biography

Clarinet player, winner of several international competitions as soloist and chamber musician, Elena was born near Bologna. 

Passionate about chamber music, she has an intense concert activity with various ensembles. She has recently held concerts as chamber musician at the Sala Maffeiana of the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, the Sale Apollinee of the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, the Sala Esedra of the Theater Museum Alla Scala in Milan, the Palazzo Chigi-Saracini of Accademia Chigiana in Siena and internationally she performs regularly in Germany, Austria, France and Great Britain.

Among the various prizes won in international chamber music competitions there are the Third Prize at the Fischoff Competition 2020, U.S.A., the First Prize at the “e-Muse” international competition, Greece, the Second Prize at the “ENKOR” international competition, Germany.

Elena Veronesi is the clarinettist of the Quantum Clarinet Trio, which she founded together with cellist Johannes Przygodda and pianist Bokyung Kim. In 2022, the trio was invited to record an album for Deutschlandfunk Kultur, which was released in September 2023 for the record label Hänssler Classic. The trio is one of the artists selected for the concert series Gioventù Musicale d’Italia 2024-25, was nominated for the Opus Klassik Prize 2024 as best  chamber music recording of the year and is Chamber Music Resident Artist 2025 at the renowned Britten Pears Arts in the UK.

As Soloist, she has received numerous international awards and prizes, including the Second Prize at the AudiMozart Competition! 2016 and the Third Prize at the International Competition of the city of Padova 2023. She performs with various chamber orchestras and collaborates regularly with the orchestra Amadeus Consort Salzburg. In 2022 she was selected to receive the artistic patronage offered by the Italian Association Musica con le Ali, which is committed to promoting the best young performers nationwide.

Complementary to her chamber music and solo activity, orchestra playing is an important part of her professional life. Frequently invited as Principal Clarinet at the Ingolstadt Chamber Orchestra in Germany and at the Salzburg Chamber Soloist in Austria, she has performed under the baton of famous conductors, including Juraj Valcuha, Hans Graf, Justus Frantz, Donato Renzetti and Daniel Oren. Among the orchestras and lyrical-symphonic foundations with which she has collaborated and collaborates are the orchestra of the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, the orchestra of the Teatro Lirico of Cagliari, the orchestra of the Arena of Verona foundation, the Haydn orchestra of Bolzano and Trento, the Leonore Orchestra of Pistoia and the Philharmonie of the Nation of Hamburg.

Elena obtained her clarinet diploma at the Conservatory G.B. Martini in Bologna in 2009. She then continued her studies with Giovanni Riccucci and Calogero Palermo. After completing her studies in Italy, she obtained her Master of Arts degree in 2016 at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg in the class of Alois Brandhofer with full marks and unanimous praise from the commission. Finally, she attended the Post-Graduate course in the same University, which ended in 2018 with top marks in the class of Andreas Schablas. In 2021 she was selected and participates as chamber musician in the prestigious European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA Pro).

Since 2021 she is clarinet professor at the Regional Music School of Upper Austria and gives masterclasses and seminars in Italy and abroad. Among the various international engagements planned for 2025, Elena has been invited to give a chamber music masterclass at Oxford University in February 2025.