Martina Consonni
Piano
Italian pianist Martina Consonni has built an international career that moves naturally between solo performance, chamber music, and orchestral collaborations. Acclaimed for her poetic musicianship, artistic maturity, and exceptional technical brilliance, she has appeared at many of the world's leading concert venues, including the Berlin Philharmonie, Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Tonhalle Zürich, Shanghai Concert Hall, Teatro La Fenice, and Teatro alla Scala.
Since her orchestral debut at the age of ten, Martina has performed with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Dresden Philharmonic, Bochum Symphoniker, Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich, Tonkünstler-Orchester, and Camerata Schweiz under the direction of conductors Louis Langrée, Anna Rakitina, and Holly Choe.
Chamber music is equally central to her work. Collaborations with Gautier Capuçon, Steven Isserlis, Tabea Zimmermann, and Diyang Mei have nurtured a musical approach shaped by attentiveness, flexibility, and a natural instinct for building a shared artistic vision.
A laureate of the Fondation Gautier Capuçon, Martina was selected for Sir András Schiff's Building Bridges series and the Classeek Ambassador Programme. Earlier in her career, she became the youngest recipient of the Casella Prize at the Premio Venezia competition. Her recent Warner Classics recording with violinist Sarah Jégou-Sageman and cellist Jeein You received five-star reviews, with BBC Music Magazine praising her “luminous piano playing” and the ensemble's outstanding artistry.
Martina earned her piano diploma with highest honors at the age of fourteen before continuing her studies with Enrico Pace, Arie Vardi, and Sir András Schiff. She completed advanced training at the Imola International Academy, the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin, and the Kronberg Academy.
Particularly drawn to the transparency, elegance, and expressive freedom of Mozart, Schubert, and Haydn, Martina values music making as a shared process of discovery, where spontaneity, trust, and openness allow each performance to take on a life of its own.
