Acclaimed pianist, composer Giovanni to appear in Mission Viejo Feb. 9

Giovanni Marradi, one of the most successful expressionist pianists of the 21st Century who has received awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, will perform a “Romantic Evening in Italy.” The son of the famed Italian trumpeter and conductor Alfredo Marradi, Giovanni began playing piano at age five, and three years later was sent to study composition and technique with Michael Cheskinov at the Russian Conservatory. He later emerged as a remarkably prolific composer.