Philippe Giusiano is a French

France

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 classical pianist.

In 1990 he took part at the XII Fryderyk Chopin Competition, where he obtained an Honourable Mention. Five years later Giusiano took part in the XIII competition and made it to the finals along with Alexei Sultanov

Alexei Sultanov

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 and Gabriela Montero

Gabriela Montero

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. With the 1st prize being declared void, Giusiano and Sultanov shared the 2nd prize.

Giusiano's teachers have included Odile Poisson (Conservatoire de Marseille), Pierre Barbizet ( idem ), Jean-Claude Pennetier (Paris Conservatory

Conservatoire de Paris

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), Jacques Rouvier

Jacques Rouvier

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 ( idem ), Karl-Heinz Kämmerling

Karl-Heinz Kämmerling

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 (Universität Mozarteum Salzburg), and Jan Wijn

Jan Wijn

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 (Conservatorium van Amsterdam

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).