Paola Gabriella Milazzo

Paola Gabriella Milazzo
She began her piano studies at a very young age at the Higher Institute for Musical Studies “V.

Bellini” in Caltanissetta, where she graduated with top marks, under the guidance of M° Giuseppe Fagone, being awarded the scholarship offered by the Association A.E.D.E. as the best graduated of the year. In the same Institute, she later obtained the Second Level Academic Degree in Piano, with specialization in interpretation and performance, with top marks and honours. Her dissertation was titled “The Dawn of a New Language: Claude Debussy Between Suggestions and Evocations”.
As an active participant, she attended several master courses of piano interpretation, including those given by M° Bruno Canino, by M° José Candisano, by M° Lucia Passaglia, by M° Piotr Zukowski, by M° Irene Veneziano, by M° Giuseppe Andaloro, and by M° Vincenzo Balzani.
She undertook pedagogical studies obtaining the Second Level Academic Degree in Pedagogy with focus on middle school piano teaching at the Conservatory “G. B. Pergolesi” in Fermo, where she also obtained the TFA (Teacher Training Course).
Her career includes performances, both as a soloist and in chamber music ensembles, in several Italian cities and in many events organized by associations such as Agimus, Pro Loco, Orpheus, Crescendo, Fidapa, and the Direzione Regionale Musei Emilia-Romagna.
In March 2010 she obtained the first prize at the 6th European Contest of Musical Performance “Città Campobello di Licata” in the Chamber Music section.
In 2017 she took part as a pianist in the recording of an album about Psalms by Liszt, organized by the Conservatory “G. B. Pergolesi” in Fermo and by the Liszt Institute of Bologna. She dedicates herself to teaching since many years now. She began at the music school “Techné” in Caltanissetta, and later she taught at the Middle School in Fabriano. Currently she teaches piano at the Music High School “Manzoni-Juvara” in Caltanissetta, and she cooperates with the Higher Institute for Musical Studies “V. Bellini” in Caltanissetta as a piano teacher in the pre-academic courses.