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Valentina Ciardelli
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London
"D'Addario strings redefine my musical experience, offering unparalleled responsiveness."
"With Kaplan Solo Heavy and Medium, I find a harmonious balance that elevates my playing across every octave of the instrument. D'Addario strings make every note resonate with excellence."
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ABOUT Valentina Ciardelli
Valentina was born in Pietrasanta, Italy to a German mother and Italian father. Initially a pianist, she started to play double bass in late 2009, graduating with Honours from the "Istituto Musicale L. Boccherini" in Lucca in October 2014. She then gained her Master of Performance (Honours) at the Royal College of Music in July 2016 and continued further studies under the guidance of Leon Bosch and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance where se was the recipient scholarships from Trinity College London and the Leverhulme Trust. In 2018/19, she was awarded Trinity Laban's Carne Trust Junior Fellowship for an Individual.
Valentina also focused her attention on composition, graduating in March 2014 with Honours. Valentina has won several awards and prizes including first prize in the RCM Double Bass Competition 2016, the Vernon Elliot Double bass Competition 2018, the Vivian Joseph Classical Concerto Competition 2018, String Category and the De Simone and Partners prize in the Chamber Music Festival in Rome.
Valentina also won a place with a scholarship in the Accademia Chigiana for summer 2018 with Maestro Giuseppe Ettorre. She was a finalist in important national and international competitions such as the "Migliori Diplomati D'Italia" (best young Italian music graduate) 2015 and "Double bass international competition Galicia Garcia Graves. She was selected with other 16 young double bass players around the world to perform in the live final rounds at the worldwide double bass solo competition granted by "Bradetich Foundation" in Denton, Texas, at the end of August 2017.
Currently, Valentina is Double bass professor at Trinity Laban Conservatorie of Music and Dance (London, UK) and she has been invited as panelist for many international solo competitions such as Virtuoso & Belcanto 2022 and the International Society of Bassists 2023. Valentina's work is focused to expand the double bass solo repertoire composing new virtuoso pieces, transcribing mostly Frank Zappa's Repertoire and playing new composition written for her from many contemporary composers.
