LETIZIA MICHIELON - BIOGRAPHY

Born in Venice, she studied piano under the direction of Eugenio Bagnoli, and graduated at 16 at the Conservatory “B. Marcello” of Venice, with full marks. She accomplished specialization studies with M. Tipo, K. Bogino, A. Jasinski , P. Masi, M. Mika.

In 1984 she debuted in recital at the Wiener Saal of the Mozarteum Salzburg.

She won various national and international competitions, like Premio Venezia, Premio “A. Speranza” in Taranto, the 2nd Prize of the International Competition “C. Zecchi” in Rome (together with the press prize with unanimous vote), Bachauer preselecions 1994 and 1998, “Diapason D’Oro” in Sanremo. She was holder of scholarships in Bayreuth (2002) and in Venice by Cini Foundation.

She held recitals in Europe, Canada and USA, playing in important halls like Mozarteum Salzburg, Schoenberg Center Vienna, Liszt Saal MDW University Vienna, Kunstuniversität Graz, Dreikönigskirche Dresden, Casal del Metge Barcelona, Theater of Epinal, Chopin Academy Warsaw, BKA Theater Berlin, Mosart Hall Bratislava, Abravanel Hall Salt Lake City, Pollock Hall Montreal, New York University, Teatro la Fenice Venezia, Conservatorio G. Verdi Milan, Teatro dell’Opera Sanremo, Teatro Verdi and Teatro Miela in Trieste, Teatro Euclide in Rome and Sala Mozart in Bologna.

She took a part in many international Festivals of Contemporary Music, performing in collaboration with the pianist Fabio Grasso the complete Ligeti’s Etudes; she played with the Quartetto di Venezia, Ex Novo Ensemble, and various important orchestras, like Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, Orchestra da Camera di Padova e del Veneto, Orchestra Philarmonia Italiana.

Her recordings and interviews were broadcast by RAI Italian Radio-television, Radio Svizzera Italiana, Radio Television Capodistria, Radio S. Lake City, NHK Tokyo. She recorded for Aliamusica (2004, 2007) and ArsPublica (2008).

She is professor of Piano and Music Philosophy at Trieste Conservatory.

She studied composition having firstly as teachers Massimo Priori and Daniele Zanettovich, then she graduated under the direction of Riccardo Vaglini at Venice Conservatory with full marks. Some of her compositions, edited by ArsPublica, have been performed by important groups like Quartetto Ex Novo and Ensemble L’Arsenale, in occasion of prestigious contemporary festivals like Biennale Musica Venice 2009 and 2010, Ex Novo Musica, Festival Perpignan, BKA Berlin, Festival Paesaggi Sonori Trento, Festival Compositori a Confronto, Festival Cinque Giornate Milan, Festival Limoux. In December 2011 she had her debut as composer in New York, where the Washington Square Ensemble premiered her chamber work Spira Mirabilis.

She attended some courses for orchestra conducting of P. Bellugi, R. Rivolta and M. Summers, and further compositional lessons at the school of Electronic Music of Venice Conservatory.

After having obtained the degree in Philosophy at Venice Ca’ Foscari University, she took the research doctorat title at Padova University. Between 2001 and 2009 she taught at the Fine Arts Academy in Venice.

“Il Poligrafo” edited her volumes “Il gioco delle facoltà in F. Schiller” (2002) and “L’archetipo e le sue metamorfosi. La Bildung nei romanzi di Goethe” (2005). She realized at the Ateneo Veneto (whose board of directors counts her among its members) two Music Philosophy meetings dedicated to space and time in the music of 20th and 21th century: a collection of essays presented in these occasions is published by Mimesis, under the title “La chiave invisibile. Spazio e tempo nella filosofia della musica del XX e XXI secolo” (2012).

The journal of Ateneo Veneto published the acts of the Meeting “Musica e redenzione”; the acts of the subsequent meetings (“Il suono nascente. Strutture del tempo nella musica del XX e XXI secolo”.

She founded and conducts the Plurimo Ensemble, group-in-residence of the Ateneo Veneto. Aiming to create and to realize projects that involve students of higher national and international Art Schools.

She collaborates as music critic with Il Giornale della Musica, Il Gazzettino and Venezia Musica.