Duo Phoné
Biography Duo Phoné
Leonardo Taio
born in 1998, Leonardo Taio graduated in violin and viola with full marks and honors. In 2017 he attended the high specialization course in viola and chamber music held by Bruno Giuranna at the Chigiana Academy in Siena, obtaining the diploma of merit. He is regularly invited to play in the Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Filarmonica della Scala, and I Solisti di Pavia, and he played principal viola at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa.
Taio has performed chamber music with renowned artists such as Gary Levinson, Claudio Bohórquez, and Péter Nagy. He graduated in chamber music at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia where he was awarded the Ninì Perno scholarship. In 2021 and 2022 he attended courses held by Simone Briatore at the DeSono Association in Turin. Recently in duo with the pianist Sofia Adinolfi he won first prize at the Gasparo da Salò chamber music competition in Brescia.
Sofia Adinolfi
born in 1997, Sofia Adinolfi got in 2019 the Master Degree in Piano at the Conservatory “G.B. Martini” in Bologna, studying with M° Luigi Tanganelli. She also attended the Chamber Music Master Course at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, getting the Diploma with M° Ivan Rabaglia. She was awarded several national and international prizes, such as the Concorso Pianistico Città di Castiglion Fiorentino, Nuova Coppa Pianisti in Osimo (AN), Concorso Città di Riccione, “Ramon Lull” in Palma de Mallorca, Premio Nazionale delle Arti in the chamber music section playing in duo with violinist Giulia Pasquini, Concorso “Gasparo da Salò” in duo with violista Leonardo Taio. She had recitals in concert seasons at the Teatro Bonci in Cesena, Sala Mozart at the Accademia Filarmonica in Bologna, Sala Corelli of the Teatro Alighieri in Ravenna, concerts for the IUC in Rome and for the Accademia Chigiana in Siena.
She studied at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena with M° Lilya Zilberstein and attended masterclasses with pianists such as Angela Hewitt, Slavish Gadjiev, Benedetto Lupo, Fabio Bidini, Andrea Lucchesini, Vincenzo Balzani.
