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The spirit of music courses through the veins of Eleonora Spina and Michele Benignetti. Coming
\nfrom a strong musical lineage with backgrounds as soloist and chamber musicians, Eleonora and
\nMichele\u2019s partnership as a piano duo took off in 2013 and was met with positive critical acclaim.
\nThe American Record Guide, the oldest independent reviews magazine in USA, writes: \u2018Their
\nensemble is spot on, and there is a wonderful flow to the music under their fingers\u2019.
\nIn June 2014, they were unanimously awarded the prestigious \u2018Dipl\u00f4me Sup\u00e9rieur d\u2019Ex\u00e9cution\u2019 at
\nthe Ecole Normale De Musique Alfred Cortot in Paris, under the supervision of Chantal De
\nBuchy. Lifelong learners, they received master\u2019s degrees with honors, in 2019, at the Maastricht
\nConservatorium of Music in the Netherlands under professors Igor Roma, Henk Guittart, and
\nEnrico Pace. They also studied at the Universit\u00e4t fu\u0308r Musik in Graz (Austria) with Sivan Silver and
\nGil Garburg.
\nThe duo performs regularly throughout Europe and across the globe: Salle Cortot, Auditorium
\nOpera Bastille, Maison de la Radio in Paris and Palais Acropolis in Nice (France), Hijstekzaal
\nMaastricht and Linburgzaal Heerlen (The Netherlands), Grosser Konzertsaal in Munich (Germany),
\nIzumi Hall Osaka (Japan), Auditorium Galindo Blas in Mexico City and Teatro de la Ciudad in
\nCelaya (Mexico), Guangzhou Royal Opera House, Tianjin Grand Theater, Shandong Grand
\nTheater and Auditorium Nankai University (China), Turner Center de Kerikeri and Wanganui
\nRoyal Opera House (New Zealand), to name just a few.
\nInvited to perform at the Johannesburg International Mozart Festival, their last tour in South
\nAfrica was a resounding success with critics and audiences. The tour saw them pack out venues
\nacross Johannesburg, Grahamstown, Hermanus, Potchefstroom, Pretoria, and several other cities.
\nTo quote the Potchefstroom Herald newspaper, \u2018their two pianos recital will be long-remembered\u2019.
\nIn 2019, Eleonora and Michele performed triumphantly in Australia and New Zealand (\u2018four
\nmagic hands for a piano’ – SBS Australia) with numerous recitals in Sydney, Melbourne and
\nCanberra.
\nRecent highlights include their performances at the Maison de la Radio and at the Theatre
\nde l’Alliance Fran\u00e7aise in Paris for the radio shows \u2018G\u00e9n\u00e9ration Jeunes Interpr\u00e8tes\u2019 and \u2018G\u00e9n\u00e9ration
\nFrance Musique – le Live\u2019 broadcasts for the famed Radio France National Radio. Live on Rai
\nRadio3, the duo performed for the radio program \u201cLa Stanza della Musica\u201d. All podcasts are
\navailable on major digital music service providers.
\nTheirs recordings were presented by Radio France, Rai Radio3, Vatican Radio, Rete Toscana
\nClassica, Radio Popolare Milano, Radio Classica, SBS Australia, Art Sound FM Canberra, Cultura
\nFM Brazil and Radio Suisse.
\nDuring the upcoming concert season, they will perform on main venues in Europe, Australia and
\nSouth Africa, where they will appear as soloists with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra
\nand the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra.
\nTheir acclaimed 2015 recording of Brahms\u2019s complete works for two pianos for Brilliant Classics
\nRecords has been praised by audiences and critics alike. Many high-profile music magazines in
\nItaly and France (Amadeus, Musica, Suonare News, Pianiste) regard the recording as among of their
\nmost notable work to date, awarding it the highest possible score in 2015. The Italian critic Luca
\nSegalla commented that \u2018Eleonora Spina and Michele Benignetti, with utmost care and attention
\nto sound, precisely execute the contrapuntal game of variation no. 4, carving out a finale which
\nmakes one feel as if one is listening to an orchestra\u2019 (Musica Magazine, September 2015).
\nThe album \u2018Lifetime\u2019 followed in January 2017. Released by Sheva Collection, it went on to win
\nGold Medals for Best Album, Best Duo, and Best Emerging Artists at the 2017 Global Music
\nAwards in La Jolla, California (USA). The third album \u2018Visions\u2019 is also released on Sheva
\nCollection, the London-based label, on July 2021 and it contains the premiere of C\u00e9sar Franck’s
\nPrelude, Fugue and Variation op.18, transcribed for piano four hands by Abel Marie Decaux. In
\nSeptember 2022, the new album \u201cSchubert\u2019s Music for Piano Four Hands\u201d is released with Apple
\nDigital Masters certification, by UK label Ulysses Arts, featuring Schubert\u2019s major works for piano
\nduet and a transcription of the Trout Piano Quintet D667 for piano four hands.
\nEleonora and Michele are also professors who currently teach at the Cit\u00e9 de la Musique et de la
\nDanse in Soissons (France). Additionally, they are often invited to give masterclasses at the
\nSummer International Academy of Colombes and at the Summer Arts Academy of Flaine
\n(France), at the Beijing International Music Institute and Tianjin School of Music (China), at Sir
\nZelman Cowen School of Music in Melbourne and at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
\n(Australia).
\nThe Spina-Benignetti Piano Duo is an Official Yamaha Artist and has been proudly sponsored by
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