James Tocco

James Tocco is an American pianist with a worldwide reputation, particularly noted for performances of music of his countrymen and as a chamber musician and teacher. Of Italian descent, he was raised in a musical atmosphere that instilled in him a love for music, especially for opera. He began taking piano lessons at the age of six. By the time he was twelve he had made his debut as a concert pianist in a performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2. He won several awards while he was still a teen-ager. These included a stipend to enable him to attend the Mozarteum in Salz...