Artist · Violin
Sebastian Zagame
Biography
Sebastian Zagame - violin
Italian violinist Sebastian Zagame performs as both soloist and chamber musician across repertoire from the Romantic to the contemporary, with a particular focus on the violin–piano duo.
He has collaborated with orchestras including the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the Basel Symphony Orchestra, the Bern Symphony Orchestra, the Estonian Festival Orchestra, and the Freiburg Theatre Orchestra, working with conductors such as Paavo Järvi, Krzysztof Urbański, Ivor Bolton, Esa-Pekka Saraste, and Esa-Pekka Salonen. Trained with Pavel Berman and at the Stauffer Academy under Salvatore Accardo, he is noted for a virtuoso technique and refined interpretative sensibility.
He has recorded for labels including Da Vinci Classics and VDM Records. Competition distinctions include First Prize, Dinu Lipatti Competition (Rome, 2022), scholarships at the Claudio Scimone Prize (2022–2024), and First Prize, Regina Esperia Competition (2024). Appearances have taken him to the Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg), Musiikkitalo (Helsinki), Harpa (Reykjavík), and the Glenn Gould Studio (Toronto).
He performs on a Paolo de’ Barbieri violin on generous loan from the Monzino Foundation, and a Tomassin bow from the Pirolo Foundation (Basel).