Vittorio Forte

Born in Italy, Vittorio Forte is considered one of the leading pianists of the new italian school. (from an interview written by J.C. Hoffelé for Concertclassic.com) He began studying piano at the age of nine. After taking a somewhat unconventional route, he met José Lepore, an Argentinian teacher and a student of Carlo Zecchi. ​ In just a few years, he won several prizes at piano competitions in Italy and Spain, allows him to make his début with orchestra in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9 « Jeunehomme ». ​ In 1998, Vittorio Forte leaves Italy to settle on the French shores of Lake Geneva. ​ At the Lausanne Conservatory (Haute École de Musique), he continued his studies with Christian Favre, who has a major impact on his musical development, and takes part in master classes conducted