THE iCLASSICAL ACADEMY PIANO TEACHERS 

MAURIZIO BAGLINI Internationally active concert pianist and chamber musician.Professor at the conservatories in Cremona, Brescia and Livorno. Artistic director and one of the founders of the Amiata International piano festival in Tuscany and artistic director of Teatro di Pordenone.

RICARDO CASTRO Studied with Maria Tipo at the Conservatory of Music in Geneva. Professor at the Fribourg Conservatory, “HEMU - Vaud-Valais-Fribourg” in Switzerland. Founder, principal conductor and artistic director of the Youth Orchestra of Bahia (YOBA).

SANDER SITTIG Professor of chamber music, piano accompaniment and artistic research at the Rotterdam Conservatory “CODARTS University for The Arts”.After winning prizes at several international piano competitions he embarked on an international career.

GULSIN ONAY Graduated from the Paris Conservatoire, at the age of 16, winning the prestigious “Premier Prix du Piano”.She is “Artist in Residence” at Bilkent University in Ankara and holds an honorary doctorate degree from Bosphorus University in Istanbul, and from Hacettepe University in Ankara.

CHARL DU PLESSIS is a South African classical and jazz pianist. As one of the most unique and respected pianists from South Africa, Dr. Charl du Plessis has contributed to a resurgence in the popularity of crossover music with his new improvisations combining jazz and classical music. For iClassical, Charl created the Piano Improvisation Course.

MARINA SCALAFIOTTI Italian pianist whose virtuosity and musical interpretation on piano and harpsichord spans from baroque to contemporary music. 35 years of extensive teaching experience, and many of her students are National and International prizewinner. Her Musical Jewel Chopin's Nocturnes will be available from July 2021.

JEAN-BERNARD POMMIER A sought after Masterclass Professor and international artist. Pommier studied conducting at the Conservatoire de Paris. Winner of the International Competition for Young Musicians in Berlin.

ANDRAS SCHIFF Distinguished Visiting Professor of Piano at the Barenboim–Said Akademie in Berlin. Hungarian-born Austro-British classical pianist and conductor.  Receiver of numerous major awards and honours.

FERNANDA MACHADO A classical pianist and Piano teacher specialized in learning and brainwave control applied to music. Fernanda is a graduated pianist.  She taught at the Federal University of Pelotas (Brazil) and is co-founder of PIANOCLASS together with her husband. Join her course on Piano Technique and interpretation - Bach's Invention No. 10.