Francesco Di Rosa, Plavens Trio

Principal oboist of the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, he previously held the same position at Teatro alla Scala from 1994 to 2008. A laureate of the 1988 Jugendmusik Wettbewerb in Zurich, he has performed under the baton of some of the world’s most esteemed conductors, including Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Chailly, Daniele Gatti, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Valery Gergiev, and Myung-Whun Chung. As the only Italian oboist to have performed with the Berliner Philharmoniker, he has been invited to teach at some of the most prestigious institutions worldwide, including the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, the Royal College of Music in Manchester, Stanford University, Toho Gakuen Graduate School in Tokyo, the Conservatorio de Valencia, the University of Stuttgart, the Beijing Conservatory, the Universidad de Bogotá, the Conservatorio de la Ciudad de México, and the Oboe Fest in Belgrade, as well as at leading conservatories across Italy. His extensive discography includes recordings for EMI, Thymallus, Bongiovanni, Preiser Records, Tactus, Dad Records, Aulia, Brilliant, and the music magazine Amadeus. A dedicated educator, he currently teaches oboe at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and in the Solo Music Advanced Training Program at the Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna.

Elisa Scudeller, born in 2001, began studying the violin at the age of five under M° M. Cristescu and graduated with highest honors and distinction from the Conservatorio di Padova at just 15 years old, under the guidance of M° Glauco Bertagnin. In February 2019, she earned a Second-Level Master’s Diploma with top marks under M° I. Grubert at the same conservatory. That same month, she also completed the Academic Triennium at the Accademia Perosi di Biella, receiving an outstanding distinction and a special jury mention, along with a scholarship. She was also awarded a scholarship at the Conservatori Superior del Liceu in Barcelona, where she completed a Master’s in Musical Interpretation with M° Corrado Bolsi in June 2021. Simultaneously, she obtained her Master of Virtuosity Diploma from the Accademia L. Perosi di Biella under M° Pavel Berman, achieving an "Excellent"rating. In October 2021, she earned a diploma in vocal studies at the Conservatorio B. Maderna in Cesena, and in December 2022, she obtained a Master’s Diploma at the Conservatori Superior del Liceu under M° Oriol Rosés Palacios. Elisa further honed her skills at the Walter Stauffer Academy in Cremona, studying for several years under M° Salvatore Accardo, and she is currently enrolled in the chamber music program at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome under M° Ivan Rabaglia. She has also refined her artistry with renowned violinists such as Z. Bron, B. Kushnir, S. Dogadin, S. Marcovici, P. Vernikov, I. Volochine, S. Krylov, R. Baraldi, A. Moccia, M. Marin, S. Girshenko, and G. Curtolo. An active chamber musician, she frequently performs in duo with her sister, Giulia, with whom she has participated in numerous national and international festivals, winning several competitions. She also collaborates in a violin-piano duo with Spanish pianist Miquel Esquinas Martínez, with whom she performed in November 2023 at the prestigious Life Victoria Festival at the Hospital de Sant Pau and the Auditori Felip Pedrell in Tortosa. Elisa has received numerous special prizes and top awards in national and international competitions, including: the "Città di Fermo" Award for the best interpretation of a Paganini Caprice at the Andrea Postacchini International Competition 2024; the "Johannes Brahms" Special Prize for the best performance of a Brahms work at the International Johannes Brahms Competition 2024; first prize at the Crescendo International Music Competition in New York, leading to a solo and duo performance with her sister at Carnegie Hall in February 2018; first absolute prize at the Eurasian Music Games 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan, becoming the first and only European musician to achieve this distinction. Invited by Italian Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Stefano Ravagnan, Elisa was chosen to represent the Veneto region as a soloist and in duo with her sister at EXPO 2017 in Astana. She also performed at the National University of Arts in Astana, appearing in the Great Hall and Chopin Hall, as well as at the Italy Pavilion at EXPO 2017. She won auditions for Principal Second Violin of the Orchestra della Toscana, a position she held until December 2022, and Concertmaster of the First Violins in the Talenti Musicali Orchestra of the CRT Foundation in Turin. She also served as Concertmaster of the Sinopoli Orchestra, with which she performed at the 2016 Christmas Concert in the Italian Senate, conducted by M° Gianna Fratta, in the presence of the President of the Republic and Italy’s highest civic and religious authorities. In September 2018, Elisa performed as a soloist in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 at the Teatro V. Bellini in Catania and the Teatro L. Rossi in Macerata. In December 2019, she gave another solo performance at the Sala della Regina in the Italian Chamber of Deputies. She has performed as a soloist with renowned orchestras and ensembles, including I Solisti Veneti, I Musici di Parma, the Padua Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, and the Zinaida Gilels Orchestra. Elisa plays on a 1700 Giovanni Grancino violin.

Giulia Scudeller graduated in violin at the age of 15 from the Conservatorio di Milano and in viola at 17 with highest honors under M° Zaltron. In February 2019, she earned a Second-Level Master's Degree in Violin Concert Repertoire under M° Ilya Grubert at the Conservatorio Pollini di Padova. In October 2020, she completed a Master of Arts in Music Performance with M° Pavel Berman at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano. She further refined her skills at the Accademia L. Perosi in Biella with M° Berman and the Walter Stauffer Academy in Cremona with M° Salvatore Accardo. She has also studied with A. Moccia, M. Marin, G. Angeleri, M. C. Carlini and F. Cusano. At just 10 years old, Giulia made her solo debut at the A. B. Michelangeli Hall of the Conservatorio di Bolzano, performing with the Monteverdi Orchestra conducted by M° Emir Saul. She has won numerous first prizes in national and international competitions and has performed as a soloist in prestigious venues, including the Sale Apollinee of Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Sala Verdi of the Milan Conservatory, Sala Chopin in Naples, and Sala Maffeiana of the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona. In 2017, she performed both as a soloist and chamber musician in the Great Hall and Chopin Hall of the National University of Arts in Astana, Kazakhstan. That same year, she was invited to represent the Veneto region as a performer at the Italy Pavilion at EXPO 2017 in Astana. As principal viola of the Sinopoli Orchestra, she played at the 2016 Christmas Concert in the Italian Senate, conducted by M° Gianna Fratta, in the presence of the President of the Republic and Italy’s highest civil and religious authorities. In 2019, she was awarded a scholarship by I Solisti Veneti, which led to a solo performance with the orchestra at the Auditorium Pollini of the Padova Conservatory. In April 2021, she won the Concertino position at the Orchestra del Friuli Venezia Giulia. Additionally, she was selected for the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO), the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, and the Teatro Massimo di Palermo, successfully auditioning for the latter in both 2022 and 2023. Since 2022, she has been a member of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, studying chamber music under M° Ivan Rabaglia.

Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on November 25, 1993, Verónica Andrea Nava Puerto began her cello studies at the age of nine at the Santa Rosa de Agua School, part of Venezuela’s renowned El Sistema orchestral program (Abreu Project). She initially trained under Professor Asdrúbal Castillo, later continuing with Professor Obadías Guerra. In 2011, she embarked on advanced studies with Maestro William Molina Cestari at the Academia Latinoamericana de Violoncello. Her artistic development was further enriched through masterclasses with Maestro Marcio Carneiro at the Academia Nuevo Mundo Festival (2007–2009). In 2013, she moved to Italy to pursue her Bachelor’s degree in Cello at the Conservatorio C. Pollini in Padua, studying under Maestro Mario Finotti. She later completed her Master’s degree at the Conservatorio Francesco Venezze in Rovigo under Maestro Luca Simoncini, graduating with highest honors. She refined her chamber music skills as part of a trio with Elisabetta Levorato and Sofia Andreoli, training under Maestro Stefania Redaelli at the Accademia di Musica di Sacile, as well as with the Trio Gaspard, Alexander Lonquich, and Bruno Canino at the Accademia di Musica di Fiesole. She is currently attending the Advanced Chamber Music Course at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Her orchestral experience spans performances both as a soloist and as a section cellist with numerous ensembles across Venezuela, Italy, and the United States. These include the Orquesta Infantil y Juvenil de Santa Rosa de Agua, Orquesta Infantil y Juvenil Regional del Zulia, Orquesta de la Juventud Zuliana Rafael Urdaneta—with which she toured Italy as part of the Bergamo Cultural Festival—and the Orquesta Nacional Infantil de Venezuela. She has also performed with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Maracaibo, Palermo Classica Orchestra, the Padua Conservatory Symphony Orchestra—where she contributed to a recording project as principal cello, I Solisti Veneti (under Claudio Scimone), Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Camerata Accademica del Conservatorio di Padova, Orchestra del '700 of Padua Conservatory, Asolo Baroque Ensemble, and the American Youth Philharmonic in Washington, D.C., where she gave concerts in Washington, D.C., and Alexandria, Virginia. She has played under the baton of esteemed conductors, including Rubén Darío Cova, Gustavo Dudamel, Stefano Miceli, and Sir Simon Rattle. Since 2015, she has been a member of the Quartetto Vivaldiano, an ensemble dedicated to Venetian Baroque and late Baroque repertoire, performing extensively across Italy and Europe alongside Maestro Stefano Maffizzoni (flute), Maestro Riccardo Malfatto (violin), and Maestro Lorella Ruffin (piano). Her chamber music career has taken her to prestigious festivals in Padua, Rovigo, Bologna, Imperia, Rome, Modena, and beyond. In 2016, she performed with the Venezuelan ensemble Çur at the Royal Concertgebouw’s Kleine Zaal in Amsterdam. ***