Trio Zefir
Biography

Born in a family of musicians on 11th September 2001, Isabella Perpich began studying the violin at a very early age. Thanks to the dedication which her grandfather and her teachers guided her, in 2008 she took part in her first performance competition in Arezzo, winning first prize. In 2012 she won first prize at the national competition “Città di Giussano” and at the national music performance competition “Città di Riccione”. She continued her studies at the “G. Frescobaldi” Conservatory in Ferrara, where she is currently enrolled in the second-level course in the class of her father. In 2014 she performed with the Conservatory Youth Orchestra, playing J. S. Bach’s Concerto in D minor for two violins. In 2016 she received a scholarship from the Lions Club of Cento. In the same year, she won first prize at the “European Music Competition: Città di Moncalieri” and attended the masterclass held by Dora Schwarzberg for the “Cenacolo della Musica” in Catignano (PE). In 2018 she won first prize at the National Music Performance Competition – Città di Piove di Sacco. Since 2022 she has been studying with Maestro Anton Berovski. In 2023 and 2024 she won first prize at the Giuseppe Alberghini Competition in Castel Maggiore (BO) and placed second at the International Competition for Young Musicians “Luigi Zanuccoli” in Sogliano sul Rubicone (FC). In the occasion of the concert series “A Castelluccio tra musica e natura” in the 2023, 2024, and 2025 editions, she participated as a soloist and principal player of the orchestra. In July 2024 she participated as an active student in the advanced training course held by Klaidi Sahatçi, and in 2025 she attended the advanced course at the Fiesole School of Music with Florian Donderer, Carolin Widmann, and Barnabás Kelemen. In September 2025 she was admitted to the advanced training course held by Pavel Berman and Eva Bindere at the Accademia Perosi in Biella.

Giulia Sanguinetti graduated with honors from the “S. Cecilia” Conservatory in Rome and completed her Master’s Degree with top marks at the “G. Verdi” Conservatory in Milan. In 2026, she obtained a postgraduate diploma in Chamber Music at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under the guidance of Maestro Ivan Rabaglia. In 2021, she attended the cello course at the Accademia Chigiana with Antonio Meneses. She has participated in masterclasses with Enrico Dindo, Mario Brunello, Silvia Chiesa, Luigi Piovano, Enrico Bronzi, Giovanni Gnocchi, and Thomas Demenga. She has performed as a soloist and as a member of ensembles at various festivals, including the Livorno Music Festival, Ascoli Piceno Festival, Pontedera Music Festival, Festival del Capo di Leuca, and Festival delle Abbazie. She has also performed as part of concert seasons such as I Concerti del Quirinale, Roma Tre Orchestra, Roma Sinfonietta, Gioventù Musicale, Forlì Musica, Serate Musicali, and Primavera di Baggio. She has had the opportunity to perform in prestigious venues such as Sala Piatti in Bergamo, Sala Petrassi at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, and the “G. Arvedi” Auditorium in Cremona. In 2022, she was selected as the outstanding student of Yulia Berinskaya’s “Progetto Bottega” workshop in Milan, with whom she made her solo debut performing Brahms’ Double Concerto with the Orchestra of the University of Milano-Bicocca.

Federico Pische began studying the piano at the age of six, graduating in “Nino Rota” Conservatory in Monopoli in March 2017 with top marks. He later refined his training with Marisa Somma and Fedele Antonicelli, obtaining his Piano Master’s Degree at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole under the guidance of Maestro Andrea Lucchesini; in 2025 and 2026 he graduated in Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome both in Chamber Music and Piano under M° Ivan Rabaglia and M° Benedetto Lupo. He is currently a PhD candidate at the Conservatory of Castelfranco Veneto, conducting research focused on rubato in 19th-century Chamber Music. In July 2016, he made his debut with the “Nino Rota” Conservatory Orchestra in Monopoli, performing Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 under the batoon of Filippo Maria Bressan, receiving unanimous acclaim. He has given numerous solo recitals for prestigious musical associations, including the “Vincenzo Bellini” Association of Messina at the historic Sala Laudamo, the Fortissimissimo Festival of the Amici della Musica in Florence, the Orchestra Roma Tre, the Mozart Association of Lecce, A.Gi.Mus. in Battipaglia, the Scriabin Concert Series in Grosseto, the “Amici della Musica” Musical Association of Monte Sant’Angelo (FG), the Pescara Musical Association, the cultural association “Giovanni Colafemmina” in Acquaviva delle Fonti, and in Spain at the Sala Eutherpe in León—where he will return in 2027—and the Kawai Center in Madrid. As a chamber musician, he recently collaborated in a trio with Giovanni Gnocchi for the 61st Pontino Festival and performed Bartók’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion with Andrea Lucchesini, Antonio Catone, and Isabella Rosini at the Auditorium Parco della Musica “Ennio Morricone” in Rome, in the Sala Petrassi. He also participated in the 15th edition of the Durres Chamber Music Festival in Albania, the Amici della Musica in Florence, the “Suoni Riflessi” festival at the Teatro Comunale di Antella in 2021 and the Sala Vanni in 2023, the Livorno International Vocal Chamber Music Festival, “Musica sull’Appia” in Brindisi, with GAMO (Gruppo Aperto Musica Oggi) at the Murate Art District in Florence, for the Walton Foundation at “I Giardini La Mortella” in Ischia, and for the “Festival delle Abbazie” in Propezzano. He is the pianist of Trio Zefìr, with which he won first prize at the Rospigliosi Chamber Music Competition in Lamporecchio in 2024. The trio inaugurated the eighth edition of the Capo di Leuca Chamber Music Festival (LE) and recently performed at the Villa Torlonia Theater for a concert organized by the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, for the Association “Amici del Quartetto Borciani” of Parma, and for the “I Concerti del Parco” season in Frascati.Their first album, featuring the complete piano trios by George Enescu for Davinci Classical, is scheduled for release in September 2026. In 2022, he collaborated with the Schiele Quartet on the recording of a concert for the Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne as part of the “Incroci” exhibition, later published on the institute’s official website. In 2018 and 2019, he was a finalist in the “Crescendo” competition organized by the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra. In 2019, he won first prize and the special “Contemporary Music” award at the 28th International Competition for Young Musicians “Città di Barletta.” In 2022, he won first prize at the “Premio Crescendo” in Florence. In 2023, he was selected as a semifinalist in the Cantù Piano and Orchestra Competition. Finally, in 2025, he was selected as a finalist in the “Casagrande” competition in Terni.

The Trio has been a student of the Fondazione Accademia di Musica since 2026.

 

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