Beatrice Rana

Pianist Beatrice Rana can certainly be counted as a prodigy, with major concerts, prizes, and recordings under her belt even before she reached her 21st birthday. She has also approached her adult career intelligently, continuing to study even after reaching the pianistic top rank, setting aside a work (the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1) for which she felt unready at 15 and returning to it later. Rana was born in Copertino, Italy, on January 22, 1993. In a way, her training began in the womb; her parents are both professional pianists and played in her presence during her ...