Marcantonio Barone - Piano

Pianist Marcantonio Barone made his debut at age ten at a Philadelphia Orchestra children's concert. His teachers included Eleanor Sokoloff, Susan Starr, Leon Fleisher and Leonard Shure. He has given solo recitals in Philadelphia, New York, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco, London, Moscow and Saint Petersburg. In the 1980s and ’90s he often performed as soloist with major orchestras in the United States, England, Russia, Venezuela and China. He performs annually at the Delaware Chamber Music Festival and as a member of the Craftsbury Chamber Players, the Lenape Chamber Ensemble, 1807 and Friends, and Orchestra 2001.

Mr. Barone is head of the piano department and assistant director of the Bryn Mawr Conservatory of Music, where he has taught since 1980. He also teaches piano, keyboard musicianship and chamber music at Swarthmore College. He is a Steinway Artist and his recordings are available on the Albany, Bridge, Capstone and Centaur labels.