About Me
Paolo André Gualdi began studying piano with his father at the age of five, and continued at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome, Italy. He received his diploma cum laude from the Conservatory Arrigo Boito in Parma, under the tutelage of Roberto Cappello, and in 2002 he obtained a Masters Degree in Piano Performance at Carnegie Mellon University, under the guidance of Enrique Graf. He has participated in master classes with György Sandor, Earl Wild, Menahem Pressler, Sergio Perticaroli and had several years of private studies with Carlo Maria Dominici.Mr. Gualdi has won the top prize in numerous piano competitions, including the European Competition of Ostuni, the Altruda National Competition of Vasto and the Françoise Grimaldi National Competition of San Polo. Winning the “De Martino Award†at the Ibla International Piano Competition enabled him to study at Elon University with Dr. Victoria Fischer. During this period he won the First Prize in the Southeastern Piano Competition of Whiteville, North Carolina, and the 15th Bartók-Kabalevsky International Competition in Virginia.Thanks to these achievements, Mr. Gualdi has played recitals in Italy and the United States, both as a soloist and chamber musician. He has been a featured soloist with the Wind Orchestra of Parma, the Warren Civic Orchestra, the UGA Symphony Orchestra, and the Georgia Philharmonic. In Italy he has given recitals for the A.Gi.Mus. (Associazione Giovanile Musicale), Accademia Ori, Amici del Conservatorio di Parma, Accademia Amadeus and others. He has also performed for the International Piano Series, American Liszt Society, Cincinnati Conservatory, Eastman School of Music in Rochester, Piccolo Spoleto Festival USA, and Elon University, North Carolina, where he also taught piano for a semester.He is presently pursuing a Doctorate in Piano Performance at the University of Georgia with Dr. Evgeny Rivkin. He is a resident of Athens, Georgia, and is currently Assistant Professor of Piano at Emmanuel College.
