Paola Del Negro Plano
A graduate of the Conservatory "N. Rota" (Italy), PAOLA PLANO participated in several masterclasses studying with Nelson Delle Vigne-Fabbri, Boaz Sharon, Einar Steen Nokleberg and Ian Hobson.
She received First Prize in many national and international piano competitions, such as the Prize ACADA - ENDAS of Genoa, the National Competition "City of Albenga", the European Music Competition in Moncalieri and the National Music Competition "Euterpe" in Corato (BA).
She performed in Belgium (Chateau de Cheneau), in France (Salle Cortot, Auditorium Paul Langevin), in Italy - “Musica in Castello” Festival (PC), Salone Estense, Villa Pirelli, Villa Motta (VA), Turin Conservatory, S. Sebastiano da Po Castle (TO), Fazioli Showroom, Teatro delle Erbe (MI), Teatro Del Popolo (VA), Casa della Musica (PR), Alseno Castle (PC), Palazzo Bondoni Pastorio (MN)… - and she had her debut in the United States and Canada: recently she performed in Chautauqua (NY), in Madison (WI) for the “Salon Piano Series”, in Savannah (GA), in Ottawa (CANADA) for MitBravour Concerts Series, with the Austin Symphony Orchestra in Austin (MN). In 2019 she performed in Istanbul (TURKEY) for the "Ceren Necipoglu Istanbul International Festival".
Paola has worked as artistic director and music critic for several recording companies, including Decca, Amadeus, Brilliant Classics and Movimento Classical.
Her novel “L’Opera 108”, inspired by Brahms Violin Sonata Op. 108, has been released in June 2021 by Zecchini Editore, and her last novel “Il cortile della felicità” has been released in December 2022 by NEM Nuova Editrice Magenta.
The recent recording together with Roberto Plano of a double CD featuring the complete piano 4 hands music by Robert Schumann (Brilliant Classics label) earned 5 stars out of 5 in several prestigious music magazines.
Adjunct Lecturer in Piano at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music from 2018 to 2021 and then Piano Faculty at the Music Conservatory of Westchester NY, Paola is now part of the Piano Faculty at the Rivers School Conservatory in Weston, Massachusetts.