Born with the impressive name, Ferruccio Dante Michelangelo Benvenuto Busoni, this brilliant Italian composer was certainly destined to live up to the expectations that his remarkable title demanded of him. He took the music arena by storm on account of his original and colorful arrangements as a composer and his astounding, flamboyant piano skills.
Ferruccio Busoni was born near Florence in Italy, in April 1866. Both of his parents were accomplished musicians; his mother was a pianist and his father had trained in the clarinet. Classical music was literally in his veins and he was privileged to travel with his parents, as they toured during the early part of his childhood. He became his mother’s protégé at the age of eight and was a swift and able learner. He made his first public appearance as a pianist in Vienna, before his ninth birthday.
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