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ABOUT
Winner of numerous competitions, she has received distinctions at the 3rd Vincenzo Scaramuzza International Piano Competition (2nd Prize), the 5th Ibla International Grand Prize (3rd Prize), and the 4th Barletta International Piano Competition (3rd Prize), as well as prizes in Catania, Brindisi, Enna, Ostuni, Messina, Ortona, Lamezia Terme, Venetico, Ruvo, Casamassima, Castellaneta and Modica.
She has been invited to perform in prestigious venues including Villa Rufolo in Ravello, the Liszt Institute in Bologna, La Vallisa in Bari, Teatro Metropolitan in Catania, Teatro di Marcello in Rome, Teatro dell'Acquario in Cosenza, Palazzo Grassi in Bologna, Cappella dei Mercanti in Turin, Teatro Garibaldi in Enna, and Borgo Castello in Gorizia. Her appearances include collaborations with institutions such as Fondation C.I.E.M. Mozart Lausanne, Camerata Musicale Barese, Mozart Italia Rovereto, Valencia Mediterranean Festival, Amici della Musica di Ferrara, Ravello Concert Society, Almoetia Taormina, Crotone Beethoven Society, Aretè Siracusa, M. Quintieri Cosenza, Amici del Carlo Felice Genova, A.M.E. Catania, Amici della Musica Matera, Euterpe Sassari and Amici del Loggione del Teatro alla Scala Milano.
Her recent performances include Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Accademia String Quartet, Bartók's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, and Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps with the Mantova Percussion Quartet.
She studied at the École Internationale de Piano in Lausanne with Fausto Zadra, a disciple of Vincenzo Scaramuzza and Carlo Zecchi, whose teaching deeply influenced her artistic development.
She obtained a Master’s degree in Piano, with Honours, at the Conservatory “Lorenzo Perosi” in Campobasso and further refined her artistry through masterclasses with Andrzej Jasinski, Lazar Berman, Pavel Vernikov, Konstantin Bogino and Aquiles Delle Vigne.
Her recording career includes "Dialogues" by Gian Francesco Malipiero for the Stradivarius label, as the pianist for the Nuova Filarmonìa Orchestra at the festival Monografie sul '900 e dintorni, a project recognized with the XIX Franco Abbiati Prize.
Also a graduate in Music Pedagogy, she has taught at the Conservatories of Padua, Reggio Calabria, Trapani, and Messina. She is currently Professor of Piano Performance at the Conservatory “Lucio Campiani” in Mantua.
Many of her students have won prizes at international competitions. The latest career successes including Young Verona Piano Competition (2nd Prize – 2021); Maria Labia Prize International Competition (1st Prize – 2023); 4th Amadeus International Piano Competition (2nd Prize – 2024); 6th Laszlo Spezzaferi International Music Prize (1st Prize – 2024); 5th Platina International Grand Prize (1st Prize – 2024); Sfermusic International Piano Competition (1st Prize – 2025).