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Nerva
Altino began studying piano at age 10 and by age 11, after just ten months of study, he began to play for the weekly services at his church. At 18, Nerva was awarded a scholarship to major in piano performance at Atlantic Union College where he studied piano with Dr. Kaestner Robertson, and later, with Roy Imperio. Nerva made his Lincoln Center debut at Alice Tully Hall in 2001, performing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor. He has been the recipient of many awards, including Proclamations and Citations from the City of New York and Boston. He has also won numerous national and international piano competitions while still enrolled as a college student. Nerva has appeared nationally at some of the most prestigious venues in the United States, including Lincoln Center, Yale University's Woolsey Hall, Mechanics Hall, and many others. He has also been featured on NBC's Today Show. Nerva holds a Bachelor's degree in piano performance from Atlantic Union College and a Master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music. Critics have been described Nerva as a pianist with big virtuosic technique and a large and focused tone. Nerva is also a gifted arranger and composer. In 2008, he wrote the cantata The Second Coming of Christ which received rave reviews from music critics after its world premiere at The Riverside Church in New York City.
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