Virginio Aiello is an Italian pianist, composer, accordionist, author and professor with a strong classical background and over twenty-five years of concert activity.

He graduated in Piano and Jazz Music at the “S. Giacomantonio” Conservatory of Cosenza and later earned a Master’s Degree in Jazz Composition. His musical language has been shaped through continuous artistic research and collaborations across multiple genres.

Aiello’s career spans classical music, jazz, tango nuevo, bossa nova, and ethnic/popular music, performing on piano, accordion, and hammond organ.
In 2015, he released El Barrio with the Sertango Quartet, an album of original Tango Nuevo compositions praised by both critics and audiences and selected by Musica Jazz magazine as one of the best recordings of the year.
In 2020, his solo piano album Piano Songs for Children received the “Album of the Year” award from the American platform solopiano.com.

In recent years, Aiello has focused on solo piano composition, reaching a wide international audience through major digital streaming platforms.
In 2023, he contributed to the soundtrack of the short film The Plane by Ukrainian director Rodion Volkov, dedicated to children affected by war.
In 2025, his music was featured in the Apple TV+ series “The Morning Show” and in the documentary film “À l’amour”, directed by Djanis Bouzyani.

Alongside his performing and composing career, he is the author of numerous educational piano method books, widely used in contemporary piano teaching.