Pianist
Interpretative research, solo repertoire and chamber music.
Piano · interpretation · education
Piano as thought, listening and joy.
A life devoted to music, between the concert stage and teaching: from the first encounter with the instrument to advanced academic study.
- Venice
- Benedetto Marcello Conservatory
- 110 with honours
- History and Music Criticism
- RAI
- Recordings and music programmes
Teacher
A path built around the individual, their pace and their aspirations.
Consultant
Coaching, auditions, exams, competitions and music writing.
My teaching method
Before technique comes the person.
“Helping each student experience the pleasure of playing and making music through the piano.”
Daniela Donaudi
No two students are alike. Age, interests, personality, level and available time shape a genuinely individual path.
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Getting to know each other
The first step is to build trust, understand goals and potential, and establish the right dialogue.
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Spark curiosity
Repertoire becomes discovery: sound, reading, composers and the remarkable mechanism of the piano.
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Build rigour
For academic paths: theory, technique, repertoire and focused preparation for exams and competitions.
Profile
An education that combines gesture, history and musical thought.
A vocation that began at the age of eight.
Graduating with top marks from the “Benedetto Marcello” Conservatory in Venice, Daniela Donaudi continued her studies with Ugo Amendola, Maria Tipo and Lydia Rocchetti, while also deepening her analysis of piano composition with Piero Rattalino.
Alongside her concert activity as a soloist and chamber musician, she earned a degree in History and Music Criticism from Ca’ Foscari University, graduating with honours with a monographic thesis on the Venetian composer Ugo Amendola.
She has recorded for RAI and curated guided-listening programmes and music reports. She teaches piano at the “Benedetto Marcello” Conservatory and lectures in History and Technology of the Piano in first- and second-cycle courses.
Personal archiveThe legacy of Ugo Amendola
Living memory, not static celebration.
An interpreter of numerous works by Amendola, including several world premieres, Daniela Donaudi has studied and communicated his music through concerts, research and public scholarship. She also founded the “Ugo Amendola” Piano Competition, which later became international.
Consulting
Prepare, clarify, grow.
Specialist support to turn study into a conscious and productive path.
Piano coaching
Developing skills and building an effective, sustainable and rewarding study method.
Auditions and exams
Listening, analysis and focused preparation for admissions, exams, competitions and public performances.
Theses and programme notes
Consultancy and editing for musical and literary texts, from structure to final form.
Critical acclaim
Sound leaves a trace.
“Musicality of the highest order and a compelling artistic personality.”
“A finely graded dynamic range and very clean, clear phrasing.”
“Her Beethoven, more than through dynamic contrast, lives through the evocative power of sound.”
Archive
Photographs of a life in music.
From early recognition to concert and teaching activity.
Student achievements
A teaching approach that continues to resonate.
A selection of performances offering concrete evidence of the work developed with students. Videos can be previewed directly here or opened on YouTube.
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Lessons · coaching · projects
Every path begins with a first listening.
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