Yumi Palleschi

Born in Italy in 1991, pianist Yumi Palleschi began her musical studies at the age of 4. She studied privately with Angelo Pepicelli, Maria Teresa Carunchio and Massimiliano Ferrati until she graduated from the Istituto Musicale Pareggiato “G.Briccialdi” of Terni with the highest honors in 2009. In 2013 she pursued her Bachelor’s of Music degree at the “F. Chopin” University of Music in Warsaw, Poland, under the guide of Piotr Paleczny. She is currently a student of Joaquin Achucarro, completing her Master’s of Music degree at the Meadows School of the Arts at SMU, Dallas, USA. Palleschi gave her first recital at the age of 8 and debuted with an orchestra at the age of 13 with the orchestra of the I.C.O. “T. Schipa” Foundation of Lecce, and since then she has performed numerous times in Italy, Poland and the USA as a soloist and chamber musician for associations and festivals such as the “Amici della Musica di Perugia” Association, the Festival Pianistico of Spoleto, the “W. A. Mozart” Association of Rome, the Festival “Strefa Ciszy” of Warsaw, the “Karol Szymanowski” Festiwal of Zakopany, the “Lyceum” Association of Catania etc. Palleschi has won top prizes in many national and international competitions and has received many awards and scholarships, including the Honors Diploma from the Accademia Chigiana of Siena, the “Leandro Roscini” prize by the “Amici della Musica di Perugia” Association, scholarships to participate to the Summer Academy at the “Mozarteum” University of Salzburg, to the “IKIF” at the Mannes School of Music of New York, and in 2011 she’s been invited to take part to the 66th International Chopin Piano Festival in Duszniki Zdròj. She has participated to masterclasses with maestros such as Jerome Rose, Oxana Jablonskaya, Andrea Bonatta, Jan Jiracek von Armin, Sergio Perticaroli, Paul Gulda.