Mauro Cecchin, born in 1989, began training as a pianist at a very young age under the guidance of Enrico Anselmi, holding his first solo concert at the age of thirteen. He lives and works in Vicenza where he graduated with honors in 2008 from the “Arrigo Pedrollo” Conservatory of Music. In this first period of academic training, he studied composition for five years and participated in improvisation masterclasses with Christiane Montandon (Dalcroze method) and piano classes with B. Canino and P. Spagnolo. From the early years of his studies he performed in the showcases of young soloists at his Conservatory and was included in some local television programs (TVA Vicenza, 1999). In the year of graduation he was selected as the best student of the Vicenza Conservatory, winning a scholarship for an advanced course in Florida. To further enhance his educational experience, in the same year, after graduating in humanities, he moved to Moscow where he was admitted to the prestigious P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory and where he attended a masterclass with I. Plotnikova. In Russia he refined his studies for six years, graduating in 2014 with top marks and honors under the guidance of Prof. Ruvim Ostrovsky in piano, chamber music and piano accompaniment.

He distinguished himself in several national and international competitions among which we recall only the first places: Note d’Oro Competition (FR), Città di Ortona Competition (CH), Riviera della Versilia Competition (LU), L.v. Beethoven Competition (PI), Rocky Mountain Music Competition (Toronto, Canada). Furthermore, we mention the 2nd place at the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition 2021 in New York (USA) and the honorable mention at the final of the Vancouver International Music Competition 2021. Throughout his career he performed in Italy, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, Greece, Australia, Montenegro, Turkey, Bulgaria, Hungary, Spain, mainly as a soloist but also in chamber groups and as a soloist with orchestra. 

His artistic career has attracted the attention of various journals, television and radio stations in Italy and abroad, including: RTL 102.5 News (2021), Radio Bocconi (2021), UnderTrenta web newspaper (2021), Radio Classica (2022), Radio Musica Con le Ali (2022), Rai Radio 3 (2022), Australian State Radio/Tv SBS (2015), State Television of Montenegro TVCG 1 (2025), Greek State Radio (2014), Televizija E (2025), Journal Musica (2023, 2024) We love Budapest (2021), Dnevne novine Dan (2025), Portal 24 kroz 7 (2025), Mne magazin (2025), Vijesti (2025), TVA Vicenza, Giornale di Vicenza, il Gazzettino. In 2017 he collaborated as artistic director in the creation of the festival “Una stagione in Crescendo” in the Vicenza area. 

In 2022 and 2024 he released two albums, both reviewed with 4 stars by Musica magazine: “Robert Casadesus: les partitions oubliées – Piano Music I” and “Robert Casadesus: les partitions oubliées – Piano Music II” for the Da Vinci Classics record company. This is the beginning of a quadrilogy containing piano works composed by Robert Casadesus, some of which are world premieres.

As a concert pianist, he focuses exclusively on classical music: his repertoire, which ranges from the Baroque to the Contemporary, is constantly evolving and his activity is aimed at spreading music through the presentation of ever new programs, which also include some lesser-known works, both through the discography, with the Casadesus project, and in live concerts: in February 2025 he performed at the XI Festival of Contemporary Music in Podgorica, organized by the Cultural Center for European Studies “KIC”, with the support of the Italian Embassy in Podgorica and broadcast by the First Channel of the State Radio and Television of Montenegro (TVCG 1).

He is currently actively involved in the study of new repertoires, in concert and teaching activities. In 2022-2024 he worked as a teacher at the “Vecchi-Tonelli” conservatory in Modena and now he teaches “Practice of vocal and piano reading for music teaching” at the “Benedetto Marcello” Conservatory in Venice. Furthermore, he is a piano teacher at the Schio Music Academy, affiliated with the “A. Pedrollo” conservatory in Vicenza. In 2021-2024 he held the role of piano accompanist for instrument classes at the “Franco Vittadini” Conservatory of Pavia.