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RESUME

Jessica began her musical education at the age of 7, joining a children choir in her birthtown, Trento (Italy), where she obtained the flute graduation in 1990. She continued her studies in Italy with Giampaolo Pretto, Glauco Cambursano, Jànos Bàlint and attended master classes with Jean-Pierre Rampal, Aurèle Nicolet, Emmanuel Pahud, and Jacques Zoon. Her orchestral experience started in 1993 as a member of the Italian Youth Orchestra, where Jessica played under the direction of Luciano Berio, Gyorgy G. Rath and Daniele Gatti. It continued through collaborations as Principal in many italian orchestras: “Teatro dell’Opera” Roma, “Teatro La Fenice” Venezia, “Maggio Musicale” Florence, Filarmonica Toscanini (L. Maazel), “Orchestra del Teatro Regio” of Parma, Orchestra Sinfonica “Toscanini” Parma, “Teatro Regio” Torino, “Haydn Orchester” Bozen. Later she widened her activity through long experiences abroad: Assistant Principal with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia, Principal with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife and Real Filarmonia de Sevilla (Spain) and subsequently for almost a decade Solo flute at São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra (Brazil), playing in Concert Halls such Musikverein Vienna, Koelner Philharmonie, Théâtre du Châtelet Paris, Auditorio Nacional de Musica Madrid, Lisinski Hall Zagreb, Filharmonia Narodowa Warsaw, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Royal Albert Hall London (BBC Proms 2012), Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg, Tonhalle Zuerich. Back to Europe Jessica enjoys a free-lance activity as Guest Principal with various Orchestras (Camerata Salzburg, Maggio Musicale Firenze, Tonhalle Zuerich, Teatro Regio Torino, Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, Teatro La Fenice Venice, Konzerthaus Berlin, Ensemble Resonanz Hamburg etc)

          Very passionate chamber musician, she plays in duo with piano, harp, guitar as well as bigger formations. Awarded with the “Prix de la Fondation Sorato” at the prestigious Genève Competition, she joined a Stage at “Academie de Villecroze” by official invitation of Emmanuel Pahud, with the prize winners of all the international flute Competitions 2001.

She recorded “Il flauto notturno” by Riccardo Zandonai (Tactus), Le Carneval des Animaux for “Amadeus” music magazine,  “A Touch of Tango” with music for flute and guitar by R. Di Marino (Pizzicato).

In 2011 Jessica obtained the Performance Master degree at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil), her dissertation about the acoustic parameters of the flute vibrato is published by NEA Editions. Recently approached the Traverso under the guidance of Marcello Gatti. She is also graduated in Clinical Psychology (University of Padova, 2004).​

A dedicated teacher, Jessica has been titular professor at the S. Paulo State Orchestra Academy. Her students successfully pursued their formation in prestigious Universities and Music Academies, such as: Academia Reina Sofia (Madrid, Spain, Prof. J. Zoon), FolkWang Hochschuhle fuer Musik (Essen, Germany, Prof. G. Ott), ZHDK Zuerich (prof. P. Racine), Depaul University Chicago (prof. M. Sparks), Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse (Paris, France, Prof. S. Cherrier). Actually she is flute professor at Bonporti Conservatory in Trento (Italy).

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