Carmine Chiarelli
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Carmine Chiarelli began studying piano at the age of 14. He graduated with highest marks, honors, and a special distinction under Paolo Cuccaro at the “G. Paisiello” Conservatory in Taranto.
In 2014 he completed his academic studies, earning a solo-piano degree again with highest marks and honors at the “N. Rota” Conservatory in Monopoli, under the guidance of Benedetto Lupo.
In 2009 he was admitted to the prestigious Schola Cantorum in Paris, in the class of Aquiles Delle Vigne, and simultaneously to the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg with Claudius Tanski.
He further enriched his training by attending masterclasses and advanced courses with A. Ciccolini, T. Poli, P. Camicia, and M. Somma.
His concert activity has led him to perform in Italy and abroad, in venues such as the Wiener Saal in Salzburg, the Auditorium of the Conservatory of Coimbra, Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Teatro Paisiello in Lecce, the Auditorium of the “P. Grassi” Foundation in Martina Franca, Teatro “N. V. Westerhout” in Mola di Bari, Bishop’s College Auditorium in Colombo (Sri Lanka), Teatro Giordano in Foggia, the Municipal Theatre of Nardò, Teatro C. Bene in Campi Salentina, the Marta Museum in Taranto, and Palazzo Bernardini in Matera.
He has collaborated with several orchestras:
– In 2013 he performed Beethoven’s Concerto Op. 15 with the “N. Rota” Conservatory Orchestra of Monopoli, with which he returned in 2016 for Mozart’s concert aria Ch’io mi scordi di te alongside soprano Mariacristina Bellantuono, conducted by Filippo Maria Bressan.
– In 2021 he revisited Beethoven, performing the Concerto Op. 19 with the Pugliese Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Giovanni Minafra, and in the same year performed the Concerto Op. 15 for the Magna Grecia Festival under the baton of Maurizio Lomartire.
– In December 2022 he performed Schumann’s Concerto Op. 54 with the Lecce and Salento Symphony Orchestra conducted by Piotr Jaworski.
Alongside his solo career, he also works as a collaborative pianist, participating in the seasons of the Festival della Valle d’Itria in Martina Franca and the Taranto Opera Festival. He currently maintains an active chamber-music collaboration with violinist Cristina Ciura, with whom he has recorded an album — to be released in February 2026 — devoted entirely to Béla Bartók’s sonatas for violin and piano, for Odradek Records.
He currently works as a staff accompanist at the “E. Duni” Conservatory in Matera.