Roberto Prosseda, born in 1975 in Italy, is a classical pianist who began composing at age four and took his first private lessons at six. He studied at the Conservatorio Ottorino Respighi in Latina and later with notable pianists including Alexander Lonquich and Dmitri Bashkirov. Prosseda won several major prizes, including the Umberto Micheli competition in Milan and the Franz Schubert competition in Dortmund. He has recorded a nine-CD series for Decca, including Mendelssohn Discoveries, which features formerly unknown works. Prosseda also discovered an uncompleted third piano concerto by Mendelssohn, which he later performed publicly. Additionally, he is known for his performances on the pedal piano, including the modern premiere of Charles Gounod's Concerto in E flat major.
