After his recital at the Salzburg Festival, it was written on the Salzburger Nachtrichten: “Endless his undertones when he explores Debussy's precious and bewitching sound, enchanting his blend of passion and exquisite technique in Le Tombeau de Couperin, extraordinary his ardent sharpness in the undulating transcription of La Valse…”

Born in Naples, Roberto Cominati began studying piano at a very early age: he was just eight when he was admitted to the Conservatory San Pietro a Majella in Naples for special merits. From 1976 to 1982 he participated in the most important piano national competitions, being awarded the highest prizes everywhere.

In 1984 he pursued his studies with Aldo Ciccolini at the Accademia Superiore di Musica in Biella and in 1989 he attended Franco Scala's class at the Accademia Pianistica Incontri col Maestro in Imola.

In 1991 Roberto Cominati won the First Prize at the International Competition Alfredo Casella in Naples and in 1993 the First Prize at the International Competition Ferruccio Busoni in Bolzano; this last award launched his career and gained him the favour of both critics and major Italian concert promoters. In 1999 he was rewarded the Jacques Stehman Prize by the audience of the RTBF and TV5 France at the Bruxelles Reine Elisabeth Competition.

Since then, Roberto Cominati is invited to perform in the most prestigious venues and festivals such as the Salzburger Festspiele, Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Settimane Musicali di Stresa, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Accademia Santa Cecilia in Rome, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Lingotto in Turin, Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Teatro Municipal in Saõ Paulo, Sydney Opera House, Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. He has appeared with leading European orchestras as well as in Japan and Australia, under the baton of important conductors, among which Sir Simon Rattle, Andrey Boreyko, Leon Fleisher, Daniel Harding, Eliahu Inbal, Yuri Ahronovitch, David Robertson, Aleksandr Lazarev.