Paola Possamai (1998) began studying the piano at the age of seven at the “ Fondazione musicale Santa Cecilia” di Portogruaro (VE), where she completed her studies in 2016 with the highest marks and honors under the guidance of Lucrezia de Vecchi. In 2018, she began studying with Massimo Gon at the “G. Tartini” Conservatory in Trieste, completing her Bachelor’s degree in 2021 with the highest marks and honors in Alessandro Taverna’s class. She then continued her studies at the “Cesare Pollini” Conservatory in Padua, where she completed her master’s degree in piano in 2024 with the highest marks and honors under the guidance of Alessandro Taverna. She subsequently pursued further advanced studies with Siavush Gadjiev until 2025. She has taken part in national and international piano competitions, consistently receiving results, including First Prize at the 28th “Città di Albenga” International Piano Competition in 2015 and First Absolute Prize, as well as the “Conte Coronini” Special Prize, at the 3rd “Giovani Talenti” International Competition in Gorizia in 2021. In June 2025, she was awarded, together with violinist Francesca Ripoldi, the prestigious “Maria Cerruti Vercellotti-Sunrise 2025” Prize by the Viotti Festival. Alongside her solo career, she is active as a chamber musician, performing in duo with violin and cello and in trios with viola and clarinet. As a chamber musician, she has performed in duo with violinist Giada Visentin at various concert series and events, including the “Mattinate Musicali Internazionali” at the Revoltella Museum in Trieste, at the “Giardini La Mortella”, in Ischia, at the “Teatro Garzoni” in Tricesimo. As a soloist, she has performed at the Teatro Comunale in Monfalcone, for the “Amici della Musica” Padua, at Palazzo Albrizzi, the “Ateneo Veneto” in Venice, as well as in the concert hall of the Prince Claus Conservatoire in the Netherlands, for the “Viotti Tea” concert series dedicated to young talents in Vercelli. She has attended masterclasses given by Michel Dalberto, Alberto Miodini, Ilona Timchenko, Lilya Zilberstein, Alexander Gadjiev, and Roberto Plano. Most recently, she was selected by Anna Malikova to attend her piano course at the European Music Institute in Vienna in the summer of 2026. Together with violinist Francesca Ripoldi, she also attended masterclasses with the Debussy Trio and Pavel Berman in the summer of 2025 and performed concerts in Turin and Vercelli.
She has been student of Fondazione Accademia di Musica since 2026.
