He grew up in Lino Rastelli, Giorgio Vidusso and Alberto Mozzati's school and graduated in piano at the age of 18 at the Conservatory "Arrigo Boito " of Parma.
Magiera was opera singer Luciano Pavarotti's childhood friend, longtime accompanist pianist and favorite conductor, accompanying him in more than a thousand recitals, concerts, and operatic performances.
He led the orchestra in Pavarotti's last performance, of the aria "Nessun dorma" from Turandot at the opening of the Torino Winter Olympic Games in 2006.
He has published volumes dedicated to singing, translated into many languages: Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni and Ruggero Raimondi for memoirs.
His discography, as pianist and orchestral conductor, includes hundreds of CDs and DVDs for EMI, DECCA, BASF, DDG labels.
He has recently resumed his solo pianist career and has been working on particularly complex programs, which have highlighted a solid technique and extraordinary musicality.