Iolanda Varricchio began her musical journey at the Istituto Comprensivo of San Leucio del Sannio (Benevento), where she attended the piano course. Through her school, she participated in various musical reviews and the 1st National Musical Competition “Music and Cinema” at the Istituto Comprensivo “Via del Fontanile Anagnino” in Rome. Thanks to her musical qualities and strong aptitude for the instrument, she was admitted to the piano program at the “Nicola Sala” Conservatory in Benevento. During this experience, she performed in numerous concerts featured in the concert seasons of the Sannio Conservatory, both as a chamber musician and as a soloist. Her name has also appeared in several editions of the Festa della Musica, organized by the Conservatory under the patronage of the Municipality of Benevento. Throughout her musical training, she had the opportunity to study with Maestro Antonino Armagno—a professor at the “Nicola Sala” Conservatory in Benevento and collaborative pianist for dance at the San Carlo Theatre in Naples—who conducted her in J. S. Bach’s Double Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, String Orchestra, and Continuo (BWV 1043), held at the Church of Maria S.S. del Carmelo and S. Stefano Protomartire in Roccabascerana (Avellino), with the participation of the Tirana Chamber Orchestra.With the aim of expanding her repertoire and refining her piano technique, Iolanda has participated in numerous masterclasses, studying with Bruno Canino, Michele Marvulli, Ciro Longobardi, Malgorzata Zarebinska, Stefano Cucci, and most recently with Daniel Goldstein, through whom she explored and interpreted the wonderful sounds of Argentine music.In 2019, she gave a solo recital at the Council Chamber of Trevignano Romano, featuring music by Scarlatti, Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms.In 2021, she performed as a soloist for Trevignano Proms and the Domus Danae Festival.In 2021, she graduated in Piano from the “Licinio Refice” Conservatory in Frosinone under the guidance of Maestro Stefano Cucci, professor of Score Reading at the same conservatory, as well as chorus master and conductor for Maestro Ennio Morricone’s productions in Italy and abroad. She subsequently earned a Second-Cycle Master’s Degree (Master di II Livello) in Theory and Practice of Ensemble Music from Roma Tre University.In 2022, she performed Poulenc’s L’Histoire de Babar, accompanied by Giulio Pampiglione as the narrator, during the winter concert season of Trevignano Proms.In the same year, she participated in the Concerti di Primavera at Villa Abbamer, performing as a soloist with a program of music by Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, and Martucci. Within the same festival, she collaborated on composer Fausto Sebastiani’s project Microcosmos 60/30, giving the world premiere performance of his piece Studio Tango and the melologue Dialogo di Marionette to a text by Sergio Corazzini. She performed at the Trevignano Summer Fest 2022 in a chamber music formation, playing works by Fauré, Debussy, and Poulenc.In 2024, she performed as a soloist at the Primavera Musicale Concerti alle Terme festival, curated by the Myricae Artlive Association, featuring music by Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Rachmaninoff. In 2025–2026, she performed as a soloist for ClassicAriano and the Velia Festival. She has won prizes in several international competitions. In 2026, she completed a Second-Cycle Master’s Degree in “Theory and Practice of Ensemble Music Education” at Roma Tre University. She currently perfects her artistry with Maestro Marco Schiavo, praised by international critics as one of the finest pianists on the concert scene and professor of Piano at the “G. Venosa” Conservatory in Potenza.
She has been a student of Fondazione Accademia di Musica since 2026.
