Ivan Rabaglia

IVAN RABAGLIA

Born in 1971, Ivan Rabaglia has been the violinist of the Trio di Parma since its foundation in 1990. He graduated with the highest honors, distinction, and an honorable mention from the "A. Boito" Conservatory in his hometown, subsequently perfecting his technique with masters such as Franco Gulli, Stefan Gheorghiu, Giuliano Carmignola, Pavel Vernikov, Ilya Grubert, and Zinaida Gilels. His formative years were also shaped by his studies with the Trio di Trieste—comprising Dario De Rosa, Renato Zanettovich, and Amedeo Baldovino— and by his participation in Isaac Stern’s Chamber Music Workshop in New York.

Together with his colleagues in the Trio, Alberto Miodini and Enrico Bronzi, Rabaglia has achieved remarkable success in the international competition circuit. Their accolades include first prize at the 16th "Vittorio Gui" International Competition in Florence (1992), second prize at the 2nd Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition (1995), and second prize at the 47th ARD International Music Competition in Munich (1998), where the first prize was not awarded. They also secured first prize at the inaugural International Chamber Music Competition in Lyon in 2004 and received the prestigious "Abbiati" Award from Italian music critics in 1994.

His extensive activity with the Trio has led him to perform for the most prominent musical institutions worldwide. These include the Accademia di S. Cecilia in Rome, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Vienna Konzerthaus, Wigmore Hall in London, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York, and the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. He is also a frequent guest at major international festivals, such as those in Lucerne, Lockenhaus, Melbourne, and Cartagena. Beyond the Trio, he has collaborated with distinguished musicians like Bruno Giuranna and Alessandro Carbonare, and has appeared as a soloist under the baton of conductors such as Vladimir Delman, Hubert Soudant, and Anton Nanut.

In addition to numerous radio broadcasts for major networks across Europe, the US, and Australia, Rabaglia maintains a prolific recording career. His discography features the complete trios of Brahms, Beethoven, Pizzetti, Liszt, Schumann, and Dvořák, as well as works by Ravel and Schubert for labels such as Decca, Stradivarius, and Concerto. Notably, his recording of Shostakovich’s Trios and Romances won the 2008 Disc of the Year award from Classic Voice magazine.

As a committed educator, he has taught chamber music at the International School of the Trio di Trieste in Duino and the Fiesole Music School. After serving as a violin professor at the "Vecchi-Tonelli" Institute in Modena and the "Guido Cantelli" Conservatory in Novara, he now teaches at the "Arrigo Boito" Conservatory in Parma, while also leading masterclasses at the academies of Biella, Pinerolo, Portogruaro, and Accademia Musicale Mediterranea. He performs on a Giuseppe Baldantoni violin, made in Ancona in 1850.