Compositions of Jean-Marie Leclair, Franz Schubert

Performed by:
Giulia Bellingeri, violin
Nicola Montecchio, piano

Giulia Bellingeri began her approach to music by joining the children’s choir “Piccoli cantori veneziani,” with which she explored the entire operatic repertoire at an early age, and then began studying the violin at the age of seven with Edda Pittan Lazzarini, and the piano at ten, the age at which she was admitted to the B.Marcello Conservatory of Venice and began the classical education course that ended with a diploma in 2003 with top marks, under the guidance of M.° Stefano Zanchetta.
He then continues his training by passing competitions for the Orchestra Giovanile Italiana (2003-2004), in the Orchestra L.Cherubini founded by M° Muti and in the European Youth Orchestra (EUYO), where he has the opportunity to perform the works of the main symphonic repertoire. Also thanks to the G.Mahler Academies in Bolzano, Ferrara and Potenza, the creation of M° M° Claudio Abbado, he comes into contact with teachers from all over Europe and then continues his studies at the Universität der Künste in Berlin where he studies with M° Rainer Sonne, formerly the Berliner Philharmoniker’s concertmaster.
Following his graduation from this Athenaeum with top marks, in 2011 he joins the first violin ensemble of the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra (Brandenburger Symphoniker). He has been a member of the “Metropolis Orchester Berlin” ensemble since its founding, and has also been involved in teaching since 2024 for the “Strassenkinder” association, which works to enable socially disadvantaged children to have access to excellent extra-curricular activities.

Nicola Montecchio graduated in piano with highest honors under the guidance of G. Agazzi. Awarded in various competitions (including Premio Venezia and City of Pesaro), he attended masterclasses with H. Shelley, F. J. Thiollier, D. Rivera, S. Perticaroli; he also performed as a soloist with the Orchestra of Padua and Veneto. In parallel, he devoted himself to research in the field of artificial intelligence applied to music, earning his doctorate in Computer Engineering in Padua – in collaboration with IRCAM in Paris – with a thesis on automatic accompaniment of musical performances. He continued his research career in the United States and Germany.