Violinist
Paolo Tagliamento is a violinist of great talent with international training, the first and only Italian First Prize winner of the International Violin Competition Premio Rodolfo Lipizer in Gorizia since 1982. After graduating with honors and special mention from the G. Verdi Conservatory in Milan, he continued his studies in Italy with Salvatore Accardo at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena and the Accademia Walter Stauffer in Cremona.
He completed his studies with Ana Chumachenco at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid, with a scolarship from John Elkann - FIAT, and at the University of Music and Theatre in Munich, where he obtained a Master Degree in violin and a Master Degree in solo performance.
He has performed in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America with orchestras such as I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, Bad Reichenhaller Philharmonie, Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse, I Solisti di Mosca, the Art of Sound in Melbourne and Simón Bolívar in Caracas. As a member of I Solisti di Radio Veneto Uno, he has made an important contribution to the promotion of classical music.
Togehter with guitarist Massimo Scattolin, with whom he forms a duo, he launched their first live CD on an Australian tour. This collaboration has included concerts in Italy and Germany, as well as other discographic productions, such as the “Homage to Morricone” tour.
His debut with Andrea Marcon and the Venice Baroque Orchestra marked the beginning of his path as baroque violinist, an area to which he is wholeheartedly dedicated.
In 2023, he was Artist in Residence at I Virtuosi Italiani, a year in which he aslo won Third Prize at the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition with the Trio Michelangeli. In 2024, he has been invited as soloist and teacher at El Sistema, performing with the Simón Bolívar National Orchestra in Caracas.
For several years, he has the privilege of receiving deep esteem and artistic advice from the great Italian violinist Uto Ughi, from whom he has drawn inspiration and knowledge.
He plays a 1701 Pietro Giacomo Rogeri violin with a warm and brilliant sound, known as “the Milanollo,” kindly granted by the Pro Canale Foundation in Milan. He uses Dogal strings, a brand he actively supports, handcrafted for generations by the same Venetian family.
His career is marked by an ongoing commitment to the promotion of great music and constant artistic refinement, making him a significant figure in the contemporary music scene.