Massimo received First Prize at the 2026 Australian National Eisteddfod in Canberra, sponsored by Dianne Anderson AM. He has also received First Prizes at the 2026 Shoalhaven Piano Competition, sponsored by Bendigo Bank; the 2025 Marilyn Meier Chopin Award in Brisbane, and the Margaret Chalmers Instrumental Award.
His orchestral debut was a piano concerto performance of Elena Kats-Chernin's 'Force Majeure' with the Sydney Conservatorium New Music Orchestra, under the esteemed conductor Benjamin Northey.
Massimo has been teaching piano to students of a wide range of ages and levels for the past 9 years. He has assisted students with AMEB exams (A+ is the most common result his students receive), Piano Diploma preparation, music theory exams, and aural perception. His students have also received prizes in piano competitions and eisteddfods.
His studio has two pianos (including one Yamaha grand piano), music score library, and surround-sound acoustic treatment curtains.
As a recipient of the 2026 George and Margaret Henderson Travellers Scholarship, Massimo attended the XIII International Summer Piano Academy in Disentis, Switzerland, where he worked with Professor Sergei Edelmann.
Before entering the Sydney Conservatorium, Massimo completed a Bachelor of Actuarial Studies at the University of New South Wales in two years while continuing his piano studies with Dr Christine J. Logan, during which he received a Licentiate Piano Diploma in 2023. He has received multiple scholarships during his studies at UNSW and USYD.
Prior to this, Massimo studied with Dr. Tanya Nguyen, where he also performed for the examination establishment of AMEB Vietnam in 2019.
Details last updated: September 14, 2026
