Biography

Maria Rago is an Italian pianist and composer.
She studied piano with Lea Cumbo at the Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali

V.Bellini di Caltanissetta(Italy) where she graduated.

She continued her studies with

Eliodoro Sollima(Palermo,Italy)
Bruno Canino(Rome,Italy)
Marcello Abbado(Milan,Italy).

Her composition studies came at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Danse et de Musique de Lyon(France).
She lives in Chicago(USA).

Her works have been performed in festivals and theaters throughout Europe and Usa,including:
Teatro Massimo Bellini,Catania(Italy)
The Living Theatre,New York
Festival di Spoleto(Italy)
Theatre du Rond Point des Champs Elysees,Paris(France)
Theatre Les Ateliers, Lyon(France)
Kleiner Konzertsaal-Gasteig,Munich(Germany)
Selcuk Ephesus Festival (Turkey)
St.Petersburg International New Music Festival”reMusik”,Russia.

PianoForte Foundation (Chicago, USA)

She is an Award Winner for Best Music Score at American Tracks Music Award International Contest( Los Angeles, Usa), Aphrodite Film Awards ( New York, Usa), Global Music Awards ( La Jolla, Usa),
Lady Filmmakers Festival ( Beverly Hills, Usa)
Chi- Town Multicultural Film Festival ( Chicago, Usa).