NEWS

FEBRUARY 2nd, 2020

ELISA WON 1st PRIZE

WITH PERFECT SCORE

AT THE ISSMA COMPETITION!

Born in Italy and raised in a family of musicians, Anna and Elisa Plano started playing the piano at the age of 5 at the Accademia Musicale Varesina, Varese (Italy), under the guidance of their mother, pianist Paola Del Negro. They started to perform very early, for Italian Music Festivals such as "Note di Lago" in Travedona Monate, Musiké in Monza, "Flying Notes" in Milan, "Le Schubertiadi del Lago" in Varese, as well as at Santuccio Theatre in Varese, Civic Theatre in Caraglio, Showroom Fazioli in Milan and in Massa and Genova for "Donatori di Musica". They have won already several prizes in National and International Piano Competitions: 1st Prize at the International Piano Competition "City of Albenga", 1st Prize at the Music Competition "Talenti in Canavese" in Aglié (Turin), 2nd Prize at the International Piano Competition "Remo Vinciguerra Prize" (where Elisa was selected to partecipate in the recording of Vinciguerra's music), 2nd Prize at the National Music Competition “Piove di Sacco” (Padova), 3rd Prize at the Val Tidone International Music Competition (Piacenza), 2nd Prize at the International Piano Competition "Giulio Rospigliosi" (Pistoia) . In February 2020 Elisa won 1st Prize with perfect score at the ISSMA Competition in Bloomington IN. They recently won 1st Prize (Elisa, solo division) and 2nd Prize (4 hands division) at the Elite International Music Competition, which allowed them to perform at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York; in March 2018 Elisa won the 2nd Prize at the International Music Competition "The Music of America" - Great Composers Competition Series and in April 2018 Anna and Elisa (piano 4 hands) won the 3rd Prize at the International music Competition "The Music of Mediterranean Europe". In USA they played with their family in several venues like Tabor Academy in Marion (MA), Knowlton Auditorium in Austin (MN), Farley's House of Piano in Madison (WI), in Ottawa (Canada) for MitBravour Concert Series and performed privately for Senator Ted Cochran in Washington. In May 2018 Anna passed the RSCM America exam 1st level and Elisa the RSCM America exam 3rd level. They are also featured in the 2016 Christmas video produced by one of the most important piano manufacturers in the world, Fazioli Pianos.