Sofia Sacco

Italian pianist Sofia Sacco played extensively throughout Europe, Asia and South America. She appeared as soloist in more than 100 recitals in Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium, and China, Mexico with latest appearances at prestigious venues including Teatro la Fenice in Venice, Gohliser Schlösschen in Leipzig, Jilin Recital Hall (China), Auditorium Blas Balindo (Mexico City). 2026 will see her solo debut at the Wigmore Hall in London. She appeared with the Changchun Orchestra, the Pollini Symphony Orchestra, the Audentia Ensemble, Orchestra delle Tre Venezie and the Timía Chamber Orchestra. She played live at BBC Radio 3, and her recording was featured on Rai Radio 3. Sofia is the recipient of the Francis Simms Prize and first prize winner of the Bach International Music Competition and A. Baldi International Piano Competition.
Sofia studied piano in Padua with A. Silva and M. Ferrati, and got her Master of Arts and Professional Diploma at the Royal Academy of Music as a scholarship student with R. Hayroudinoff. Sofia was appointed Hodgson Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music for two consecutive years, and was awarded the Aud Jebsen Fellowship for 2024/2026.

She is generously supported by City Music Foundation and was recently nominated CMF Artist 2024-2026. She released her first CD featuring Preludes and fugues Op. 87 by Shostakovich with Orchid Classics in 2025 which was praised for its “clarity and eloquence” (International Piano). Shostakovich’s music is a profound passion and influence for her, and she is committed to play and record all his works for piano – as an Artist in Residence for the Società del Quartetto di Bergamo she will perform his opera omnia in the coming years.
Inquisitive and widely curious, she also graduated in Physics at the University of Padua.
Alongside her performing career, Sofia is an enthusiastic teacher, and she currently holds a teaching position at Trinity Music School and Queen’s College in London as well as teaching at the Royal Academy of Music as part of her fellowship.