Ala Gialla is a multi-faceted musician: she is a pianist, a composer, a teacher and an author. She has graced the stage performing with various singers, instrumentalists, choirs and orchestras around the world. She has been a lecturer at universities and a juror for international music competitions. Now she is a consultant and coach for piano students and teachers worldwide.
She has recently started focusing on composing and performing her own original music of a classical crossover style. She wants her music to be understood and enjoyable to anyone and everyone.
Ala has a classical music training background. She has a Master’s degree in piano performance from Indiana University, and she is a Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music (UK). She is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and currently serves as a board member of the International Alliance of Women in Music (IAWM).
Spellbinding audiences with her inimitable piano solos, Ala’s carefully crafted and cinematic soundtracks immerse listeners in a whole different state of mind.
Ala Gialla’s ingenious and mesmerizing singles include “Autumn” and “Running Away”, released in December 2022. The scintillating tracks were followed by her first piano album, “A New Beginning”, which was released in mid-December 2022. Initially focusing on pure piano music, Ala Gialla now ventures into a more diverse instrumental sound with a cinematic orchestration . Her latest release “Dearly Beloved” (2024) is a perfect example of this.
Her composition “Dearly Beloved” was premiered by the Flatirons Community Orchestra in Colorado, USA and was one of the winning pieces performed in the Annual Concert of the International Alliance of Women in Music (IAWM) in Cologne, Germany in 2025.
