Chiara Bertoglio began playing the piano at age three; she graduated at sixteen with honours and distinction, and obtained a postgraduate diploma with distinction at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia. She performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, and with orchestras and conductors of international standing. Her most recent recording project for Da Vinci Classics regards the Italian reception of J. S. Bach's music. She is also a musicologist and theologian, and she authored several books in Italian and in English, among which the award-winning "Reforming Music", published by De Gruyter. Her website is www.chiarabertoglio.com. She recorded several CDs published by Brilliant, Da Vinci Classics, Velut Luna and others.