Chiara Nicora

After studying at the Music School of Varese (Italy), she achieved her degree in piano at Conservatorio “L. Cherubini” in Florence with honors. She graduated with honors in disciplines of Art, of Music and of Entertainment (DAMS) at the University of Bologna. After that, she attended piano masterclasses given by S. Perticaroli A. Lonquich, L. Romanini and M. Mika. In 1993 she graduated in harpsichord under the guidance of Laura Alvini at Conservatorio "G. Verdi" in Turin and attended courses and seminars about fortepiano, harpsichord and chamber music, given by C. Banchini, R. Gini, M. Henry and E. Fadini. She performs both as pianist and harpsichordist in concerts and also collaborates with various groups and chamber orchestras such as the Trio Benedetto Marcello, the Baroque Orchestra of Bergamo, Milano Classica, the Guido Cantelli Orchestra, Chorus and Orchestra "Ars Cantus," Frau Musika , "The Musical Journey", I Solisti di Pavia, the strings Ensemble Concertante of La Scala, with all of which she played in various Italian cities and abroad, also as soloist . She collaborated with E. Dindo, P. Borgonovo, F. De Angelis, F. Blond, O. Dantone, C. Chiarappa, M. Fornaciari, M. Mecelli, B. Horse and she played in a duo with L. Alvini. She recorded for labels Bongiovanni, MAP and Frame playing on original instruments. She worked as an accompanist at the Conservatorio of Lugano in the violin class of C. Chiarappa and she works as instrumental accompanist at the Conservatorio “G. Verdi” in Milan. In duo with Alessandra Molinari she was awarded the scholarship launched by the Cini Foundation in Venice within the master course dedicated to the chamber romance in the age of Vincenzo Bellini. She graduated in Music Therapy at "La Cittadella" in Assisi and she is currently teaching. She achieved the second level degree in piano at the Conservatorio “G. Verdi” in Milan. She is currently teaching piano at the Conservatorio of Piacenza. She is artistic co-director of the three-year project "Interpreting sounds and places", co-financed by the EU which has, as its Swiss partner, the Conservatorio of Italian Switzerland. She recently published the book: “The music of the angels: a musical journey through the churches and chapels of Varese and Sacro Monte”, published by Benzoni.