Rising piano star is a Mussolini refugee

Rising piano star is a Mussolini refugee

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norman lebrecht

March 26, 2016

It turns out that Luca Buratto, 22, winner of the Honens piano competition, belongs to a family that fled Italy over Mussolini’s racial laws.

His great-grandfather found refuge in Brazil but lost his promising career as a composer.

Stephen Cera has the story here.

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