Stefania Neonato

Italian classical pianist and fortepianist, born in Trento, Italy. She graduated in piano at her town’s Conservatory and received a BA degree in Foreign Languages at Trento University. After studying piano with Alexander Lonquich, Riccardo Zadra and Leonid Margarius, she earned her Fortepiano Master Degree at the Imola International Academy under Stefano Fiuzzi and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Historical Performance Practice under Malcolm Bilson at Cornell University. In April 2013 she was appointed Professor of “Historical Piano” at the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart, Germany. In 2007 she got top prize and Audience Prize at the International Fortepiano Competition “Musica Antiqua” in Bruges.