Aldo Ciccolini

Pianist

Birthday August 15, 1925

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Italy

DEATH DATE Feb 1, 2015 (89)

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About

Made 100-plus recordings that included the complete sonata cycles of Beethoven and Mozart and the works of Erik Satie.

Before Fame

He studied with Maria Vigliarolo d'Ovidio, and by the age of nine, he was a pupil at the Naples Conservatory.

Trivia

His professional performing career began at 16 with the prestigious Teatro San Carlo. He often had to find work in bars to support his family.

Family Life

His father was a typographer who also had the title Marquis of Macerara.

Associated With

He was known for interpreting the works of such French composers as Claude Debussy.