Samuele Di Gioia

Samuele, born in Milan, began his musical studies under the guidance of his father and graduated in 2018 from the “G. Verdi” Conservatory of Milan, in the class of Professor Livia Baldi. In 2016-2017, he participated in the Erasmus+ program in Riga, Latvia, studying with Juris Švolkovskis at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. He later continued his training with Eliot Lawson at the Fondazione Musicale Santa Cecilia in Portogruaro and earned a Master of Music degree in 2023 from the Conservatorium Maastricht with Boris Belkin.

He has collaborated with various orchestras, including the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, Filarmonica Toscanini, Orchestra Filarmonica di Modena, and the Canova Chamber Orchestra (also in the role of concertmaster), performing in concerts and tours in Italy, Latvia, France, The Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates, under the baton of conductors such as Daniele Rustioni, Roberto Abbado, and Gianandrea Noseda and in prestigious theaters such as Concertgebouw Amsterdam and KKL Luzern concert hall.

Active in chamber music as well, he performs with the Viardot Piano Quartet, the Maastricht Piano Trio, and in duo with pianist Andrea Boga. He has attended masterclasses with Klaidi Sahatçi, Ilya Grubert, Amiram Ganz, Serguei Azizian, and Laura Marzadori.

Samuele plays a Gaetano Antoniazzi violin from 1885, thanks to the kind concession of the Fondazione Pro Canale of Milan.