The Italian pianist Paolo Zentilin got Bachelor and Master degree in piano performance at Music Conservatory “Giuseppe Tartini” of Trieste under the guidance of T. Trevisan, M. Gon and F. Zaccaria. Later he studied with R. Zadra and F. Righini at the Piano Academy of Padua and with A. Ammara and R. Prosseda at the MusicaFelix Academy of Prato. Besides he also graduated in Philosophy at University of Trieste. Numerous master classes have contributed to his musical training, with musicians such as E. Torbianelli, B. Lupo, P. De Maria, R. Cominati, A. Hewitt, J. Kropfitsch, B. Van Oort, R. Kinka, P. Bordoni, K Barth, A. Delle Vigne, S. Perticaroli, E. Virsaladze and others. He takes solo recitals in Italy in Rome (Teatro Marcello), Milan (Auditorium Gaber), Venice (Palazzo Albrizzi), Ferrara (Ridotto del Teatro Comunale), Trieste (Assicurazioni Generali) and abroad in Macedonia (Ohrid). He also performed in Salzburg (Mozarteum, Wiener Saal), Florence (Palazzo Vecchio, Salone dei Cinquecento), Todi (Teatro Comunale), Briosco (Villa Medici Giulini), Trieste (Ridotto del Teatro Verdi, Teatro Miela), Venice (Teatro La Fenice - Sale Apollinee). He took piano duo music recitals too with Irene D’Andrea. At Trieste Conservatory he also got Composition Diploma under the guidance of F. Nieder. As a composer he prepared for Wilhelm Hansen a transcription for accordion and piano of the Concerto for accordion and orchestra op. 146 by the Danish composer N. V. Bentzon. Photo L. D'Agostino