Rina Cellini

RINA CELLINI was born in Venice where she grew up both in a cultural as well as professional and artistic sense. She studied at the "B. Marcello" Conservatory with Sergio Lorenzi, Luisa Baccara and with Gino Gorini, with whom she brillantly graduated. She has a degree in singing/didactic branch and singers branch. During her career she has performed several concerts both Italy and abroad, piano duo concerts, concerts with orchestras and harpsicord concerts all of which have been successful both among the public and the critics. Her repertoire is wide and ranges from the Renaissance to the Classical and Romantic periods. She is particularly interested in contemporary music and several Italian composers have dedicated their music to her. She is very often invited to hold specialization courses and Master Classes. She was also jury member in piano concourses. She has recorded for the Casa Bongiovanni of Bologna, for P.I.L.Z. - Iktius - Video Radio and has had positive criticals in Italy, France, England and West Germany and has recorded for the RAI TV, the Radio Vaticana, the Monaco TV and for important private TV. She holds the chair of piano at the "G. Frescobaldi" Conservatory of Ferrara. In 1985 she was appointed Academician at the "R. Accademia Filarmonica of Bologna", "for reknown fame in the musical art of concert-playing".