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{{Short description|Italian pianist, producer, and poet}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{infobox musical artist
| name        = Veronica Rudian
| image       =
| caption     =
| birth_name  =
| birth_place = [[Bordighera]], Italy
| birth_date  = {{birth year and age|1990}}
| origin      = Italian
| instrument  = Piano
| occupations  = Pianist, musician
| genre       = Classical music
| label       = Enorecords LLC  <ref>{{cite web | url=https://liberarende.it/tour-in-africa-per-la-giovane-pianista-veronica-rudian/ |title= Tour in Africa per la giovane pianista Veronica Rudian | publisher=Liberarende.it News|accessdate=23 January 2021}}</ref>
| website     = https://enorecordsllc.com/
}}
''' Veronica Rudian''', (born on 15 June 1990) is an Italian pianist, producer, and poet.  In 2009, she was nominated for official testimony (brand ambassador) to [[UNICEF]] and she won. She is popularly known for her album "Hell's Angels" which she toured with internationally and performed also as a guest artist at [[Sanremo Music Festival]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.unicef.it/comitati-locali/imperia/la-pianista-veronica-rudian-nominata-testimonial-unicef/ |title=La pianista Veronica Rudian nominata testimonial dell'Unicef | publisher=[[Unicef]] |accessdate=17 September 2009}}</ref>
==Biography==
Veronica Rudian was born in [[Bordighera]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/8557191-Veronica-Rudian |title=Veronica Rudian|publisher=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> a province of [[Liguria]] in Italy .
==Music career==
She is a professional pianist,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.riviera24.it/2016/05/sanremo-veronica-rudian-firma-il-suo-primo-e-importante-contratto-musicale-223488/  |title=Sanremo, Veronica Rudian firma il suo primo e importante contratto musicale  | publisher=riviera24.it News|accessdate=15 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.interno.gov.it/it/notizie/giovani-e-dipendenze-prosegue-imperia-alcool-responsabile   |title= Giovani e dipendenze: prosegue a Imperia 'Alcool responsabile' (translated: Young people and addictions: 'Responsible alcohol' continues in Imperia)| publisher=[[Government of Italy]] interno.gov.it |accessdate=15 May 2016 }}</ref> composer and a film soundtrack producer. Veronica started her musical career professionally at the age of five years, winning national and international competitions. She claimed to be inspired by [[Bob Dylan]]. "I taught myself to be a prominent pianist and a composer" she said in Italian national newspaper [[La Stampa]]. This became one of her most quoted statements during interviews with the media. Her five years music collaboration and international music tour with Bob Dylan's Band's multi-instrumentalist Donnie Herron<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bordighera.net/pdf.php?n=24322|title= BORDIGHERA: AL PALAPARCO UN RAFFINATO CONCERTO CON VERONICA RUDIAN E DONNIE HERRON| publisher= bordighera.net News|accessdate=28 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlmbLojsSXOAtq15Qw1MvoX7kZse6ZHWf|title=Veronica Rudian & Donnie Herron (Chaos) – Live concert – YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> earned her an international stardom. She has performed as a solo pianist in prestigious ceremonies, such as [[Sanremo Music Festival]]. In 2005, she moved to [[Warsaw]] to perform [[Chopin]]'s music. In 2009, she was endorsed by [[UNICEF]] at [[Imperia]] for her artistic merit. In 2009, she released her debut album in a CD format, produced and recorded by UNICEF classical music. In 2010, she recorded her second album for an indie imprint, Presingmusicltd, entitled "Hell's Angels" which sold 15,000 units.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/9d44d983-7589-4854-9c97-0195182ee968|title=Release group "Hell's Angels" by Veronica Rudian – MusicBrainz|website=musicbrainz.org}}</ref> In 2011, she composed Christmas commercial for [[Vodafone]].  In 2011, she won the Woman of the Year Award<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bordighera.tv/2011/09/lugano-premio-internazionale-donna-dellanno-1/ |title=Lugano – International Woman of the Year Award| publisher=Archive bordighera.tv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115101513/http://www.bordighera.tv/2011/09/lugano-premio-internazionale-donna-dellanno-1/ |accessdate=27 September 2011|archive-date=15 January 2021}}
</ref> in [[Lugano]], with a total of 900 female recipients, from all over the world, she became third Italian to receive the prestigious award after a former tennis player [[Lea Pericoli]] and the Italian scientist [[Rita Levi Montalcini]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGWcss2GcqM|title=Interview- Veronica Rudian on Italian Tv -Premiatissimi Italia}}</ref> In 2012, she also received University of Peace an honorary academic diploma "Honoris Causa" in [[Lugano]]. In 2016, Veronica Rudian composed and produced a young Ligurian singer who participated in "Ti Lascio Una Canzone" produced by [[RAI]] conducted by Clerici reaching the finals. In 2018, she performed rotational concerts to raising funds for the earthquake-vices of [[Marche]], Emilia and [[Umbria]] in Italy.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.liguria2000news.com/vallecrosia-concerto-per-pianoforte-di-veronica-rudian.html  |title= Vallecrosia. Veronica Rudian Piano Concerto  | publisher=Liguria 2000 News |accessdate=12 September 2012}}</ref> In 2019, she did a concert to raise a huge sum for the displaced families of the [[Ponte Morandi|Morandi bridge]] that collapsed in [[Genoa]], leaving several families homeless.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12217703/ |title=Veronica Rudian|publisher=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of women classical pianists]]
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