Fabiola De Angioletti. Born in 2004 in Naples, she graduated from the Classical High School Liceo Statale “Gandhi” in Casoria in 2022.
In 2024, she obtained her Master’s Degree (II Level Academic Diploma) in Cello at the “G. Martucci” Conservatory of Music in Salerno, where she is currently completing the final year of the II Level Academic Biennium in Chamber Music, specializing in string instruments.
She continues her musical training by attending advanced masterclasses with distinguished teachers such as Raffaella Cardaropoli, Raffaele Sorrentino, Alberto Senatore, Enrico Dindo, and Amedeo Cicchese, as well as chamber music masterclasses at the Accademia Musicale Mediterranea with Ivan Rabaglia and at the Alessandro Scarlatti Association with Francesco Solombrino, Antonello Cannavale, Roberto Cominati, Simone Gramaglia, and Luigi Piovano.
In 2018, she won Second Prize at the International “Città di Caserta” Competition.
In recent years, she has performed with several orchestras and chamber ensembles in a variety of concert settings.
In 2023, she appeared with a String Quartet and other chamber ensembles at Lions Club International of Naples and at the Stazione Marittima Conference Center in Naples for the presentation of Professor Ruggiero’s book Prove d’orchestra (IMEPS).
She also participated in two editions of the Sant’Apollonia Chamber Music Festival: in the first she performed Schumann’s Trio No. 3, Op. 110 for violin, cello, and piano; in the second she performed Zemlinsky’s Trio, Op. 3 for clarinet, cello, and piano and Mozart’s Quartet for Oboe, K. 370.
She currently performs as a section cellist with the Molise Symphony Orchestra, the Benevento Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Nuova Orchestra Scarlatti, with which she has also had the opportunity to perform internationally, including at the Konzerthaus Dortmund in Germany.
Throughout 2023, she took part in several significant performances, including Brahms’s Symphony No. 2, Sibelius’s Violin Concerto (at the “G. Martucci” Conservatory), and the Dantedì celebration at the Teatro “G. Verdi” in Salerno.
At the same theatre, she performed in productions of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia (December 2022) and Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana (December 2023).
Also in 2023, she collaborated on several productions with the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Tirana and the Opera House of Varna.
Ylenia Taurisano. Born in 1998, she graduated from high school with full marks (100/100).
In 2021, she obtained her Master’s Degree in Piano Performance at the “G. Martucci” Conservatory of Music in Salerno, graduating with the highest honors (110 cum laude) and a special mention.
She subsequently earned, both with distinction, a Master’s Degree in Korrepetition (2023) and a Master’s Degree in Chamber Music (2024) from the same institution.
In October 2024, she completed the Postgraduate Course in Chamber Music for Piano Duos at the Music School of Fiesole under the guidance of Maestro Bruno Canino, achieving the highest grade (100/100).
She has attended masterclasses with renowned artists such as Michele Campanella, Ivan Rabaglia, Orazio Maione, Arkadi Zenziper, Sergio De Simone, Alessandra Brustia, Nicola Hansalik Samale, and Giulio Zappa.
She is currently attending the annual chamber music masterclass organized by the Alessandro Scarlatti Association in Naples, with Roberto Cominati, Simone Gramaglia, and Luigi Piovano, supported by tutors Francesco Solombrino and Antonello Cannavale.
Her professional experience includes working as a Korrepetitor at the Fondazione Teatro Carlo Coccia in Novara (September–October 2023) and as a music teacher at the middle schools “Paolo Stefanelli,” “Giovanni XXIII,” and “Enea” in Rome during the 2024/2025 academic year.
In 2024, she edited and published, with Da Vinci Publishing, the piano four-hands transcription of Mikhail Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture (ISMN 9790216214735).
She has been awarded in several national and international competitions, including:
- 2016 – 2nd Prize (1st not awarded) with an original composition for piano and voice, National Prize I Talenti di Alphanus;
- 2021 – 1st Prize, solo piano category, Premio LAMS Matera;
- 2022 – 1st Prize, solo piano category, International Music Competition Francesco Cardaropoli;
- 2021 – 2nd Prize, chamber music category, 22nd National Music Competition Città di Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto – Premio Placido Mandanici;
- 2022 – 2nd Prize, piano four-hands category, 31st Roma International Piano Competition;
- 2023 – 1st Prize, chamber music category, European Piano Competition Don Enrico Smaldone – 13th Edition;
- 2024 – 1st Prize, 6th International Performance Competition Città di Baronissi;
- 2024 – 1st Prize, T.Y.M. International Music Competition – Young Talents Section.
She has participated in several editions of the PiaNOstop event (2018, 2019, 2022) and has collaborated with the Alessandro Scarlatti Association in the performance of the complete piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven (2021) and the complete piano sonatas and fantasies of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (2022).
As a soloist, she has performed at the Festa Europea della Musica in Ravello (2018) and at La meglio gioventù during the Ravello Festival (2019).
She has also performed in various chamber music ensembles (piano four-hands, piano and voice, piano and cello) at Festival di Sant’Apollonia (2022, 2023), Piano City Napoli (2022), Festival Borgo in Musica (2024), and L’Arte per la Giustizia (2024).
In 2024, she also appeared as Korrepetitor at the festival Nessun dorma – Sotto le stelle della lirica.
The Duo is a student of the Fondazione Accademia di Musica since 2025.
