Cecilia Cuccolini Harpist

She began her training with the Suzuki method. She approached the study of the instrument at the age of 5 at the “C. Confetta” Music School in Novellara. A student of Maestro Martina Hartmann, she had the opportunity to participate in Master's (from 2004 to 2010) under the guidance of Professor Ester Gattoni. In 2006, she had the opportunity to participate in the 14th Suzuki Method World Convention in Turin, followed by participation, the following year, in Cardiff, where she had the opportunity to meet some of the greatest exponents of the Harp world.

From 2012, she participated in Masterclasses with Professor Elizabeth Fontan-Binoche, Marcella Carboni, Susana Cermeño, Lorenzo Montenz, Viktor Hartobanu, Jeuan Jones. In 2018, she began her first-level academic studies at the A. Boito Conservatory in Parma. Under the guidance of Professor Degli Esposti Emanuela.
Since 2020, she has participated in the Masterclass of Emanuela degli Esposti and Jeuan Jones at Villa Medici Giulini near Briosco (MB). In 2024, she obtained a Bachelor's Degree with top marks cum Laude at the A. Boito Conservatory of Parma.

She participates as an orchestral musician in some productions of the Arturo Toscanini Orchestra of Parma, including the X International Conducting Competition (2021), L'OREAT (2022) and the same year she was conducted by Maestro Daniel Smith in the production of "Daphnis et Chloé". In 2023, she participated in the production of "Pelléas et Mélisande" conducted by Maestro Marco Angius with the Arturo Toscanini Orchestra of Parma, performing in Modena and Piacenza.
In 2024, she had the opportunity, among others, to participate in Stewart Copeland's "Deranged for Orchestra" production with Orchestra di Ferrara.

Touching every possible genre, from Celtic to Spanish, from jazz to classical music, from medieval to Bossa Nova repertoire, Cecilia also performs solo and instrumental duo concerts, records music online as a Ghost-producer and teaches how to play the harp.

She has been working in the private events sector since 2017, both as a freelancer and under various agencies, including MusicEvents Italy, Nuart and Kristal Kuartet.