Renowned for her insightful interpretations characterized by a blend of passion, introspection, and profound expressiveness, Marina Grozdanovic is a pianist celebrated for her ability to engage in a transcendent dialogue with the audience, while drawing them into the depths of music. Her performances stand as a testament to her interpretive prowess, delivering the essence of the composers vision with authenticity, vitality and transformative power. She is an internationally acclaimed pianist, and some of her performance highlights include the BeverlyHills International Music Festival at Greystone Mansion in Los Angeles; the Ravinia Music Festival in Chicago; the Kolarac Music Hall in Belgrade, Serbia; the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway; Les Dimanches Musicaux and Atelier Concert Series in Paris; St. Olave’s Church and St. Mary Abbot’s Church in London; and performances with the Bombay Chamber Orchestra in India. She was recently showcased as a distinguished guest performer on Serbian national television, RTS. As a resident of Los Angeles, some of her local performances include the Encore Concert Series, Pasadena; Epiphany Music Guild, Oak Park; Classical Music Encounters of Orange County, Irvine; Music at Noon, Pasadena and multiple performances for the COPW, an LA Philharmonic affiliation.vIn addition to her career as a soloist, she also is an acclaimed collaborative artist and a co-founder of the “L’estro Armonico” piano duo ensemble, with Maestro Sasha Bajcic. Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Marina Grozdanovic holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of Music Art, Belgrade, a Professional Studies diploma from Mannes College of Music, New York, a Master of Music degree from Indiana University, and a Doctorate degree in Piano Performance from the University of Southern California. Her mentors included highly acclaimed pianists from the legendary Russian school such as Arkady Aronov, Alexander Toradze, Daniel Pollack and Maestro Sasha Bajcic.Marina Grozdanovic is a winner of the Pinault International Piano Competition, New York, the Ibla Grand Prize International Piano Competition, Italy, the Phi Beta National Professional Association for the Performing Arts Competition, Los Angeles, the Yugoslavian National Piano Competition, the Grand Prize winner of the Eleventh Annual Piano Ensemble Festival, California, and a recipient of the Martin Family Scholarship for music at Indiana University. She is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, the Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC) and Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). Dr. Grozdanovic is frequently sought after as a juror and a lecturer in various competitions, festivals and masterclasses in the United States and Europe. In addition to her performing career, she is an established pedagogue with prize winning students in numerous competitions in the United States. She has served as a faculty member of East Los Angeles College, instructing students majoring in piano performance. Dr. Marina Grozdanovic is the founder and proprietor of the prestigious Virtuoso Piano Studio (http://www.virtuosopianostudio.com).
Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia is regarded by Leslie Howard as one of the most sensitive and interesting musicians of his generation. Born in 1999, he began studying piano at an early age under Maestro Giancarlo Peroni. He graduated with honors from the Bruno Maderna Conservatory in Cesena in 2022, receiving a scholarship awarded by the Rotary Club. In 2025 he obtained the honorary title of “Master” at the Conservatory of Rovigo, under the guidance of Federico Nicoletta and Roberto Prosseda, with the highest distinction. As part of this same project, he will record an album entirely dedicated to Muzio Clementi for Brilliant Classics, scheduled for release in 2026. He has refined his artistry through summer festivals, masterclasses, seminars, and
conferences with world-renowned musicians such as Edith Fischer, Avedis Kouyoumdjian, Riccardo Risaliti, and Sergio Tiempo.
Tuccia is the winner of over 50 prizes in national and international piano competitions, including an Honorable Mention at the Sergio Fiorentino International Piano Competition, Elevato Piano Competition, finalist at the Vigo International Piano Competition, First Prize at the MAP International Music Competition in Los Angeles, Second Prize at the Kings Peak International Music Competition, Third Prize at the London Classic Competition, finalist at the Nota Music Competition (in the chamber music duo category), among many others. He has performed in prestigious concert halls across Europe and Italy, including the Teatro Galli in Rimini, Teatro Alighieri in Ravenna, Teatro degli Atti in Rimini, Foyer Respighi of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Teatro Mazzacorati in Bologna, Auditorium of the University of Tuscia in Viterbo, Auditorium Roma Tre, Sala Corelli of the Teatro Alighieri, Teatro Masini in Faenza, Prefecture Hall in Forlì, Teatro Talia in Gualdo Tadino, Auditorium Tamburini in Rovigo, Teatro Don Bosco in Gualdo Tadino, Palazzo Raffaello in Urbino, Villa Carcano in Lecco, Auditorium of the Convitto Vittorio Locchi in Rome, Concert Hall of the Conservatory of Porto, Sala Monteverdi in Cremona, Shigeru Kawai Center in Milan, Teatro Eliodoro Sollima in Marsala, Auditorium Martin Codax in Vigo, Bank Salon in Vienna, Steinway Hall in London, Steinway Hall in San Francisco, and many other European capitals including Berlin, Helsinki, London, Valletta, Budapest, and Vienna. He has taken part in major international festivals such as Gli Amici del Loggione del Teatro alla Scala (Milan), Rovigo Piano Festival, Gioie Musicali, Conoscere la Musica (Bologna), Gala Music Festival – Musiche d’Autunno in Sicily, Misano Piano Festival, Ravenna Festival, Kaunas Piano Festival (Lithuania), Altalena Music Fest (Hungary), Young Artist Festival of Roma Tre Orchestra, Piano City Pordenone, Piano Estense Festival in Ferrara, Euregio Rijn-Waal (Germany and the Netherlands), Piano Circle in Helsinki, International Piano Festival in Malta, Pomeriggi Musicali in Trieste, Suono Italiano in Cisterna di Latina, Suono Giovane in Florence, Musica al British in Florence, Cremona Musica, Elevato Piano Festival (Porto, Vienna, and Bonn), and the Salon Concert Festival at Klavierhaus, New York. In February, he undertook a U.S. tour thanks to the Institute of Piano in Fairfield, performing as a soloist in Napa, Fairfield, Vacaville, Sacramento, Dixon, and San Francisco, California. In June, he returned to America to perform in Millbrook (NY), Arbor Ridge (NY), Le Fountain (CT), and Manhattan (NY). Since 2023, he has been supported by The Keyboard Charitable Trust, through which he has performed in prestigious venues such as Steinway Hall (London), St Mary le Strand Auditorium (London), St Perivale Church (London), the British Institute of Florence, and the University of Tuscia Auditorium (Viterbo). He has collaborated with renowned orchestras such as the Bergisch Gladbach Symphony Orchestra (Cologne), Circle Symphony Orchestra (Padua), Orchestra Antiqva Metropoli (Mexico), Chamber Orchestra of the Bruno Maderna Conservatory, Marco Allegri Symphon Orchestra, Rimini Symphony Orchestra, Fontana Mix Ensemble, and the Arturo Toscanini Philharmonic, working with conductors including Stefano Pecci, Jacopo Rivani, Parvi Shejazi, Tito Ceccherini, and Roman Salyutov. Tuccia has recorded for Doppio Movimento, Movimento Classical, IMD Music, Naxos, and Halidon—with the latter he is one of the label’s main artists, releasing new music monthly. His performances and recordings have been featured in magazines such as Amadeus Magazine, Piano News, and Musical Opinion, and praised by internationally renowned critics including Kevin Mecenay, Christopher Axworthy, Cesare Guzzella, Luca Ciammarughi, and Marco Frei. Recently, he was a guest on the “Stanza della Musica” program on Rai Radio 3, where he presented his CD dedicated to Haydn. Nicolò Giuliano Tuccia is active not only as a solo pianist, but also as an organizer, manager, and digital entrepreneur, with over 16,000 followers on Facebook. He is currently President of the Forlì Cultura Association, through which he has organized more than 50 events, collaborating with festivals and organizations such as the Keyboard Charitable Trust (London), Musica Insieme (Bologna), and Les Foyers des Artistes (Ireland). He is also artistic director of the Stagione Guido Agosti in Forlì and Musica Giovane in Gualdo Tadino. Since 2025, he has been CEO of the agency and record label VerboSound. In 2026, he will embark on an international tour in China, Brazil, and India.
Maurizio Moretti, pianist and orchestra conductor, is one of the Italian musicians which over the last years have gained great esteem in the international scene. Throughout his career, spanning more than two decades, Maurizio Moretti has performed in the most famous European concert halls and has had regular tours in France, Spain, Germany, Austria and East Europe, with the most praised orchestra.
Born in Cagliari, he studied with Ida Allegretto at his home town Conservatory, and continued his formative career perfecting his art in the Parisian school of the great Aldo Ciccolini, who has written about him:
“An extraordinary rhythmical vitality, a special inborn musical treatment of sound and a great technical capacity characterize his pianism. He is surely one of the most talented and original exponents of Italian pianism”.