Roberta Pili was born in Cagliari, Sardinia as the first child of a musical family.
Her first piano lesson was given by her father at age five.
At age eight she was awarded first prize at national youth piano competitions in Italy.
She continued her musical education at the Conservatorio G.P.
da Palestrina at her hometown and completed her studies with highest degree and honours.
Masterclasses at the renowned Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena led her to further piano studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna.
She was influenced by the Welsch composer and pianist Dafydd Llywelyn in Munich.
He was her most important mentoring figure regarding her musical and pianistic development.
He introduced her to the piano tradition of polyphonic playing of the old masters as for example Shura Cherkassky.
2009 she performed at Carnegie Hall the last five piano sonatas by Beethoven in a single concert evening.