Maria Tipo
Pianist
Italian pianist who won Diapason d'Or awards for her sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti and Bach's Goldberg Variations.
She won the Geneva international piano competition at the age of just 17.
Her recording of 12 Scarlatti sonatas was called the most spectacular recording of the year by Newsweek magazine.
She was taught to play piano by her mother Ersilia Cavallo.
Her playing was compared to that of Argentine pianist Martha Argerich.