Curt Cacioppo is a composer whose expressive power and emotional appeal continue to captivate listeners and performers worldwide. A person of great human feeling, he derives inspiration from sources as diverse as the medieval poetry of Dante, aspects of Native American culture, or the vernacular music he grew up with.

His creative work is founded upon a virtuoso background of solo and collaborative piano playing, and he pursues an active role as pianist on stage and in recording. An engaging speaker and writer on a wide variety of musical topics, he is able to communicate his enthusiasm for the art to a broad constituency.