SoundClick artist: Robin Alciatore - Concert pianist Robin Alciatore plays works by Chopin, Beethoven, Bach, Gershwin, Debussy and others

Robin Alciatore is an internationally-recognized classical pianist, composer and arranger. Robin began playing the piano at age 7 and has studied with Nino Albanese, Johana Harris (UCLA) and Daniel Pollack (USC). While still in her teens, she was a finalist in a number of regional piano competitions, including two successive Southern California Bach Festivals. Robin has earned a B.A. in Music and an M.A. in Humanities, with an emphasis in 19th Century Romanticism.

How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?

The MP3 format has made it possible for classical artists to gain global exposure without the cost of a plane ticket!

Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

yes

Band History:

Robin began playing the piano at age 7 and has studied with Nino Albanese, Johana Harris (UCLA) and Daniel Pollack (USC). While still in her teens, she was a finalist in a number of regional piano competitions, including two successive Southern California Bach Festivals. Robin has earned a B.A. in Music and an M.A. in Humanities, with an emphasis in 19th Century Romanticism.

Your influences?

Chopin, Beethoven, Debussy, Bach, Gershwin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Schumann

Favorite spot?

Tuscany

Equipment used:

Steinway and Baldwin pianos; Neumann mics, Focusrite preamp; Logic Pro

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