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\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t“Valerio is an incredibly talented young harpist with a great artistic personality and a natural feeling for music which makes his performances a beautiful and unique artistic moment”<\/em> (Letizia Belmondo, harpist)<\/p>\n Recognized as one of the most brilliant harpists of his generation, Valerio stands out for his versatility, expressive depth, and refined sound. He studied at the Conservatorio of Turin with Gabriella Bosio, then completed two Master of Arts degrees at the Haute \u00c9cole de Musique de Lausanne with Letizia Belmondo, where he was awarded a special prize for his talent.<\/p>\n Winner of several international competitions \u2014 including First Prizes at the \u201cSuoni d\u2019Arpa\u201d International Harp Competition (Saluzzo, 2016), the \u201cKorea International Harp Competition\u201d (Seoul, 2018), and the \u201cReinl Stiftung Competition\u201d (Vienna) \u2014 he also won the Silver Medal at the 11th USA International Harp Competition (2019), where he received the special prize for the best performance of a contemporary work.<\/p>\n He has been supported by leading institutions such as the Fondazione CRT in Turin, the Kiefer Hablitzel Stiftung (Prix Musik 2017), and the Schenk Stiftung in Zofingen. In 2020, he was selected for a residency project by the Societ\u00e0 dei Concerti in Milan.<\/p>\n Valerio has performed in some of the most prominent festivals and concert series in Europe, the USA, and Korea \u2014 including the Menuhin Festival Gstaad, Korea Harp Festival (Seoul), O\/Modernt Festival (Stockholm), Musikdorf Ernen, Arpa Plus (Madrid and Zaragoza), Mizmorim Festival (Basel), Unione Musicale (Turin), and Incontri Musicali (Milan).<\/p>\n As a soloist with orchestra, he has performed major works such as Mozart\u2019s Concerto for Flute and Harp<\/em>, Debussy\u2019s Dances<\/em>, Gli\u00e8re\u2019s Harp Concerto<\/em>, and Rodrigo\u2019s Concierto de Aranjuez<\/em>, collaborating with orchestras such as the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Argovia Philharmonic, and Camerata Ducale.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1751100491244{margin-left: 4px !important;}”]<\/p>\n From 2022 to 2023, he was Principal Harp of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Geneva, performing under conductors such as Daniele Gatti, Daniel Harding, and Kent Nagano, and appearing in renowned European concert halls such as the Berliner Philharmonie, KKL Luzern, and M\u00fcpa Budapest. In 2024, he performed as Principal Harp with the Arena di Verona and is regularly invited as guest Principal Harp by prestigious institutions such as the Opera Real in Madrid and the Hong Kong Philharmonic.<\/p>\n Alongside his solo and orchestral career, Valerio is passionate about contemporary music and expanding the harp repertoire through his own original works and transcriptions. His composition Maschera<\/em> was a finalist in the Inglefield Composition Contest (USA IHC 2021).<\/p>\n In 2026, he will debut a new chamber music program based entirely on his own transcriptions for clarinet, cello, and harp, together with clarinetist Kevin Spagnolo and cellist Aur\u00e9lien Pascal.<\/p>\n Since 2024, Valerio has returned to teaching at the Conservatory, following earlier teaching appointments at the Scuola di Alto Perfezionamento Musicale in Saluzzo (2017\u20132021), where he is a member of the Artistic Committee of the Suoni d\u2019Arpa Festival and a jury member of its competition, and at the Conservatorio \u201cLicinio Refice\u201d in Frosinone (2019\u20132022). 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