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 Andrea Coen (b. 1960, Rome, Italy), began his musical education in his native city where he followed a "classical" scholastic course of studies. His interests in early keyboard repertoire lead him to enroll in the Departement of Humanities (Musicology) of "La Sapienza" University in Rome where he graduated with honours having presented a dissertation on the long-neglected unpublished keyboard works of Domenico Cimarosa. He received his degree in harpsichord from the Royal College of Music in London, to wich he has been an associated musician from 1987.  After a period of research and study of Renaissance, Baroque and Classical performance techniques with such acclaimed musicians like Ton Koopman, Daniel Chorzempa, Alan Curtis, David Collyer, Glenn Wilson and Emilia Fadini, Mr.Coen dedicated himself to an intense concert carrer  in Italy and Europe , performing as soloist of harpsichord, organ and fortepiano and in various chamber and vocal ensembles.  His performance activity is enriched by a constant musicological scholarship as he is dedicate to the rediscovery, editing and publication of several lost compositions of the XVII and XVIII Centuries. He is, in fact, responsible for the first complete critical edition of the D.Cimarosa's keyboard Sonatas and two Piano Sextets, and of the "Intavolatura di Ancona" (1644). At present he is the scientific coordinator of the Edizione Nazionale delle Opere di Muzio Clementi (60 vol.s). In 1991-92 concert season, sponsored from Italcable in the prestigious Teatro Sistina in Rome, Mr.Coen's critical edition of G.B.Martini's "Don Chisciotte" celebrated its modern première representation.  Mr. Coen  regulary  collaborates  with artists like Christopher Hogwood, Aris Christofellis and Giovanni and Federico Guglielmo, as well as the "Ensemble Seicentonovecento" (Rome) and "L'Arte dell'arco" (Padua). In 1992 he was responsible for the instrumental section, harpsichordist and organist  for the "Primo Festival di Musica Antica" at the Teatro dell'Opera of Rome, a role that earned him the very important "Golden Key" for artistic merits. His most recent invitations for solo recitals include the "Festival de St.Cerè" (France), "Festival Ciudad de Granada" (Spain), "Müller Musik Studio" (Zürich, Switzerland), "I Pomeriggi musicali di Milano" (Italy),”Bratislava Festival”,  "Accademia B.Cristofori di Firenze" (Italy) for the inaugural concert for the recently restored "Rosenberge" fortepiano of 1790.  Andrea Coen worked as a musical consultant for the Italian Broadcasting (RAI-Radiotelevisione Italiana) since 1986 and for the Vatican Broadcasting (Radio Vaticana) and Stream TV; he teaches harpsichord in Matera’s State Conservatory and is the First Organist in the "Basilica di San Giacomo in Augusta" (Rome). His solistic recordings can be found on the Stradivarius, Dynamic, EMI (with Aris Christofellis), Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (with Christopher Hogwood and "L'Arte dell'Arco"), Denon (with "I Solisti Italiani”), Musicaimmagine Records (with "Ensemble Seicentonovecento" directed by Flavio Colusso) and Bongiovanni labels (with Vito Paternoster).