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Italian pianist Giuseppe Mentuccia began his piano studies at five years of age. He first worked with Almerindo d’Amato and Elisabetta Pacelli at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome and with Sergio Perticaroli at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, graduating with highest honors. In the United States Giuseppe has been guest artist of the “Orlando Chamber Orchestra” (Florida) where he has was featured soloist in concertos of Mozart and Beethoven under the direction of the conductor Pasquale Valerio.In September of 2011, Giuseppe Mentuccia entered the Master’s program in Piano Performance at The Juilliard School under the guidance of Jerome Lowenthal.Fascinated by improvisation and contemporary music, he has been part of the Contemporary Ensemble of Rome, under the direction of Marco Angius. Continuing his interest in the works of living composers, he was recently selected as a member of The New Juilliard Ensemble under the direction of Joel Sachs.