Accompanists
Piero
Cassano
He took his Master in Piano soloism with highest degree and special mention under the direction of Hector Pell (pupil of Michelangeli).
During his studies he won several competitions and scholarships which allowed him to study abroad in the most important musical centers.
Actually he perfected his pianism in Paris, under M.me Eliane Richepin, Vienna, under Dr. Noel Flores at the "Hochschule für Musik" (Konzertfach), Moscow and Bern with Tatjana Nikolajewa and Anatoly Vedernikov (Prokofiev's pupil and secretary) and Weimar under Paul Badura Skoda.
In the meanwhile he studied chamber music with Trio di Trieste (three years master) and conducted under Piero Bellugi in Florence getting his Master Degree after three year studies at Florence Symphonietta.
Since 1991 he is piano professor at Music Conservatory and since 1993 correpetitor at Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari.
As a pianist he is often involved in Chamber music and singing and instrument courses.
He also had opportunities and collaborations with great artists, among the most important conductors like Rudolf Barshai (Prokofiev), Danil Oren (Puccini Verdi), Lorin Maazel (Bizet), Stefan Reck (Wagner), singers like Renato Bruson, Katia Ricciarelli Ruggero Raimondi, Paolo Washington violinists like Felix Ayo, Vadim Brodsky, Ruslan Talan and soloists of the "Orchestra della Scala di Milano" (Formisano, Manco, Zoni 1st flutes; Screpis and Bossone Bassons, Meloni 1st clarinet, Taviati 1st Trumpet and Siracusa 1st double bass).
He recorded with Discoteca di stato and Aulos (Milhaud Procaccini). In collaboration with Piccolo teatro di Milano and stage director Strehler he toured extensively Europe China Turkey Egypt Iceland and Russia with Mozart 's opera "Così fan tutte".
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Silvia
Ciammaglichella
Silvia approached the study of Uthe piano at a very young age, continuing at the "Luisa d'Annunzio" Conservatory in Pescara where she graduated in 2009 and where in 2012 she obtained the Master in piano with the highest honors.
In 2015, she achieved the highest marks at the Fermo Conservatory for the two-year teaching program with a focus on instrumental studies. More recently, in 2021, she graduated with the highest marks and honours in Chamber Music from the "A. Casella" Conservatory in L'Aquila with a thesis focused on piano duo repertoire by Maurice Ravel.
She has perfected her skills with teachers such as Hubert, Pennella, Dimulescu, Widlund, and, in chamber music repertoire, with Masi. She is the winner of numerous national and international competitions, both as a soloist and chamber musician ("Rospigliosi", Seiler Roma Award, "Alberto Burri", Caserta International Competition, Piadena International Chamber Music Competition among others).
In 2009, she performed Mozart's Concerto K466 with the orchestra of the "Luisa D'Annunzio" Conservatory. She has performed as a chamber musician in important musical institutions such as A.Gi.Mus in Rome, the Peri Institute in Reggio Emilia, Villa Medici Giulini, the Alighieri Theater in Ravenna, the Nations' Festival in Città di Castello, at the Theresianum in Brunnen (Zurich), the Teatro Massimo in Pescara, the Pergolesi Conservatory in Fermo.
With violinist Marco Gialluca, winner of the 2014 Showcase dedicated to the best graduates in Italy, she has recorded music by Brahms and Wieniawski, published in February 2015 for the Suonare News magazine. For years, she has collaborated with clarinetist Mattia Aceto (with whom she has won numerous competitions), selected for the Geneva International Competition (2018 edition) and the ARD Competition in Munich (2019 edition).
In her activity as a chamber pianist and accompanist, she regularly collaborates with eminent first chairs, including Fabrizio Meloni, Fabien Thouand, Francesco Di Rosa, Andrea Oliva, Thomas Indermhule, Matteo Trentin, Domenico Orlando, Jean Louis Capezzali, Klaidi Sahtci, Matteo Evangelisti, Tom Owen, Marco Toro, Carlo Palazzoli, Ilie Ionescu, etc.
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Tiziana
Columbro
Tiziana Columbro is an Italian pianist who performs regularly as a soloist and chamber music player in Italy and abroad (Austria, France, Sweden, Spain). From a very young age, she stood up in various national and international piano competitions, winning first prizes, scholarships and prize concerts.
Her first experience as a soloist with the orchestra was at the age of 14 with Mozart, under the direction of Maestro Michele Marvulli.
She has performed in prestigious venues, including: Musikverein in Vienna, Gesellschaft für Musiktheater Wien, Katholische Hochschulgemeinde in Vienna, Ateneo Musical de Burgos, Ateneo Musical Mirandés in Miranda de Ebro, Sociedad Filarmonica Castellana de Aranda de Duero, Aurora Music Festival in Stockholm, Institut Culturel Italien in Paris, Festival International De Musique Universitaire in Belfort (France), Kulturhaus in Kurtasch, Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Ricercare Cultural Association in Milan, Unione Musicale in Turin, University of Padua and University of Turin, the Associazione Musicale Conoscere la Musica in Bologna, Accademia Filarmonica in Messina, Società Barattelli in L'Aquila, Emilia Romagna Festival, Associazione AMA Calabria, Camerata Musicale Salentina, Fondazione Franco Michele Napolitano in Naples, Festival Contemporanea Classica Caelium, Camerata Musicale Sulmonese, Associazione Chromatica and many more.
Tiziana has worked as accompanist pianist during the Masterclasses of renowned violinists, such as Pierre Amoyal, Boris Brovtsyn, Christophe Horak.
Since 2016 she has been playing Duo with violinist Nicola Marvulli, with whom she studied at the Academy of Music in Pinerolo, obtaining the Master Diploma under the guidance of E. Pace. In autumn 2018, during the International Competition ‘Coop Music Awards’ in Cremona, the Duo won a special prize for the best performance of a piece composed by M° C. Galante, who then composed a piece dedicated to them, ‘5 Stanze per Asterione’ (2019).
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Fabio
Fornaciari
Born in 2000, Fabio started his piano studies at the age of 8 in his hometown, Faenza. After graduating in 2021 with honours and special mention at the “L. Cherubini” Conservatory in Florence, under the guidance of M° Giampaolo Nuti, he then moved to Rome to develop his chamber music studies at the “Avos Project” international music school, where he currently holds the positions of accompanist and assistant teacher. This collaboration, along with many other music schools and courses, has led him to work as an accompanist for some of the most renowned artists in the world.
As a member of the Tharsos trio, Fabio has performed many concerts around Italy in these past three years of activity; additionally, his love for chamber music has led him to play in many other ensembles of varying nature.
His great curiosity for the many facets of the piano instrument drives him to engage with enthusiasm in each of them. In addition to being a concert pianist and accompanist, Fabio also works as répétiteur for opera and orchestral pianist, without excluding the divulgative spirit in the context of concert-lessons. His orchestral collaborations include Orchestra dell'Arena di Verona, Orchestra Filarmonica di Benevento, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana and Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia; for the latter, Fabio often works as accompanist for the auditions. In 2025, he came second in the audition as pianist for the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI.
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Lucija
Majstorović
Lucija Majstorović is a Croatian pianist based in Italy, specializing in chamber music and contemporary repertoire. A graduate of the Academy of Music in Zagreb, she continued her studies at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, the Accademia di Pinerolo, and the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole, working with renowned musicians including Bruno Canino, Emanuele Arciuli, and the Trio di Parma.
She collaborates as a pianist with institutions such as the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Accademia Perosi in Biella, and conservatories in Cremona, Mantova, and Piacenza. Her artistic activity includes premieres of works by Azio Corghi, Louis Andriessen, Georg Friedrich Haas, and Sara Glojnarić, and performances alongside Zoltán Kocsis, Andrea Lucchesini, Christian Lindberg, and Simone Bernardini, among many others.
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