Chiara Naldi is a classical pianist and piano teacher based in London.

She started learning the piano at the age of 6 and at 13 she was admitted to the
“G. B. Martini” Conservatoire in Bologna to study under the guidance
of Professor Mauro Landi.

Chiara holds a Master’s degree with Honours in Piano Performance from the Bologna Conservatoire and a Postgraduate Advanced Diploma from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where she studied with Professor Sergio de Simone supported by a Trinity College Scholarship and the Henry Wood Trust. She was twice awarded the “Magone” scholarship for piano pupils of the Bologna Conservatoire.

Chiara attended masterclasses with renowned professors such as Deniz Arman Gelenbe, Martino Tirimo, Margaret Fingerhut, Peter Tuite, Pascal Rogé, and Jonathan Plowright. She further studied improvisation with Douglas Finch and historically informed performance on fortepiano and harpsichord with Carlo Mazzoli and Silvia Rambaldi.

She has performed in numerous concerts in Italy (Cappella Farnese, Accademia Filarmonica, Istituto Liszt, Oratorio di S. Cecilia and Circolo degli Ufficiali in Bologna, Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Sala Fellini in Faenza), France (Salle Varèse, CNSMD in Lyon), India (Royal Opera House Mumbai, Bangalore International Centre, Mazda Hall Pune) and in London (Tate Modern, The National Gallery, The Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College, Peacock Room in Trinity Laban, Blackheath Halls, The Polish Hearth Club, York Hall at Spitalfields Music Festival).

Her repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary music and improvisation. She enjoys performing as a soloist as well as a chamber musician and in large ensembles and orchestras. Chiara collaborated with tenor Sandeep Gurrapadi and violinist Martha-Maria Mitu, winning the Gladys Puttick Improvisation Competition in 2018. With soprano Antonia Thwaites she regularly devises programmes for the Burney Society and the Jane Austen Society. Since 2023 she has been part of the Naldi – Van der Klis piano duo with pianist Jasper van der Klis. Chiara is also keen on working with composers and filmmakers.

Chiara is committed to sharing her passion for the piano and is constantly evolving and developing her teaching methods. She deeply enjoys teaching pupils of all ages, and teaches piano at Dulwich College, James Allen’s Saturday School for the Performing Arts, Greenwich Music School and Ark Greenwich Free School. Chiara has been a visiting lecturer in Piano Pedagogy at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance since 2021.