Marco Cerocchi, on syntynyt v. 1972 Italia, on suorittanut diplomin pianonsoitossa parhain arvosanoin konservatoriossa "Ottorino Respighi" Maja Samargievan johdolla v. 1995. Hanet on palkittu opiskelumenestyksestaan apurahalla. Cerocchi on osallistunut samassa oppilaitoksessa Laura Manzinin pitamalle vuoden mittaiselle kamarimusiikkikurssille, seka� Sergio Cafaron pitamalle kursille "Aspects of pianistic literature in F.Chopin". Lisaksi han on suorittanut kaksivuotisen pianonsoitonopetus- kurssin.

Cerocchi� on osallistunut lukuisille Mestarikursseille, joista mainittakoon :

Accademia "Jacopo Napoli"- Cava de' Tirreni ( Costiera Amalfitana ), Maja Samargieva, " Le Corti dell'Arte" Festival - diploma� artistic merits.

"Campus Internazionale di Musica"- Sermoneta, " XXXII Festival Pontino" Charles Rosen.

Association "Amici della Musica"- Firenze, Joaquin Achucarro (academic ad honorem " Accademia Chigiana di Siena").

At the "Accademia Filarmonica"- Bologna, Massimiliano Damerini.

International " Arts Academy " - Roma, Bruno Canino.

Cerocchi on konsertoinut vuodesta 1995 lahtien Italiassa ja ulkomailla.

Han osallistui vuonna 1996� "National Pianistic Review"- Palazzo Labiassa� Venetsiassa, pydettyyn vuotuiseen tapahtumaan, jossa esiintyi Italian valtion musikkikonservatorioissa samana vuonna koekeimmat arvosanat saaneet pianistit; High Patronage of the Republic President and of the Gran Teatro "La Fenice". Stockholm " European Capital of Culture- 1998", Han on esiintynyt kesalla Tukholman Suurkirkossa- " Sommar i Storkyrkan" Festivalen; pidetyissa konserteissa seka Tukholman Italian Kulttuuri-Instituutissa, Auditorium� Italienska Kulturinstitutet "C.M. Lerici". Helsinki, " Finlandia-Italia RY " - pianokonsertti Temppeliaukion Kirkossa;

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He also performed in Bucharest (Romania) at the National Museum of Music �George Enescu�; in Sophia (Bulgaria) at the Residence of the Italian Embassy, within a cultural event promoted in collaboration with the National Gallery of Arts of Bulgaria. A tourn�e in Denmark, where He played at the Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute in Copenhagen and at the Department of Music of the Aarhus University, in collaboration with the Dante Alighieri Society. A tourn�e in South America: in Quito (Ecuador) a piano recital at the �Las Camaras� Hall and the direction of a Master class for the National Conservatory of the capital. In Asunci�n (Paraguay), at the �Sal�n de Honor� of the prestigious Centenario Club, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, whithin the Festa d�Italia 2001 event; in addition, He directed two Master Classes for the Dante Alighieri Association and got an interview at the Nandut� National Radio Broadcasting 107.7 Fm-Concertos, in which They broadcasted some of the Cerocchi�s performances; in La Paz (Bolivia), a piano-recital in the �Palacio Chico�, headquarter of the Vice-Ministry of Culture.

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����� Outside� his� artistic� activity,� since� 1996,� Cerocchi� has also studied�� Modern Literatures- Music History Division at �La Sapienza - University� of Roma, in which he graduated, in July 2001, with the best scores cum laude. In 1998, thanks to a European Socrates scholarship, He attended the � Stockholms Universitet � (Sweden).

Moreover, for the next academic Year, He has been awarded a Teaching Assistantship and the admission to a� Master at the � Florida State University � (U. S.A.).