Gabriel Tacchino is one of the premier post-war French classical pianists; he also teaches piano. Tacchino was born in Cannes. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire from 1947 to 1953, where his teachers included Jacques Février and Marguerite Long. He also studied with Francis Poulenc, the only pianist ever to do so; consequently, his interpretation of Poulenc's piano music reveals a special insight into the composer's intentions. He has also played chamber music with notables such as Isaac Stern, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Pierre Amoyal, Maxence Larrieu, and others.