About us

ToraDuo

"ToraDuo" originates as a philosophy of multiform piano duo. In particular, the two musicians, while engaged in a traditional chamber research, travel towards an experience of translation and transposition from the orchestra,from the quartet and theater.. In this way the enlarged function of the piano becomes the instrument to express the ludic soul of music, reflecting the two artists' life vision.

Pier Narciso Masi

Born in Siena.

He is considered one of the most important musicians on the international scene,he  has to his credit many public performances throughout the world, in collaboration with the most prestigious names in the international concert scene.

Already the favorite pupil of Edwin Fischer, he studied with Guido Agosti and Carlo Zecchi; winner of international awards (including thePozzoli competition), supports the production of an intense chamber music, soloist in recitals and with orchestra.

High demanded lecturer, he holds seminars and master classes at many prestigious Italian and foreign Academies, in particular at the Musical Academy of Florence and the A.Corelli Foundation of Fusignano.

He records for Naxos, RCA and Pan Dynamic.

Recently, with the pianist Alessandra Giovannotti he founded toraduo,which during its first year of activity has been collecting unanimous warm acclaim both from audiences and critics.

Alessandra Giovannotti

Born in Rome.
Under the guidance of M° Maria Letizia Sini Verciani,Alessandra graduated with honors and praise at the Institute L. Boccherini in Lucca.

She took part in many national and international piano competitions appearing,most of the times, among the winners.

She played in numerous public performances, both as a soloist and with various chamber ensembles and opera singers and performed several times for television, playing for "Rome cine tv" channels on the GBR broadcasting.

After 10 years away from the piano, she came back to music in 2005.

She attended a master with M°Aldo Ciccolini and a four years advanced courses at the Music Academy of Florence held by M° Pier Narciso Masi, both for soloing and for chamber music.

In the meantime she graduated with honors in specialist level II leader and collaborator at the piano at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome.

She continued her career as soloist and in piano duo (4 hands / 2 pianos) with M° Masi,forming ToraDuo. In its first year of life,the duo received unanimous consensus of critic and public for the numerous concerts.

In the meanwhile Alesssandra collaborates with many other musicians joining in various chamber ensembles, from duos with violin to wind quintet and works with various singers in Italy and recently in Tokyo.

Fond of japanese culture,she graduated with honors in Oriental Languages ​​and Civilizations at the University "La Sapienza" in Rome.