Michelle Candotti obtained the piano Diploma with top marks while attending Verona's “Dell’Abaco” Conservatory of Verona at the age of 14. In 2021 she had her Diploma at the “Incontri col Maestro” Academy in Imola under the guidance of M° Enrico Pace.
She also obtained with distinction the Master in Performance at the Royal College of Music.
She has participated in many piano competitions winning a number of them: among many, she won the "XV Competition for the Best Italian Musician’s Graduates 2009/10" (this led her to recording a CD in September 2011).She won the second prize and Audience prize at the “International Piano Competition A. Scriabin”, the second prize at “Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition”, the second prize at XXIII International Competition Chopin Rome and third prize in the “Brescia Classical International Piano Competition”.
Recently she was a semifinalist at the “18th Chopin International Competition” of Warsaw, prizewinner at the important “5th Maj Lind Competition of Helsinki”, second prize at the “German Piano Award 2022” and third prize and Audience Prize at “XVII International Competition Gran Prix Animato” of Parigi.
She has played with the “Philharmonic Orchestra of Bacau”, directed by M° O. Balan, with the “Symphonic Orchestra Città di Grosseto” directed by M° G. Emilsson, with the “Royal Philharmonic Concerto Orchestra” directed by M° B. Wright, the “Orchestra of the Goldoni's Foundation” directed by M° M. Menicagli and the “Orchestra Nova Amadeus” directed by M° N.Samale.
She gave a concert for the President of the Italian Republic in the Presidential Palace, the Quirinale, Paolina's Chapel, streamed live by RAI, the national radio.
She has featured in many recitals, playing in important concert hall like Olimpico Theatre in Vicenza, Royal Albert Hall in London, Atheneum Romano in Bucharest, Bologna’s Manzoni theatre and Mozart's room, Verdi Theatre in Pordenone Padova's Giants room, at the Sinfonia Varsovia Hall and Chopin Hall in Warsaw, Florence’s “Salone dei Cinquecento” and Hastings' Stables Theatre.
She is now studying under the supervision of M° C. Palese, with M° D.Alexeev and she attending the Konzertexamen course at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg with M° Rutkowski.