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“An exceptional artist [...] the continuous and meticulous search for sound and his way of interpreting music until he harmoniously internalises himself in the creative genius of the composer”.
(Il Crotonese)
Anna Calabretta is an Italian pianist and piano professor.
A graduate of the École Internationale de Piano in Lausanne, she studied with Fausto Zadra, a disciple of Vincenzo Scaramuzza and Carlo Zecchi, whose guidance profoundly shaped her artistic development.
Invited to perform in prestigious venues and institutions, her appearances include the Ravello Concert Society, the Liszt Institute in Bologna, Camerata Musicale in Bari, Amici del Loggione del Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Crotone Beethoven Society, Mozart Italia in Rovereto, Amici del Carlo Felice in Genoa, Teatro Metropolitan in Catania, Amici della Musica in Matera, Fondazione C.I.E.M. Mozart in Lausanne, “Almoetia” in Taormina, Teatro di Marcello in Rome and Cappella dei Mercanti in Turin.
Her recent performances include chamber music collaborations such as Frédéric Chopin’s Concerto in E minor, Igor Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps and Béla Bartók’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion.
Winner of numerous competitions - including the Ibla Grand Prize, A.M.A. Calabria, the “Vanna Spadafora” - she has also been a finalist at the 4th “Giuseppe Curci” Piano Competition in Barletta (3rd Prize) and at the “Vincenzo Scaramuzza” International Piano Competition in Crotone (2nd Prize).
Anna Calabretta holds a Master’s Degree in Music Pedagogy and in Piano Performance, with Honours.
Her training also includes masterclasses with Aquiles Delle Vigne, Andrzej Jasinski, Lazar Berman and Konstantin Bogino.
As a pianist with the Nuova Filarmonia Orchestra, she recorded Gian Francesco Malipiero’s Dialogues for Stradivarius, performed within the festival ‘Monografie sul ’900 e dintorni, a project honored with the XIX ‘Franco Abbiati’ Prize.
Since 2021, she has been Professor of Piano Performance at the “Lucio Campiani” Conservatory in Mantua, after having taught at the Conservatories of Padua, Reggio Calabria, Messina and Trapani.
Many of her students have won prizes at international piano competitions. Their latest career successes include the “Maria Labia Prize International Competition” (1st Prize, 2023), the 4th “Amadeus International Piano Competition” (2nd Prize, 2024), the 6th “Laszlo Spezzaferri International Music Prize” (1st Prize, 2024), the “Sfermusic International Piano Competition” (1st Prize, 2025), and the 7th “Villafranca International Piano Competition” (3rd Prize, 2026).