Filippo Di Bari is a pianist and piano teacher based in London, where he completed a Master’s Degree at Trinity Laban Conservatoire. Born in Florence, Italy, Filippo became interested in music at an early age. In 2011 he graduated with full marks and highest honors from the Music Conservatory 'G. Frescobaldi' of Ferrara and also studied at the Salem College of Music in Winston-Salem, NC (USA).
During his studies Filippo has been awarded several scholarships from European institutions and he was prize winner in many piano competitions. Thanks to a scholarship from the European Union, in 2012 he spent five months doing an apprenticeship as visiting musician at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel, Switzerland.
Filippo enjoys a busy performance schedule, both as a soloist and as a chamber musician/vocal accompanist in various ensembles. His repertoire goes from Scarlatti and Bach to Ligeti, Berio, and new music. Filippo regularly collaborates with several music institutions in Italy, UK, and across Europe, working as a teacher and as an accompanist. He is a passionate and dedicated tutor, and holds a teaching position at the Blackheath Conservatoire, in London.
Born in Florence, Italy, and currently based in London, Giulia Semerano is an active musician, performing on a regular basis both as a soloist and in chamber ensembles throughout Europe.
She considers chamber music one of her main artistic focuses and she collaborated with many wonderful musicians, performing in different ensemble groups. In October 2012 she performed Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, accompanied by the L. Cherubini Conservatoire’s orchestra under the baton of P. P. Ciardi and she has been soloist again in November 2016 with the Siegfried Camerata conducted by Manuel Arellano Bover, performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 2.
Giulia holds a Master's Degree and an Artist Diploma from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where she studied under the tutelage of Sergio De Simone, with the kind support of Trinity Laban Scholarship Fund. Previously she undertook musical training at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatoire of Florence, where she graduated in 2012.