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Last updated 14:17 Thu 15 Feb 2007

Christian Calcatelli is currently known by hundreds of fans worldwide for his captivating, cinematic and inspirational solo piano music, his original compositions and his solo improvisations.

Born in the USA by an American mother and Italian father, Christian lived in the USA for the first few years of his life and then relocated to Rome, Italy where he currently resides with his lifetime friend, wife, and main source of inspiration, Susie.

His initial interest in music began by discovering the soundtracks that gave life to golden age cartoons from Disney and MGM which often consisted of adaptations from the classics. Triggered by curiosity, he taught himself how to read music, plunk the first notes on the piano and play around with harmonies which eventually led to his formal studies at the "S. Cecilia" music conservatory in Rome, Italy.

In September 2004, Christian performed at 'The Calx Project', an original fund-raising event that spread awareness on problems children are facing by merging music and technology. Christian grabbed the attention of an audience of nearly 30,000 as he improvised at the piano for 60 hours and one minute live over the internet which led to being awarded an Official Guinness World Record as the world's "Longest solo music internet broadcast".

Some of Christian's improvisations from this event - defined by the media as 'breath-taking, simply captivating' - were collected in two eCDs ironically entitled "A Broken Record"! You can listen to some clips from this event on the MYSPACE stereo and even more on the Christian's official website, www.calcatelli.com.

Today, at 26, Christian has treasured all the teachings received through time and made them his own, developing a personal, intimate style of piano playing. Particularly fascinated by distant cultures, Christian has created an original palette of colors on the piano that suggest sounds and melodies of instruments coming from other lands and times in a modern and unique way.

While promoting his music as an independent musician, Christian's goal is to work in the music business as a movie and multimedia composer.

Website: http://www.calcatelli.com