Born in Savona in 1978. She brilliantly concluded her mandolin studies in 2003 at the "C.Pollini" conservatory of Padova under the supervision of Maestro Ugo Orlandi, becoming one of only two qualified mandolin players in all of Liguria.
Still at a young age she studied mandolin with Iria Filippi Nisi, then passing under the supervision of Maestro Carlo Aonzo. Back up to the Orchestra in Pizzico Ligure, she plays permanently in Duet with guitar and piano. Since 1998 she has backed up the Circolo Mandolinistico “Risveglio†(mandolin group) of Genova Sampierdarena conducted by Maestro Fausto Chierchini.
In 1998 she collaborated with the Synphonic Orchestra of Savona to represent “Notte a Posillipo†by Donizetti-Corghi and conducted by Maestro G. Garbarino in Milan and Reggio Emilia., and in 2002 to record a cd – with concerts in Savona and Baveno – of “La nuit de mai†by R. Leoncavallo, conducted by Maestro P. Vaglieri. In 2003 she played with the Theatre Orchestra "Carlo Felice" in "Romeo e Giulietta" by Prokofiev, conducted by Maestro David Garforth. In 1999 she took part in the Orchestra Italiana Giovanile of stringed instruments, and in 2000 in the “European Guitar and Mandolin Young Orchestra†for the “Bologna - Capitale Europea della Cultura 2000†event (European capital of culture), both conducted by Maestro Claudio Mandonico; in 2002 she performed with l’Ensemble “In Corde†(plucked string instrument workshop for contemporary music) in important shows such as “To Sting†at the Palazzina Liberty of Milan and “Serenata per un Satellite – Musical pieces of our times†at the foyer of the Comunal Theatre of Ferrara. In February 2004, she was called to play the Genoese mandolin which belonged to the Genoese singer-songwriter Fabrizio De Andrè, in occasion of the inauguration in Varazze (SV) of a square named after him, collaborating with the singer Danila Satragno. In 1999 she recorded the Concert in Sol Maggiore with Carlo Aonzo for two mandolins, recorded on the “Concerto e trii con mandolino e liuto†CD by Antonio Vivaldi, published for the “Tactus†record label. The same concert was recorded in 2003 for the “Concerti per mandolino e concerti per orchestra†CD recorded by the Ligurian String Orchestra, published by EDT and attached to the “World Music†magazine of January 2004. In 2000 she participated – as a mandolin soloist – in the recording of “The Long view†track transcribed by Filippo Gambetta, published by the Felmay label. Since 2005 she has been among the soloists in the “E Irenè – La Pace†of Genova. In October 2001, together with the Ligurian String Orchestra, she had the honour of participating on live television from St. Peter’s Square, in presence of Pope John Paul II for the event “Il Papa incontra le famiglie†(The Pope meets with families); in the same year she performed – always with the Regional Orchestra – both in Lugano for the Swiss Italian Radio and in Varazze in occasion of the closing christmas concert of the International Mandolin Festival, collaborating with the singer Tosca and harp player Vincenzo Zitello, performing a transcription for the String Orchestra of Maestro Franco Russo of the CD Musica Caeli, composed and performed by Tosca, Zitello and Melone for the Jubilee in 2000. She has attended various specialization courses held by important exponents of plucked string instruments such as: Cristobal Soto, Gertrud Troester, Ugo Orlandi, Jean Paul Bazin e Scott Shipley. In 1999 and in 2000 she won first prize in the “Città di Casarza Ligure†international competition and in 1998 she obtained second prize in the 3rd International Mandolin Competition of Varazze “Nino Cataniaâ€. She also obtained more recognition in music competitions (Acqui Terme, Voghera, Moncalieri, etc…). She is also studying classical guitar with Maestro Katsumi Nagaoka to follow up her second qualification. Currently – as well as doing a lot of concert activity both in chamber groups and in various orchestras – she dedicates her mandolin teaching also to pre-school infants.
Since 2003 she has taught mandolin at the “Suzuki Talent Center†of Turin and the music school “Panta Musica†of Imperia. Since 2004 she has taught classical guitar and mandolin at the “S.M.G. Rossello†Institute of Savona.
Since 2005 she has taught classical guitar and mandolin at the “Sinafè†musical accademy of Genova.
In 2005 she was a classical guitar teacher at “L. Solerio†music school of Casale Monferrato (AL).
For the year 2005/2006 she was Teacher of Musical Education in the Middle schools of the “S.M.G Rossello†Institute of Savona. In September 2006 she was the assistant of Maestro Carlo Aonzo during the first “Accademia Internazionale di Mandolino†of Savona.
She plays a “Pandini†mandolin (Ferrara) 1998 and a “Calace†mandolin (Napoli) 2006.
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