RELEVANT WORK & EXPERIENCES
2019
  • Participation as harpist in the Italian recorded premiere of “Der Tod und das Mädchen Suite, II. Ars Moriendi” by Riccardo Maira
2018 – 2019
  • First harp in the “Euro Simphony Orchestra” for the New Year concerts season at the “Teatro Tenda” of Ragusa and the “Cine Teatro Giardino” of Pozzallo under the direction of M° Umberto Terranova (Italy)
2016
  • Participation as harpist in the recording of the soundtrack of the movie “L’atleta di Dio” produced by the C.G.S. LIFE. (Italy)
EDUCATION
2018 – Present
  • Institut Royal Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie(Namur, Belgium)

    Master in music performance

2015 – 2018
  • Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali “V. Bellini” (Italy)

    Bachelor in music perfomance

2011 – 2014
  • Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali “V. Bellini” (Italy)

    Pre-academic course

PERFORMANCES
2020
  • St. Laurence’s Church (Aidone, Italy)

    [Harp and flute concert]

2019
  • Donnafugata Theatre (Ragusa Ibla, Italy)

    [Harp and flute concert]

  • Castello Ursino (Catania, Italy)

    [Harp concert]

  • Institut Royal Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie’s Concert Hall (Namur, Belgium)

    [Harp ensemble concert]

  • Namur Seminar (Namur, Belgium)

    [Participation as harpist during the cycle of concerts “Midis du Séminaire”]

  • Institut Royal Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie’s Concert Hall (Namur, Belgium)

    [Symphonic concert with the conservatoire’s orchestra under the direction of M°Ayrton Desimpelaere]

2018
  • St. Vito Park (Sirmione, Italy)

    [Participation as harpist during the final concert of the composition masterclass of the “Garda Lake Music Academy” { premiere of the compositions made during the masterclass}]

  • Institut Royal Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie’s Concert Hall (Namur, Belgium)

    [Symphonic concert with the conservatoire’s wind orchestra under the direction of M° Matty Cilissen]

  • Institut Royal Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie’s Concert Hall (Namur, Belgium)

    [Participation as harpist in the concert “Christmas At the Movies And Around The World” with the conservatoire’s Pop Choir]

  • Institut Royal Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie’s Concert Hall (Namur, Belgium)

    [Symphonic concert with the conservatoire’s orchestra under the direction of M° Patrick Davin]

  • Palazzo degli Elefanti (Catania, Italy)

    [Symphonic concert with the V. Bellini conservatoire’s orchestra under the direction of M° Giuseppe Romeo]

2017
  • Church of Santa Maria della Neve (Acireale, Italy)

    [Symphonic concert with the V. Bellini conservatoire’s orchestra under the direction of M° Giuseppe Romeo]

  • Circolo Unione Augusta (Augusta, Italy)

    [Concert with the V. Bellini conservatoire’s choir under the direction of M° Carmelo Crinò]

  • Church of Santa Maria dell’aiuto (Catania, Italy)

    [Concert with the V. Bellini conservatoire’s choir {harpist; alto} under the direction of M° Carmelo Crinò]

  • Circolo Svizzero (Catania, Italy)

    [Harp and flute concert]

  • Cultural association Blue Note – sounds and images (Catania, Italy)

    [Harp and flute concert]

  • Moncada Palace (Caltanissetta, Italy)

    [Participation as harpist in the music festival organized by the cultural association “Arpissima”]

  • Olive mill Montecroce (Desenzano del Garda, Italy)

    [Participation as harpist in the music festival concert organized by the “Garda Lake Music Academy”]

  • Church of Santo Volto (Torino, Italy)

    [Participation as harpist in the music festival concert “Harparade” in the 100 harps ensemble]

MASTERCLASS & WORKSHOP
2019 – 2020
  • Institut Royal Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie (Namur, Belgium)

    [Workshop of harp maintenance and crafting with Professor Enric de Anciola]

  • Institut Royal Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie (Namur, Belgium)

    [Masterclass of improvisation and jazz harp with M° Maria Palatine]

2019
  • Institut Royal Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie (Namur, Belgium)

    [Masterclass with M° Chantal Mathieu]

2018
  • Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali “Vincenzo Bellini” (Caltanissetta, Italy)

    [Masterclass with M° Isabelle Moretti]

  • Institut Royal Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie (Namur, Belgium)

    [Masterclass with M° Sophie Hallynck]

2017
  • Moncada Palace (Caltanissetta, Italy)

    [Masterclass with M° Anaïs Gaudemard]

  • Garda Lake Music Academy (Desenzano del Garda, Italy)

    [Masterclass with M° Luisa Prandina]

  • Conservatorio Statale di Musica “Giuseppe Verdi” (Torino, Italy)

    [Masterclass with M° Lincoln Almada]

  • Conservatorio Statale di Musica “Giuseppe Verdi” (Torino, Italy)

    [Masterclass with M° Emmanuel Ceysson]

  • Conservatorio Statale di Musica “Giuseppe Verdi” (Torino, Italy)

    [Masterclass with M° Letizia Belmondo]

  • Salvi Harps Showroom (Milano, Italy)

    [Harp workshop with M° Mario Falcao]

COMPETITIONS
2018
  • First Prize at the VIII International Music Competition “Amigdala”
2017
  • First Prize at the 19th National Music Competition “Placido Mandanici Award”
  • First Prize at the VII International Music Competition “Amigdala”
2015
  • First Prize at the 2nd International Harp Competition “Nicanor Zabaleta”
TEACHERS

Professor Sophie Hallynck (Harp) (Chamber music) (Institut Royal Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie [IMEP])

Professor Aurore Grailet (Harp) (Orchestral repertoire) (IMEP)

Professor Luisa Prandina (Harp) (Orchestral repertoire) (IMEP)

Professor Maria Palatine (Jazz harp) (Improvisation) (IMEP)

Professor Antonio Ostuni (Harp) (Orchestral repertoire) (“V. Bellini” conservatoire in Catania)

Professor Maria Luisa Loré (Harp) (“V. Bellini” conservatoire in Catania)

Professor Stefania Tosto (Harp) (Scuola Media Statale “Dusmet”)

LANGUAGES

Italian (mother tongue); French (fluent); English (fluent)