Born in 2004 in Trieste, Elisa Fonda began studying the piano at the age of five. She completed her pre-academic studies at the Giuseppe Tartini Conservatory in Trieste under the guidance of Maria Rita Verardi, Massimo Gon, and Maria Letizia Michielon, and was later admitted to the Academic Triennium at the age of sixteen. In 2025, she completed her studies in Mathematics at the University of Trieste, obtaining the bachelor’s degree summa cum laude. In 2026, she earned the first-level academic diploma in piano with the highest marks, honors, and honorable mention in the class of Teresa Trevisan. In the same year, she was also recognized as a Musician of Excellence at the International Festival of Young Excellence in Trieste. She has performed in: Trieste (Rai Television Auditorium, Regional Government Palace, Miela Theatre, Palazzo Gopcevich, Revoltella Museum), Pordenone (Concerti della Corte), Udine (Palazzo Asquini), Venice (Ateneo Veneto, Palazzo Labia, Palazzo Albrizzi, Santa Maria delle Grazie Cultural Center, Benedetto Marcello Conservatory), Moncalvo (Teatro Civico) and at the Italian Cultural Institute in London. In 2026, she received several prizes in national and international competitions, including: first prize in her category at the “Città di Albenga” competition, second prize at the “Musica Goritiensis” competition, second prize at the “Musica per Silvia” competition in Trieste, and first prize at the “Città di Piove di Sacco” competition. She has attended several piano masterclasses with distinguished artists, including Maria Grazia Bellocchio, Andrea Capecci, Orazio Maione, Azra Medić, Markus Prause, and Georgiy Sarajyan. She also performed in a chamber music ensemble for the Società dei Concerti of Trieste, Rai Television and the National Association Venezia Giulia and Dalmazia in Brescia.
She has been a student of Fondazione Accademia di Musica ETS since 2026.
