Manuela Cigno

Manuela Cigno: After graduating in 1991 at the "Luigi Cherubini" Conservatory of Florence with piano Professor Muriel Chemin, Manuela Cigno continued her studies at the "Scuola di Musica di Fiesole" with the great pianist Maria Tipo.

In 2007 she has attained a further Master degree in Pianoforte at the Conservatory "V. Bellini" of Catania. In the early years of her career, Manuela Cigno attended also lessons with the prestigious pianists Lazar Berman, Franco Medori, and Piero Rattalino. Manuela Cigno gained the first prize in many national and international competitions, including "Muzio Clementi" (Florence), "Pietro Napoli" (Livorno), "Città di Valentino" (Taranto), "Città del Barocco" (Lecce), "Premio Rosetum " (Milan), " Davide Fiore " (Melito - Naples), " Città dei Sassi" (Matera) etc.
She played both as a soloist and in various chamber ensembles for important Musical Associations, including Associazione Musicale Etnea, Teatro Metropolitan in Catania, Teatro Rosetum in Milan, Associazione “Dino Ciani” in Milan, “Circolo Amici dell’Opera” in Pistoia, AGIMUS in Ragusa, Catania Opera Universitaria, Accademia Rachmaninoff, Palazzo Mastai in Senigallia, Palazzo dei Duchi di Santo Stefano in Taormina, Novalis Haus in Bad Aibling etc.
Manuela Cigno carries out a wide concert activity with various chamber ensembles and played with soloists such as Mario Caroli, Juana Guillem, Paolo Beltramini, Paolo Grazia, Hervé Joulain, Guglielmo Pellarin, and singers as Salvatore Fisichella, Francesca Scaini and Daniela Schillaci.