Raffaello Morales, Roman by birth, trained as a classical pianist and as a physicist. He pursued postgraduate studies in Theoretical Physics and holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics from King’s College London. He worked in derivatives risk management for JP Morgan Chase for a number of years and picked up conducting in the same years, also starting the bank’s orchestra. In 2019 he founded Fidelio, with its associated Fidelio Cafe and Fidelio Orchestra, of which he has been Music Director since. He is also an author and The Earth to the Skies, which appeared in 2025, is his debut novel.