ferruccio Sangiorgi he also received his diploma in violin. Other teacher include Renzo Bonizzato. Although having specialized in chamber music repertoire, in recent years Marino Nicolini remains active as a soloist as well, including work with l'Opera de Monte-Carlo, l'Opera de Las Palmas ecc. Among his notable chamber music collaborations are with such reknowned artists as: Giampaolo Pretto (flute), Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Froydis Ree Wekre (horn), Leo Nucci (baritone), Alberto Gazale (baritone), Kristyan Johannsson (tenor), Raffaella Angeletti (soprano), Norma Fantini (soprano), Gail Gilmore (soprano), ecc. Special honors include having won the Conservatory Competition, prize-winner in many national and international competitions such as: First prize at the International Piano Competition "Pietro Montani"; Second prize at the International Piano Competition "Sergej Rachmaninov"; First prize at the International Piano Competition "Franz Liszt"; Second prize at the International Competition for chamber music "Johannes Brahms". A native of Mantova (Italy), Marino Nicolini now teaches at the Conservatory "Arrigo Boito" of Parma.