IVOS MARGONI

VIOLIN

Ivos Margoni, born in 1999, began studying the violin at the age of six. The winner of numerous national and international competitions, in 2018 he was awarded the Premio Nazionale delle Arti (formerly Premio Abbado), establishing himself as one of the most promising violinists of his generation.

He has performed in major Italian cities as well as in France, Germany, Croatia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, and Morocco, appearing in some of the most prestigious festivals and concert seasons, such as the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Accademia dei Cameristi in Bari, Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Musica Insieme in Bologna, Amici della Musica in Florence, Padua, and Verona, the Alessandro Scarlatti Association in Naples, Classiche Forme, and the Stauffer Center for Strings.

As part of the 2023/24 season of the Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti (IUC) in Rome, he made his solo debut on December 2, 2023, at the Aula Magna of Sapienza University of Rome.

He is also highly active as a chamber musician. He has collaborated with renowned artists such as Salvatore Accardo, Kostantin Bogino, Bruno Giuranna, Andrea Lucchesini, Gabriele Pieranunzi, Franco Petracchi, Luigi Piovano, and Mikhail Zemtsov.

In 2020, together with cellist Stefano Bruno and pianist Giulia Loperfido, he founded the Trio Eidos, with which he performed for two years, gaining immediate acclaim from both audiences and critics. The trio won the First Prize at the 2021 Giussano City Competition, the Pakosky Prize (2021), the Comitato AMUR Prize (2022), and the Renzo Giubergia Prize (2022, awarded by the De Sono Foundation). The ensemble honed its skills at the Stauffer Academy with Bruno Giuranna and with Mario Montore through the Avos Project.

He regularly performs in a duo with pianist Alessandro Stella, with whom he recorded the EP Nordic Suite for the Extended Place label. The duo presented the album on a tour across Scandinavian countries.

He graduated with honors from the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory in Naples and pursued further studies with Marco Fiorentini, Salvatore Accardo (at the Walter Stauffer Academy in Cremona), and Andrea Obiso (at the Avos Project). He also refined his artistry under Sonig Tchakerian at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, where he earned a diploma with top marks and honors. He has taken part in masterclasses with Liza Ferschtman, Sergey Girshenko, Mihaela Martin, Mirei Yamada, Kerson Leong, and Mariana Sirbu.

Winner of the 2024 national competition, he currently holds the position of Professor of Violin at the “Gesualdo da Venosa” Conservatory in Potenza.
He plays a violin crafted by luthier Gennaro De Francesco.