'In 1950 ABM moved to the Bolzano Conservatory, where he taught until 1959, also holding a specialisation course in the castle of Appiano. His presence, however, due to his many concerts and also to his restless character, did not have the continuity that regular teaching required. Interviewed for the catalogue of the 1997 Bolzano exhibition, Vea Carpi, director of the Conservatory whose house – as a child – Michelangeli frequented (her father Giannino was a violinist, her mo

In a review of the book by Carlo Maria Dominici - a book which I have not seen- , Cesare Galla [source in Italian ] writes: 'Evidently, the Calabrian-American boy must have impressed the great international concert pianist... His memories are lucid and precise, painting an image of the Brescian pianist that doesn't always coincide with the mannered one, established through the testimonies of friends and relatives, colleagues, and fans. What's striking are his quirks of char

I came across this passage in Musica (an online Italian music journal), August 27, 2025 'Villa Togni (in Gussago), formerly known as Villa Averoldi, dates back to the late 14th century and remains one of the most significant historic residences in Northern Italy, from its role in the 1426 Conspiracy to conquer Brescia and the Venetian Republic to the years of the Second World War, when the family of composer Camillo Togni hosted the celebrated pianist Arturo Benedetti Michel

Carlo Maria Dominici At the age of 15, a student of Leland Thompson at the Juilliard School, Carlo Maria Dominici received an offer from Michelangeli to follow him to Italy to study with him. This was February 1966, in New York, just before a concert. From then on, he spent six years living with the Maestro, like in the old days, when students lived with their teachers,in a daily relationship akin to discipleship. ​ (The concert was in Symphony Hall, Boston on February 26, 19