Carlo Vidusso (1911 in

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– 1978 in

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) was an Italian pianist. He studied piano with

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and at 9 years old got a diploma in

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. He moved to Italy, studied composition with Giulio Cesare Paribeni and

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at the Conservatorio of Milano and continued his piano studies with Carlo Lonati. He received an honorable mention at the

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. A virtuoso with ease of reading, at 20 years old he began an acclaimed concert career, performing in Italy and around Europe. In 1953, owing to a disorder in his right hand, he stopped performing in public and thence dedicated himself to teaching.

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was among his many students. He fingered and revised many piano compositions.

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