Massimiliano Chiappinelli was born into a family of musicians in Foggia, Italy. He earned his diploma in Piano Performance at the Conservatory of Music in Parma, and his Master in Piano Performance with the highest honors at the Conservatory of Music in Frosinone, Italy. His musical background includes masterclasses with Roberto Cappello, François Joël Thiollier, Vincenzo Audino, and Giovanni Umberto Battel. Additionally, Mr. Chiappinelli holds a degree in Arts and Literature with a specialization in Musicology from the La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy. Mr. Chiappinelli won Italian piano competitions in Rome, Viterbo, Brindisi, and Taranto. As soloist and chamber musician Mr. Chiappinelli has performed in Italy, France, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, England and USA and has recorded for Acustica, AdP and AMRoC labels. His performances have been broadcasted by the Radio Vaticana, Italian Radiodue, and for the Serbian state radio and television. Aside from serving as artistic director of concert seasons and musical events, Mr. Chiappinelli is a certified teacher, and teaches piano in the Italian middle school system. He regularly holds master classes in Italy and abroad. Massimiliano is the founder and speaker of the broadcast Classic Shock, every week on web-radio RLT.