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Born in Milan in 1988 into a family of musicians, she began studying piano at the age of 6 with M° Graziella Bianchi Leonardi, later continuing her training with M° Alberto Colombo, heir to the Milanese school of Alberto Mozzati.

A pivotal period came after her graduation from the Conservatory of Milan, marked by her encounter with Masters Maria Tipo and Andrea Lucchesini, from whom she learned, shared, and perfected crucial aspects for her musical growth over several years.

As a musician, she has been praised for the genuineness and expressive sensitivity of her performances, even by renowned musicians and figures. A significant influence was her meeting with Aldo Ciccolini, from whom she received considerable encouragement, esteem, and enrichment through masterclasses.

At the Conservatory of Brescia, she completed her master's degrees in Solo Piano and Chamber Music, receiving valuable advice from M° Carlo Balzaretti.

She quickly established herself in the concert scene, performing both in Italy and abroad. She debuted with an orchestra at the age of 9, performing Haydn's Piano Concerto in G major with the Orchestra dell'Aquila.

Since then, she has performed for several prestigious societies, such as the Società dei Concerti in Milan, the Sinfonica Verdi of Milan, the Accademia Filarmonica Romana, the Società Filarmonica of Rovereto and Trento, the Fondazione Teatro Grande di Brescia, the Società Umanitaria di Milano, the Ravello Festival, the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, the Festival of Cernobbio (alongside Paul Badura-Skoda), the Walton Foundation in Ischia, the Mito Festival, the Cremona Violin Museum Foundation (Auditorium Arvedi), the University of Rome Tor Vergata, the Camerata Musicale Salentina, the Amadeus Foundation, and many more in prestigious venues such as the Conservatories of Milan, Verona, Piacenza, Brescia, and various Italian cities.

She had the pleasure of performing for the Amici della Musica in Florence, previously in a concert dedicated to four-hand piano repertoire in the 2019-2020 season.

Her engagements have also involved orchestras like the ORT, the Verdi Orchestra of Milan, the Abruzzese Symphony Orchestra, the Italian Youth Orchestra, and notably sharing the stage with Andrea Lucchesini to perform Bach's Concerto BWV1062 for Two Pianos and Orchestra during the 2016 Bach Project at the Niccolini Theatre in Florence. She has collaborated with the Gioventù Musicale d’Italia (GMI), promoting synesthetic concerts and continuously creating themed projects, such as "La Mèr Mediterranee," inspired by essays by A. Camus, and another project dedicated to female composers with soprano Anastasya Boldyreva.

Abroad, she has performed in Canada at the Playhouse in Vancouver, an event that earned her recognition with the House of Commons of Canada. Other performances include the National Theatre of Coimbra in Portugal, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Switzerland’s Lugano Conservatory, San Marino, and Greece.

As a musician, she also dedicates a significant part of her work to chamber music in various formations, often in a piano duo with Giovanni Nesi.

She has received several prestigious awards, including the 2nd Prize and Special Audience Prize at the 23rd International Piano Competition “Rina Sala Gallo” in Monza (World Federation of International Music Competitions and Alink-Argerich Foundation). Other notable awards include the "M. Zana" Prize in 2011 for the best performance of Franz Liszt’s works ("National Arts Competition 2011"), the "L. Marenzio" Prize in 2012, and the First Prize at the International Competition in Ancona, where she received the Medal of the President of the Republic.

In terms of discography, she has released a CD dedicated to the Sonatas of W.A. Mozart, published by Movimento Classical, in a duo with violinist Caterina Demetz. Additionally, she contributed to a CD attached to the Amadeus magazine and a DVD produced by the Mozarteum of Salzburg, participating in a project dedicated to the complete Preludes of Chopin, Scriabin, and Debussy.

She has also led educational workshops, masterclasses, and events in collaboration with historical libraries, high schools, academies, and music institutes, often supported by foreign consulates in Italy.

Currently, she holds the position of Principal Piano Professor at the State Conservatory University “P. Mascagni” in Livorno.

Her artistic choices aim to preserve and defend the foundational values with which she was raised, rooted in classicism, self-improvement, and the true purpose of creating art: the humble contemplation of Beauty.

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