Martina Consonni is widely recognized as one of the most exciting pianists of her generation, renowned for her poetic sensitivity, natural musical insight, and dazzling technical command.

Since making her debut at the age of ten with the Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra, she has performed on some of the most prestigious stages worldwide, including the Berlin Philharmonie, Wigmore Hall and Royal Albert Hall in London, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, Tonhalle Zürich, De Singel Antwerp, Shanghai Concert Hall, NCPA Mumbai, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, and Teatro alla Scala in Milan.

A frequent guest at leading international festivals such as Klavier Festival Ruhr, Lugano Musica, Bologna Festival, MiTo Settembremusica, Kronberg Festival, Rheingau Festival, Lingotto Musica, and Società dei Concerti in Milan, she is equally at home as a soloist and chamber musician.

Driven by an innate passion for ensemble playing and a strong natural aptitude, Martina has collaborated with outstanding artists including Gautier Capuçon, Steven Isserlis, Tabea Zimmermann, Diyang Mei, among others.

She has performed under the baton of conductors such as Louis Langrée, Anna Rakitina, and Holly Choe, and with orchestras including the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Dresden Philharmonic, Bochum Symphoniker, and Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich.

Recent and upcoming highlights include debuts with the Tonkünstler-Orchester, Camerata Schweiz at Zürich’s Tonhalle and Luzern’s KKL, recital appearances in series such as Quartetto di Milano and Neumarkter Konzertfreunde, and invitations to major chamber music festivals including Ravinia and Four Seasons.

Winner of over 55 first prizes in international competitions, Martina has received the Daniele Gay Prize for best young Italian talent and the Roscini-Padalino Award from Perugia Musica Classica. She is a laureate of the Fondation Gautier Capuçon and recipient of scholarships from De Sono, Freunde Junger Musiker Berlin, and Villa Musica. In the 2023–24 season, she was selected for both Sir András Schiff’s Building Bridges series and the Classeek Ambassador Programme, performing across Europe’s most renowned venues and festivals.

Her discography includes recordings for esteemed labels such as Warner Classics and Movimento Classical (Bartok Studios). Her most recent album, with violinist Sarah Jégou-Sageman and cellist Jeein You, received five-star reviews and was praised by BBC Music Magazine for its “luminous piano playing” and “outstanding ensemble artistry".

Born in Como, Italy, Martina began her musical journey at an early age, graduating with honors at just fourteen. She later pursued advanced studies with Enrico Pace, Arie Vardi, and András Schiff, earning multiple Master’s degrees and an Artist Diploma from institutions such as the Imola International Academy “Incontri col Maestro,” the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin, and the Kronberg Academy, supported by the Henle Scholarship from the Horizon Foundation.

Martina Consonni si distingue come una delle pianiste più brillanti della sua generazione, apprezzata per la sua profonda sensibilità espressiva, l’intuizione musicale naturale e una padronanza tecnica abbagliante.

Dal debutto a soli dieci anni con la Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra, si è esibita su alcuni dei palcoscenici più prestigiosi al mondo, tra cui la Berliner Philharmonie, Wigmore Hall e Royal Albert Hall di Londra, l’Elbphilharmonie di Amburgo, la Tonhalle di Zurigo, De Singel ad Anversa, il Shanghai Concert Hall, il NCPA di Mumbai, il Teatro La Fenice di Venezia e il Teatro alla Scala di Milano.

Ospite abituale di importanti festival internazionali quali Klavier Festival Ruhr, Lugano Musica, Bologna Festival, MiTo Settembremusica, Kronberg Festival, Rheingau Festival, Lingotto Musica e la Società dei Concerti di Milano, si esprime con uguale naturalezza sia come solista sia nella musica da camera.

Spinta da una forte passione e attitudine naturale per il repertorio cameristico, collabora con artisti di rilievo quali Gautier Capuçon, Steven Isserlis, Tabea Zimmermann, Diyang Mei e altri.

Si esibisce sotto la direzione di maestri quali Louis Langrée, Anna Rakitina e Holly Choe, collaborando con orchestre come la Chamber Orchestra of Europe, i Dresden Philharmonic, i Bochum Symphoniker e la Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich.

Tra i suoi recenti e prossimi appuntamenti di rilievo si segnalano i debutti con il Tonkünstler-Orchester, la Camerata Schweiz alla Tonhalle di Zurigo e al KKL di Lucerna, recital in stagioni concertistiche quali Quartetto di Milano e Neumarkter Konzertfreunde, nonché inviti a prestigiosi festival di musica da camera come Ravinia e Four Seasons.

Vincitrice di oltre 55 primi premi in concorsi internazionali, Martina ha ricevuto il Premio Daniele Gay come miglior giovane talento italiano e il Premio Roscini-Padalino da Perugia Musica Classica. È stata premiata dalla Fondation Gautier Capuçon e ha ottenuto borse di studio da De Sono, Freunde Junger Musiker Berlin e Villa Musica. Nella stagione 2023–24 è stata selezionata per la serie Building Bridges di Sir András Schiff e per il Classeek Ambassador Programme, esibendosi nei più rinomati teatri e festival europei.

La sua discografia comprende registrazioni per etichette prestigiose come Warner Classics e Movimento Classical (Bartok Studios). Il suo ultimo album, realizzato insieme alla violinista Sarah Jégou-Sageman e al violoncellista Jeein You, ha ricevuto recensioni a cinque stelle ed è stato lodato da BBC Music Magazine per il “tocco pianistico luminoso” e una "eccezionale arte d’insieme”.

Nata a Como, Martina ha iniziato fin da piccola il suo percorso musicale, diplomandosi con lode a soli quattordici anni. Ha proseguito gli studi con Enrico Pace, Arie Vardi e András Schiff, conseguendo diversi master e un Artist Diploma presso istituzioni quali l’Accademia Internazionale “Incontri col Maestro” di Imola, la Barenboim-Said Akademie di Berlino e la Kronberg Academy, con il sostegno della borsa di studio Henle della Horizon Foundation.

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THE STRAD

"Martina Consonni gives a suitably imaginative performance of Schumann’s solo-piano character pieces Papillons."

NÜRNBERGER NACHRICHTEN

"She performed with equal sensitivity and effortless fluency: captivating pianistic ease with technical perfection as its foundation, combined with a sense of playfulness and Italian lightness, images that go straight to the heart and deep into artistic vision."

GAUTIER CAPUÇON

"Martina Consonni is a very gifted pianist, with a strong technic but what touches me is her musical side, her sensibility and creativity, always searching for the music. A delicate and refined musician with a bright future ahead of her, she recorded a beautiful CD in the collection of Fondation Gautier Capuçon for Warner classics and I am looking forward to play with her again very soon next season."

ENRICO PACE

"I have been teaching highly talented Martina Consonni for many years at the Imola Piano Academy. She always had a very natural and effortless way of playing; during these years her repertoire greatly expanded and her command of the keyboard flourished, allowing her to reach a very high performance standard and a deeper understanding of the pieces she’s playing."

REPERTOIRE

  • Beethoven, Ludwig van
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, op. 15
    Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37
    Triple-Concerto in C major for Piano, Violin, Cello & Orchestra, op. 56

    Casella, Alfredo
    Scarlattiana, op. 44

    ​Chopin, Frederic
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in E minor, op. 11
    ​
    Gershwin, George
    ​Rhapsody in Blue

    Haydn, Franz Joseph
    ​Keyboard Concerto in D major, Hob.XVIII:11

    ​Liszt, Franz
    ​Piano Concerto no. 1 in E flat major

    Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix
    Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25
    Concerto no. 2 in D minor, op. 40
    Concerto for Violin, Piano & Strings in D minor

    Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
    Piano Concerto no. 14 in A major, K. 414
    ​Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466
    Piano Concerto no. 23 in A major, K. 488
    Piano Concerto no. 24 in C minor, K. 491
    Piano Concerto no. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595
    ​Concerto in E flat major for 2 Pianos & Orchestra, K. 365
    Concerto in F major for 3 Pianos & Orchestra, K. 242
    ​
    Schumann, Robert
    Piano ​Concerto in A minor, op. 54

    Shostakovich, Dmitri
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102

  • Arensky, Anton 
    Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32

    Bartók, Béla
    Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano, Sz. 111

    Beethoven, Ludwig van 
    Cello sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2
    Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 12 no. 1
    Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 23
    Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 30 n. 3
    Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
    Cello sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
    Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 97, “Archduke”
    Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102 No. 1
    Cello sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102 No. 2
    Seven Variations in E flat major WoO 46
    Twelve Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", op. 66 
    Twelve Variations in G major WoO 45

    Brahms, Johannes 
    Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8
    Piano Quartet in G minor no. 1, Op. 25
    Piano Quartet in C minor no. 3, Op. 60
    Cello Sonata Op. 38 in E minor
    Cello Sonata Op. 99 in F major
    ​Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 78 
    Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 100
    Violin ​Sonata in D minor, Op. 108
    ​Scherzo in C minor from F.A.E.

    Casella, Alfredo
    Trio Sonata in A major (from G.B. Sammartini)

    Chaminade, Cécile
    Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor, Op. 11

    Chausson, Ernest 
    Poème Op. 25 for violin and piano

    Chopin, Fryderyk 
    Cello Sonata Op. 65 in G minor

    Debussy, Claude 
    Violin Sonata in G minor
    Cello Sonata in D minor

    Dubois, ​Théodore 
    Piano Quartet in A minor

    Dvoràk, Antonin 
    ​Waldesruhe, op. 68 no. 5
    Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, op. 81
    Rondo in G minor, op. 94

    Enescu, George 
    Impressions d'enfance, op. 28
    Piano Quartet in D major No. 1, Op. 16

    Fauré, Gabriel 
    Piano Trio in D minor, op. 120
    Piano Quartet in C minor, op. 15

    Franck, César 
    Violin Sonata in A major

    Frugatta, Giuseppe
    Clarinet Suite Op. 44

    Janáček, Leoš
    Pohádka, VII/5
    Violin Sonata
    ​
    Liszt, Franz 
    Grand duo concertant for violin and piano sur le “Le marin”, S. 128

    Mahler, Gustav 
    ​Piano Quartet in A minor

    Mendelssohn, Felix 
    Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 45
    ​Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58
    Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49
    Piano Trio in C minor, op. 66
    Piano Quartet in C minor No. 1, Op. 1

    Paradis, Maria-Theresia Von
    Sicilienne

    Ravel, ​Maurice 
    Tzigane
    Violin Sonata No. 2, M. 77

    Sarasate, Pablo de
    Navarra

    Schubert, ​Franz 
    Three Violin Sonatinas, Op. 137
    Violin Sonata “Grand duo”, D. 574 
    Introduction and Variations "Trockne Blumen" op. 160, D. 802 
    Sonata “Arpeggione” in A minor op. post., D. 821
    Trio Notturno in E flat major, D. 897
    Piano Trio no.1, Op. 99 - D. 898
    Piano Trio no. 2, Op. 100
    Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "Trout"

    Schumann, Robert ​
    Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
    Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
    Andante and Variations, Op. 46
    Six Etudes in canonic form, Op. 56
    Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
    Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 
    Three Romances, Op. 94
    Five Pieces in folk style, Op. 102
    Violin Sonata in A minor No. 1, Op. 105
    Märchenbilder, Op. 113
    Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132

    Shostakovich, Dmitri
    Five Pieces for two violins and piano
    Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8
    ​Impromptu for viola and piano, Op. 33
    Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
    Viola Sonata, Op. 147

    Stravinsky, Igor
    Divertimento for violin and piano (from the Fairy's Kiss)
    ​Suite Italienne for violin and piano
    Suite Italienne for cello and piano

    Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
    Sérénade mélancolique, op. 26
    Valse-Scherzo, op. 34
    Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35
    Souvenir d'un lieu cher, op. 42
    Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50
    Pezzo capriccioso, op. 62
    Romance "Oh, chante encore" - after op. 16 no. 4

    ​Wieck Schumann, Clara
    Three Romances, Op. 22
    Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17

    Yun, Isang
    Nore

  • Bach, Johann Sebastian
    Inventions BWV 772-786 - selection
    English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
    English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808
    French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812
    Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
    Toccata in G major, BWV 916
    Italian Concerto, BWV 971
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I - selection
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II - selection

    Bartók, Béla
    Romanian Folk Dances for Piano, BB 68
    Sonatine, BB 69

    Beethoven, Ludwig van 
    Piano Sonata in F major, Op. 10 no. 2
    Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"
    Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 27 no. 1
    Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight"
    Piano Sonata in D minor, Op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"
    Ten Variations "La Stessa, la stessissima", WoO 73

    Brahms, Johannes
    Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79
    Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
    Six Pieces, Op. 118

    Chopin, Fryderyk
    ​Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1 in C minor

    Copland, Aaron
    The cat and the mouse, Scherzo humoristique

    Debussy, Claude 
    Deux Arabesques L. 74 (66)
    ​Rêverie L. 76 (68)
    Suite Bergamasque L. 82 (75)
    L'Isle joyeuse L. 109 (106)
    Children's Corner L. 119 (113)
    The Little Negro L. 122 (114) 

    Haydn, Franz Joseph
    Piano Sonata in G major, Hob. XVI:G1 
    Piano Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI: 50

    Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix
    Rondo Capriccioso in E minor, Op. 14
    Variations sérieuses in D minor, Op. 54

    Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
    Piano Sonata in F major, K. 280 
    Piano Sonata in A minor, K. 310 
    Piano Sonata in D major, K. 311 
    Piano Sonata in C major, K. 330 
    Piano Sonata in A major, K. 331 
    Piano Sonata in F major, K. 332
    Piano Sonata in B-flat major, K. 333
    Fantasy in D minor, K. 397
    Fantasy in C minor, K. 475
    Rondo in D major, K. 485
    Piano Sonata in D major, K. 576​

    Ravel, ​Maurice 
    Sonatine Op. 40

    Scarlatti, Domenico
    Piano Sonata in D minor, K. 1 - L. 366
    Piano Sonata in F major, K. 438
    Piano Sonata in B minor, K. 27 - L. 499
    Piano Sonata in C major, K. 95 - L. 358
    Piano Sonata in E major, K. 380
    Piano Sonata in G major, K. 2
    Piano Sonata in G major, K. 14 - L. 387

    Schumann, Robert
    Papillons, Op. 2
    Carnaval, Op. 9
    Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
    Kinderszenen, Op. 15
    Fantasie in C, Op. 17
    Arabeske in C major, Op. 18
    Blumenstück in D-flat major, Op. 19
    Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22

    Schubert, Franz
    ​Piano Sonata in A major Op. posth. 120 - D. 664
    Four Impromptus, Op. 90 - D. 899
    Four Impromptus, Op. posth. 142 - D.935

    Wieck Schumann, Clara
    4 Pièces fugitives, op. 15