Maddalena Murari
Maddalena Murari, born in Padua in 1976, studied piano under Prof. Maria Luisa Caprara at the “C. Pollini” Conservatory in Padua, graduating in 1995 with top honors, distinction, and special mention. In February 1996, she became a full member of the Italian Youth Orchestra of Fiesole, where she was mentored in chamber music by Maestros De Rosa, Baldovino, Zanettovich, Jones, Mealli, Globokar, Faja, and Nannoni.
She has won nine first prizes in major competitions (Cesenatico, Montescudo, Saludecio “Ottocento Festival,” Fusignano 1995 and 2007, Mola di Bari, Uliveto, Busalla, Horn “Festival Allegro Vivo”) and has received numerous other awards in competitions such as “Città di Pisa,” “Città di Grosseto,” the International Competition of Rome “Premio Chopin,” Cento (Ferrara), Camaiore (Lucca), the International Competition of Minerbio (Bologna), the Pianistic Competition “Terme di Saturnia,” the National Piano Performance Competition “Coppa Pianisti d’Italia” in Osimo (Ancona), the Schumann Prize at the “Giulio Rospigliosi” Competition in Lamporecchio (PT), and the Virtuosité Prize at the International Competition “Città di Padova.” In November 1996, she placed second in the “Premio Venezia,” reserved for the top graduates from conservatories. She successfully completed her specialization as an orchestra pianist at the O.G.I. in Fiesole in June 1999.
In June 2000, she graduated in Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures from the University of Padua with top honors, submitting a thesis on Benjamin Britten’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” In April 2002, she won a selection organized by the “B. Marcello” Conservatory of Venice to perform with the Orchestra of the Teatro “La Fenice,” and in September of the same year, she was invited by Maestro Mario Messinis to participate in the concert series “Costellazione Chopin” at the Ateneo Veneto in Venice. In November 2004, she participated in a tour in Taiwan, collaborating with violinist Anania Maritan and performing at the National Theater in Taipei and in the cities of Taichung and Tainan.
In June 2005, she earned her PhD in Anglo-Germanic Literatures from the University of Padua, defending a thesis on the chamber vocal works of Gerald Finzi and Ralph Vaughan Williams. In October 2005, she obtained a second-level academic diploma in piano from the “B. Marcello” Conservatory, graduating with top honors.
In October 2006, she was once again invited to Taiwan for a series of concerts with baritone Richard Rittelmann, performing at Tamkang University and in the cities of Taichung and Tainan. In March 2007, she was invited to give a solo recital in Taichung and again performed on tour in Taiwan with baritone Richard Rittelmann in the cities of Tainan and Fong Yuan. In 2009, she collaborated with the “Vitus” Quartet from Mönchengladbach, giving a series of concerts in Germany and Italy and producing a CD featuring music by Dvořák and Schumann.
In June 2013, she earned a diploma in organ and organ composition from the “C. Pollini” Conservatory in Padua under the guidance of Maestro Rino Rizzato, and in October 2015, she completed her Master’s degree in Neuroscience and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation at the University of Padua.
