Simone Pedroni

Among other genres, Italian pianist Simone Pedroni has emphasized film music. He has arranged and performed score exceprts by John Williams and is one of his most prominent European champions. Pedroni served for some years as pianist-in-residence at the Milan Symphony Orchestra and premiered new music there. He has issued several albums of chamber music that he himself arranged from film scores, including John Williams Reimagined (2024). Pedroni was born in Novara, near Milan, in 1968. He studied at the Verdi Conservatory of Milan with Piero Rattalino, graduating in 1990, and...