▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁Alban ese ▁studied ▁at ▁Im ola ▁International ▁P iano ▁Academy ▁and ▁at ▁Mess ina ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Mag na ▁cum ▁la ude ▁Doctor ate ▁in ▁Philosoph y , ▁writing ▁his ▁th esis ▁on ▁the ▁a est het ics ▁of ▁Lis zt ▁in ▁his ▁Ann ées ▁de ▁p è ler in age . ▁At ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 5 , ▁Giuseppe ▁became ▁a ▁full ▁professor , ▁teaching ▁Method ology ▁of ▁Musical ▁Communic ation ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mess ina . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁He ▁launched ▁his ▁career ▁winning ▁First ▁Prize ▁at ▁the ▁V end ome ▁International ▁P iano ▁Compet ition ▁in ▁London , ▁with ▁a ▁distinguished ▁j ury ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Sir ▁Jeff rey ▁T ate , ▁Stephen ▁Bishop - K ov ace v ich , ▁Elisabeth ▁Le ons k aja , ▁Elisabeth ▁S öder st rom , ▁Christ a ▁Ludwig , ▁defined ▁by ▁Le ▁Fig aro ▁as ▁“ the ▁piano ▁world ’ s ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁award ". ▁Alban ese ▁was ▁awarded ▁First ▁Prize ▁at ▁Premio ▁Venez ia , ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁Italian ▁piano ▁competition . ▁ ▁His ▁concert s ▁are ▁regularly ▁broadcast ▁by ▁RA I ▁Italian ▁national ▁radio ▁and ▁television , ▁and ▁Class ical ▁HD ▁recently ▁broadcast ▁his ▁Deb uss y ▁program ▁performed ▁in ▁Teatro ▁Bib ien a ▁in ▁Mant ova . ▁ ▁P iano ▁compet itions ▁ 1 9 9 7 : ▁First ▁Prize ▁at ▁" P rem io ▁Venez ia " ▁competition ▁( Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁j ury : ▁Roman