Emanuela Battigelli was born in Gemona del Friuli (Italy) on the 30th of June 1980.
After studying with Patrizia Tassini and graduating (2001) with first honours at the “J. Tomadini” Conservatory in Udine (Italy), she moved to Israel where she obtained an Artist Diploma from Tel Aviv University (2003) under the patronage of Ruth Maayani.
She has received recognition and prizes from different national and international competitions and she won the prestigeous scolarship from The America Israel Cultural Foundation.
Since year 1996 she has an intense international concert activity as soloist and chamber musician: UBS Verbier Festival, Israel Chamber Orchestra, The A. And V. Carter Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra L. Malipiero, Festival di Chiusdino, Festival di Arte Contemporanea Stazione di Topolò, Maedchenkantorei Limburg, Yad Vashem, Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione, Abbazia di Klosterneuburg (Wien-Austria), Lions Club, Rotary Club, Castello di Strassoldo, Itineraria, Palazzo Chigi Saracini, Italian Embassy in Israel, The Clairmont Hall (Tel Aviv) and others.
From 2001 to 2004 she participated in the Tel Aviv Workshop of Contemporary Music and in the Biennale for Contemporary Music in Jerusalem, performing among others several compositions written for her by Leon Schidlowsky.
She has also participated as a soloist and a chamber musician in audio and video broadcasts for Telecapodistria, RAI and for the Israeli radio and television.
Orchestral Collaborations
Season 2007/08:
- Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI (Dir. V. Fedoseev and J. Valchuha)
- Orquestra Nacional do Porto (Dir. F. Ollu)
- Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana (dir. C. Dutoit)
Season 2006/07:
- First and second Harp with Orquestra Nacional do Porto (Dir. M. Tardue and C. Koenig)
- Tour with the UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra (soloist B. Terfel, Dir. C. P.Flor), where she performed in the most important concert halls of Asia and Australia (Sydney Opera House, The Forbidden City Concert Hall, Tokyo Opera House etc.).
Collaborations from 1998 to 2006:
- Principal Harpist of SNG Opera in Balet Ljubljiana (Slovenia)
- Collaboration as First Harp with Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra (dir. G. Pehlivanian) and Opera of Rjieka (Croatia)
- UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra (dir. J. Levine and G. Dudamel)
- Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (dir. Z. Mehta)
- Israel Chamber Orchestra
- from 2001 to 2004 Israel Symphony and Opera Orchestra Rishon Le Zion (Israeli Opera) (dir. D. Oren, A. Fisch, M. Rodan, G. Carella, D. Ettinger and others)
- Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta (Italy), Israel Young Philharmonic Orchestra, A. and V. Carter Symphony Orchestra (dir. N. Sheriff and A. Maayani), Orchestra Filarmonica Udinese (Italy) (dir. A. Nanut)
Studies and Degrees
- Private studies with A. Loro, J. Liber (Israel Philharmonic) and C. Balzereit (Wiener Philharmoniker)
- Year 2003 “S. Rubin” Music Academy - Tel Aviv University: Artist Diploma with 95\100. Teacher Mrs Ruth Maayani
- Scolarships from America Israel Cultural Foundation, Tel Aviv University, Mr George Whyte and Accademia Musicale Chigiana
- Year 2001 Conservatory of Music “J. Tomadini” (Udine – Italy), Diploma Cum Laude. Teacher Mrs Partizia Tassini
- Year 2000 Masterclass at Accademia Musicale Chigiana and International Summer Academy of Belgium. Teacher Mrs Susanna Mildonian
- Year 1999\00 course of Recording Techniques in Studio for Musicians. Teacher Mr Luciano Serena
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