Born in Novara (Italy) in 1973, Massimo Folliero obtained a Master Degree in Piano at the "G. Cantelli" Conservatory of Music with Professor Giuseppina Giarmaná. Thereafter he attended several music seminars and master classes in Italy and abroad presented by renowned pianists like M° Tiziano Poli; the well-known pianist and tutor M° Antonio Ballista; and M° Alessandro Drago. He improved his piano music skills from attending highly specialized master classes with important musicians such as Walter Bozzia, Riccardo Zadra, Federica Righini, Stefano Mancuso as well as Mamiko Suda (Japan) and mainly with a well-known pianist in the international music field, M° Aquiles Delle Vigne (Argentina).As a soloist and chamber musician, Massimo gave recitals at numerous coveted stages in Italy, Japan, United States, Holland, New Zealand, Spain, Slovenija, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Thailand, India, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore. In December 2009, he was received with great enthusiasm by the people of India and the press alike (“Pianist Extraordinaire” - BANGALORE MIRROR). His performance of the Mozart Piano Concerto K414 with the William Joseph Symphony Orchestra was aired by the Indian National Television. In August 2011, he performed with great success the Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto Op. 18 on his visit to Australia with Whitehorse Symphony Orchestra in Melbourne and Unley Symphony Orchestra in Adelaide. The German reviews have written about him: “…terrific technical skills in the service of musical ideas…” – “…you can feel his great temperament…” (STIMME.de).Massimo established the “Camena Music Association” in March 2004. Since 2005, he has been organising an annual International Piano Festival, now in its 8th year, at the historical venue of the Galliate Visconteo-Sforzesco Castle (Novara, Italy). This festival is dedicated to a variety of performances by young and famous pianists from all over the world, and involves all the towns and big cities around it always with huge success.As Piano Professor, Massimo has been teaching in several schools as well as presenting master classes in Europe, Southeast Asia and Australia. In 2009, he was chosen as Honorary Member on the panel of judges for the 9th International Piano Competition ”Ciudad de El Ejido” (Spain) where he also presented a master class to students who participated.