Emilio De Mercato
Emilio De Mercato, Artistic Director, Edmonton Verdi Festival, studied at the Conservatorio di Musica "Giuseppe Verdi"¯ in Milan, Italy achieving the diploma in piano and composition. He pursued performance studies at the Accademia di Alto Perfezionamento Musicale in Seveso (Milan) and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Bern, Switzerland. Since his debut in 1999, he has performed at the Giuseppe Verdi Concert Hall in Milan. In 2007, he founded the concert series "Musica in Cripta"¯ in Italy. In 2008, he founded the Art of Sounds International School of Music in Italy and, in 2010, the Art of Sounds Music Association. His compositions are published by Sonitus.