VERSES IN MUSIC BETWEEN ANCIENT AND MODERN

After earning her Diploma in Violin, Benedetta Zanotto discovered a deep passion for Baroque vocal music and began studying with Monica Piccinini at the Conservatory of Rovigo, where she graduated cum laude with a Master’s Degree in 2025. She attended masterclasses with Roberta Invernizzi, Emma Kirkby, and Verónica Cangemi, and was a finalist in both the Froville International Baroque Competition (2024) and the “Fatima Terzo” Baroque Singing Competition (2023). In the 2025 season, Benedetta will make her operatic debuts in three major productions: as a soloist in Vivaldi’s Il Giustino at the Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik and in Cavalli’s Ercole Amante at the Monteverdi Festival in Cremona, as well as in the chorus for Rameau’s Castor et Pollux at the Opéra Garnier in Paris. She collaborates regularly with distinguished conductors including Andrea Marcon, Andrea Buccarella, Antonio Greco, and Sébastien Daucé, performing with renowned ensembles such as La Cetra, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Utopia Choir, Coro Ghislieri, Ensemble Correspondances, and Frau Musika. Her concert activity has taken her across Europe, appearing in prestigious venues and festivals such as the Opéra National de Paris, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Philharmonie

Berlin, De Singel Antwerpen, Palau de la Música de València, Teatro La Fenice, Auditorium de Radio France, Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza, Salzburger Festspiele, Monteverdi Festival Cremona, Les Musicales du Luberon, Musikpodium Venedig–Dresden, Risonanze Festival, Trame Sonore, and the Stradella Festival.

In addition to her musical achievements, Benedetta holds a double degree in Art Market from IULM University(Milan) and IESA (Paris).

“Axel Trolese is one of those new generation pianists that gives us hope, not only for the incredible technical mastery, but especially for a round and passionate approach to Music and Art” Axel Trolese’s concert career began in 2015 after winning the Casella Prize at the “Premio Venezia” competition, followed by numerous performances and a recording debut featuring the complete Debussy Études. He went on to receive further distinctions, including the “Giuseppe Sinopoli”

scholarship awarded by the President of the Italian Republic, the “Grand Prix Alain Marinaro” and the “Pozzoli Competition.” He has performed throughout Europe, America, and Asia, in venues such as the Auditorium Parco della Musica, Teatro La Fenice, Salle Cortot, and Flagey, collaborating with institutions including the Società del Quartetto di Milano, the Dresdner Musikfestspiele, Musica Insieme, Ravenna Festival, and Festival delle Nazioni.

His concerts and recordings are regularly broadcasted on France Musique, BBC Radio 3, WWFM New York, and RSI – Swiss Radio. He studied with musicians such as Louis Lortie, Benedetto Lupo, Maurizio Baglini, Denis Pascal and Edoardo Torbianelli at the Conservatoire de Paris, the Accademia

di Santa Cecilia, the Queen Elizabeth Music Chapel and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.

Alongside the modern piano, he also performs on fortepiano and historical keyboards.

He has recorded 2 CDs dedicated to Albéniz’s Iberia, together with works by De Falla, Turina, Ravel, and Mompou for Da Vinci Classics. He has released an album for piano duo with Luigi Carroccia, focused on Liszt’s Dante Symphony and Les Préludes for NovAntiqua Records.