Musicians

After receiving her Harp diploma at the Conservatorio G. Verdi in Milan (Italy), Chiara Granata has devoted her energies to performing music on historical instruments. She studied baroque harp with Mara Galassi at the International Academy of Music, and attended several master classes with Paul O’Dette (2003), Hopkinson Smith (2004), Edoardo Bellotti (2001), and Laura Alvini (2002/3- 2003/4). At present she is a member of the Baroque ensembles: “Cappella de’Turchini”(Napoli cond. A. Florio), “La Venexiana” (Milano, cond. C. Cavina), l’Ensamble Matheus (Brest, cond. Spinosi), La Capella de Ministrers (Valencia, cond. G. Magraner), “Accademia Montis Regalis” (Mondovì, con. A. De Marchi), “Akademia” (Parigi, cond. F. Lasserre), l'”Ensemble Costanzo Porta” (Cremona, cond. A. Greco), “Il Canto d'Orfeo” (Milano, dir. A. Capuano), “L’Aura Soave” (Cremona, D. Cantalupi), l’Ensemble Piano&Forte (Milano, cond. A. Frigé) “Los Musicos de sv Alteza” (Saragoza, cond. Luis Antonio Gonzales).

Ms. Granata has appeared in prestigious theatres and concert halls throughout Europe, including the following: Paris, Cité de la musique, Theatre des Champs-Elysées; Luxembourg, Philarmonie; Amsterdam, Concertgebouw; Napoli, Teatro Mercadante e Teatro San Carlo; Valencia, Palau de la musica; Siviglia, Teatro della Maestranza; Potsdam, Palazzo Sanssouci; Brest, Theatre Le Quartz; Pisa, Teatro Verdi; Torino, Teatro Carignano. She has released over a dozen recordings on the Arta, Dynamic, Eloquentia, Hyperion, and Stradivarius labels.

In the academic year 1997-98 Chiara Granata recieved a Degree in Philosophy at the Università Statale di Milano, grade 110/110 cum laude. Her thesis topic was “Baroque aesthetics in the Philosophy of René Descartes.” She received the academy prize “Dal Pra” 1998 for the best research in modern philosophy, and has published several studies on musical aesthetics. She has taught harp in Milan for many years and has given lectures on baroque harp at conservatories in Napoli, Milano, and Adria.