A polished, underground classical artist.
Violinist Clarissa Bevilacqua is known to enchant audiences with her deeply inspiring musicality, and her playing has been described as “luminously elevated” (Gramophone) and “elegant and nimble” (The Strad). Clarissa’s 2025/26 season features several highly anticipated debuts as a soloist, most notably with the Münchner Symphoniker and the Münchener Kammerorchester. She will perform in some of the world’s most renowned venues, including the Isarphilharmonie, Schloss Elmau, Beethovensaal Stuttgart, Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, Elbphilharmonie, Prince Mahidol Hall in Bangkok, Theatre des Champs- Elysees in Paris, and Victoria Hall in Geneva. Clarissa's debut solo album, Mozartiana, will be released in Spring 2026 by Berlin Classics, in collaboration with Bayerischer Rundfunk. Beyond performing, Clarissa is also the founder and Artistic Director of DYNAMIKfest Salzburg, an annual classical contemporary chamber music festival dedicated to championing emerging, under 30 artists and composers. Winner of several international violin competitions, Clarissa was awarded First Prize at the International Mozart Competition Salzburg. In 2023, Clarissa was selected to join the Classeek Ambassador Program and their artist roster, as a winner of the open application competition. She currently a laureate of the prestigious Fondation Gautier Capuçon.
Clarissa Bevilacqua performs classical and contemporary violin repertoire, highlighted by her debut album Mozartiana on Berlin Classics.
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Clarissa Bevilacqua was born in Italy and grew up in the United States.
DYNAMIKfest Salzburg is an annual classical contemporary chamber music festival founded and directed by Clarissa Bevilacqua to champion artists under 30.