[1][2] After graduating from the Conservatory of St. Cecilia under Sergio Perticaroli [it], Grante studied in the under Ivan Davis at the University of Miami, with Rudolf Firkusny at the Juilliard School in New York, and then with Alisa Kezheradze-Pogorelić in London.
[3] Grante has performed and recorded a wide range of concert repertoire, focusing often on lesser-known works.
His discography ranges from works by Franz Liszt and the complete sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti, to twentieth-century composers like Leopold Godowsky, Ferruccio Busoni and Kaikhosru Sorabji.
[5][6] At the Newport Music Festival in 1995, Grante performed the world premiere of the 53 Studies on the Études of Chopin by Leopold Godowsky.
[8] He has seen himself as the recipient of a number of works dedicated to him, most notably Chopin Dreams and a Piano concerto by composer Bruce Adolphe.