My name is Cornel Oprea, I'm a professional pianist from the Orient Express train, I am based in the South and available for weddings & events.

For a real elegant look I can also provide a White or Black Baby Grand Piano Shell - or a Grand White Piano Shell with opening lid - a NEW addition!

I play everthing - from Classical to Top 40 upbeat tunes, from RnB to charts, Pop modern & classics, Jazz, Soul, Rock, well-know tunes, film themes, Disney, etc.

Please find my biography included below:

Biography

Cornel has been playing piano since he was seven years old.

He has played professionally at venues as eminent as Caffé Florian - the oldest Caffé in Europe opened in 1720, Saint Mark's Square, Venice, where he was house pianist for three years, Gran Caffe Chioggia and Gran Caffe Quadri, in Venice.

He has also played on the legendary train The Orient Express Venice-Simplon, travelling Europe, as well as Hotel Danieli, Venice, Cipriani Hotel, Gritti Palace and many more.

He played in London at The Savoy, The Dorchester, Claridge's, the Hilton Park Lane, the Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel, Le Merridien Piccadilly, and many more.

His work has taken him to Vienna, Paris, Rome, Basel, Istanbul, Rio de Janeiro, etc. and he played for guests as eminent as :

Sir Elton John, Nicole Kidman, Martin Scorsese, Pierce Brosnan , Al Bano, Nick Nolte , Oasis Band, Roman Abramovich, Quincy Jones , Akon, Nick Rhodes(Duran Duran) , Prince Albert of Monaco, Princess Al-Sabah of Kuwait, Jacques Chirac , and many others.

His band was also hired by the Versace family to play at a wedding and Cornel has also played at Saudi businessman billionaire Sheikh Walid Juffali's wedding in Venice