Gabriele Strata is quickly establishing himself as one of the leading Italian pianists of his generation. In 2018 he won first prize at the XXXV Premio Venezia, the prestigious Italian piano competition where he was awarded the Plaque of the President of the Italian Republic and the Medal of the Italian Senate. Regularly performing throughout Europe, recent and upcoming performances include debut concerto appearances in the Berliner Philharmonie with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, London’s Barbican Centre and Cadogan Hall with Guildhall Symphony Orchestra and English Schools Orchestra, Venice with the Orchestra del Teatro la Fenice,  Cardiff’s St. David’s Hall with the Cardiff Philharmonic, Mumbai’s National Centre for Performing Arts with Chamber Orchestra of India, Sala Puccini in Milan, as well as a debut recital in Wigmore Hall. Gabriele received his Master of Music degree from Yale University 2019 aged 19, under the guidance of Professor Boris Berman. He holds Artist Diploma degrees from the Guildhall School in London where he studied with Ronan O’Hora and from the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Benedetto Lupo.