Faculty

Univ.-Prof.

Enrico Bronzi

Univ.-Prof. of VioloncelloStrings DepartmentInstitute for Chamber Music

Enrico Bronzi has been a cellist in the Trio di Parma since 1990 and has performed with the ensemble in prestigious venues throughout Europe, the USA, South America and Australia. He has made a name for himself at international competitions in Florence, Melbourne and Munich and has been awarded the "Premio Abbiati" by Italian music critics. He teaches at numerous Italian and Finnish institutions, also in collaboration with the Trio di Trieste and Maureen Jones. He has been professor of cello at the Mozarteum University since October 2007.

For two years Enrico Bronzi was principal cellist of the Orchestra del Teatro Alla Scala. Since 2001 he has dedicated himself to chamber music and solo performance, which brought him a prize at the Rostropovich Competition in Paris and first prize at the Paulo Cello Competition in Helsinki in 2002. He was also awarded the special prize dedicated to R. Sommer for the best performance with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Following this success, he was invited to appear as a soloist with leading festivals and orchestras across Northern Europe.

He has been artistic director of the Fondazione Musicale Santa Cecilia in Portogruaro since 2008.