The “Andrea Baldi” Piano Competition was founded by pianist Sandro Baldi in 2011 to perpetuate the memory of his son Andrea, who died at age 18 in a car accident. It is a piano competition reserved for all young pianists, ages 7 to 35, divided into various categories and contemplates the performance of a wide repertoire.
Jury : Maurizio Baglini, Daniele Borgatti, Olaf John Laneri, Maria Perrotta, Alberto Spano
The competition has pointed out in past editions the great talent of many young pianists such as Michelle Candotti, Michele Castaldo, Giancarlo Grande, Sarah Giannetti, Ota Saya, Leonardo Merlini, Riccardo Martinelli, Alessio Ciprietti, Davide Scarabottolo, Daisuke Yagi, Elena Nefedova, Mariia Iudenko, Ruben Xhaferi, Angelina Vigovska, Yuki Mihara, Saori Toyama, Ayumi Matsumoto and many others.