Raffaele Battiloro

Year of birth: 1999
Place of birth: Torre del Greco
Educated in: Napoli
Place of residence: Potenza
(Plays in Milan)

Finalist of the 65^th Ferruccio Busoni
International Piano Competition

November 2024 Preselections

Program

F. Chopin - Berceuse F. Chopin - Étude op. 25, no. 12 M. Ravel - "Scarbo" from Gaspard de la nuit S. Rachmaninov - Études-Tableaux op. 39, no. 9

Biography

Raffaele Battiloro, born in Torre del Greco, began studying piano at the age of 4. In 2017, he graduated with the highest grades, praise and honourable mention from the Gesualdo da Venosa Conservatory in Potenza, under the guidance of Michele D'Ambrosio. Winner of several international competitions, including the Premio Alkan for virtuosity, he performs in Italy and abroad as a soloist, in chamber ensembles and with orchestras. In 2021, he was selected among the 32 finalists of the Busoni Piano Competition in Bolzano. He has recorded 37 Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti for the OnClassical label. He has studied with Riccardo Risaliti, Dominique Merlet and William Grant Naborè, and since 2021 he has been studying with Alessandro Deljavan.