Martina Meola

Born in Milan on November 28, 2012, Martina Meola began studying piano at the age of six with Irina Bogataia at the “A. Starcea” School of Art in Chișinău, Moldova. In 2022, she returned to Italy and was admitted to the Milan Conservatory, where she currently studies with Silvia Limongelli. Despite her young age, she has already distinguished herself in several piano competitions, including the “Admiralty Star” in Saint Petersburg, the “Vladimir Horowitz” competition in Ukraine, and “Piano Talents” in Milan.

In March 2025, she won First Prize at the “Jeune Chopin” Competition in Lugano, with a jury chaired by Martha Argerich. She has taken part in masterclasses with Evgeny Kissin and Lilya Zilberstein. In 2023, she was awarded First Prize in the “Young Talents” category of the Milan Conservatory and was invited to perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 during the European Political Community Summit in Chișinău, Moldova. In 2024, she performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in Sala Verdi in Milan with the Youth Orchestra conducted by Daniele Moles. She has performed in Florence, Rome, Munich, Brussels, and Paris, for the Società dei Concerti di Milano and for Steinway & Sons Italia.