Shani Diluka

Shani Diluka (born 7 November 1976 in Monaco)[citation needed] is a Monegasque pianist of Sri Lankan descent.

She was among those to benefit from a programme initiated by Princess Grace of Monaco, which allowed children to receive music lessons integrated into their schooling.

She received the first prize in the Académie de Musique (Fondation Prince Rainier III).

Enrolled in the Conservatoire de Paris in 1997, she studied with Georges Pludermacher and François-Frédéric Guy and later with Marie-Françoise Bucquet, Nicholas Angelich and Bruno Rigutto.

[citation needed] She later entered the CNSMD in Paris, where she won a first prize, with the unanimity of the jury, after being advised by B. Rigutto, G. Pludermacher, M.-F. Bucquet and J.