ANTONIO TINELLI, clarinet
“…I am very impressed by the beauty of the sound, the quality of the dynamics, the interplay of tonal colors, the expressiveness, and the musical imagination.” [Karl Leister – legendary principal clarinetist of the Berlin Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan]; “In a word: superb” [Fanfare Magazine, USA]; „…masterful interpretation” [The Clarinet – USA]; „…a performer with masterful phrasing and consummate musicality” [Musica – Italy].
His career includes distinguished collaborations with artists such as Karl Leister, Fabio Bidini, Yuri Gandelsman, Paolo Pollastri, Francesco Pomarico, the Enesco Quartet (Paris), and Giuliano Mazzoccante, with whom he forms a regular duo. Numerous composers including Angelo Inglese, Luigi Giachino, Ante Grgin, Giuseppe Garbarino, Giuseppe Ricotta, and Walter Farina have dedicated works to him. A prize-winner in major national and international competitions, he maintains an active performance schedule across Europe, the Far East, and the USA. As a soloist, he has collaborated with orchestras such as the Kiev RTV Festival Orchestra, the „George Enescu” Philharmonic Orchestra (Bucharest), the Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia, Orchestra Milano Classica, the Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, the National Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela (Caracas), the Mersin State Opera Orchestra (Turkey), the Kazakhstan State Academic Symphony Orchestra (Almaty), the Portuguese Navy Band (Lisbon), and the „I Virtuosi di Kiev” Orchestra (Malta). He opened the 39th International ClarinetFest® Convention at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska (USA). He has recorded for RAI and SKY Classic (Italy), Deutsche Südwestfunk (Germany), National Radio and TVR 1 Bucharest (Romania), TV Dubai (UAE), News 24 (Albania), Venezuela TV, and Radio Classic (Kazakhstan), and has released albums with Urania Records, Dad Records, VDM Records/RAI Trade, and Phoenix Classics. His numerous recordings include a trio album with Karl Leister and Giuliano Mazzoccante, released by Camerata Tokyo. Some of his recordings have won gold and silver medals at the Global Music Awards in Los Angeles and received a 5-star rating from the national music magazine *Musica*. His recordings are available on major streaming platforms (Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Play, iTunes, and Deezer). He holds the clarinet chair at the „N. Piccinni” Conservatory of Music in Bari, conducts masterclasses in Europe, the Far East, and the USA, and serves as the artistic director of the „Saverio Mercadante” International Clarinet Competition. Antonio Tinelli is an official Buffet-Crampon artist, Gleichweit artist and a D’Addario Woodwind International Artist. [www.antoniotinelli.com]
YULIA MOSEYCHUK, piano
Born in Rostov-on-Don (Russia) in 1991, she began her musical studies at an early age, attending and graduating from the Rostov Regional Experimental School of Fine Arts for gifted children; she subsequently obtained an advanced professional diploma from the Rostov College of Art, qualifying as both a concert performer and an orchestral musician.
She made her solo debut at the age of 16 with the Rostov Philharmonic Orchestra, performing Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2. She studied at the „Sergey Vasilievich Rachmaninov” State Conservatory in Rostov-on-Don, where she obtained her academic qualification. After moving to Italy, she completed both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in solo piano at the „Niccolò Piccinni” Conservatory of Music in Bari under the guidance of Pasquale Iannone, graduating with full marks (110), honors, and a special mention. She actively collaborates with various musical institutions, theater companies, and national and international competitions as an accompanist; she has also participated in educational projects alongside prominent figures of the international concert scene, such as Christoph Stradner, Stefano Cerrato, Nikita Zimin, Sharon Kam, Milos Mijatovic, Andrew Marriner, and Martti Rousi. She recorded the world premiere of „Lacrymosa” for clarinet and piano with Antonio Tinelli a piece composed by Angelo Inglese for Holocaust Remembrance Day and dedicated to Tinelli. She currently serves as an accompanist at the „Niccolò Piccinni” Conservatory, a role she has held for years, supporting classes in voice, stagecraft, orchestral conducting, and string and wind instruments. She is a prize-winner in numerous international piano and chamber music competitions in Finland, Austria, Russia, and Italy.
The DUO boasts a distinguished artistic career, having performed in Italy, China, Spain, Serbia, Kosovo, and Romania to critical and public acclaim. In 2025, the CD „Pearls & Discoveries” was released under the Farelive label, featuring the *Fantasy Pieces* Op. 73 and the *Romance* Op. 94 by Robert Schumann, *Introduction et Rondo* Op. 72 by Charles- Marie Widor, the *Cavatina* “Una voce poco fa” by Gioachino Rossini (in the version by Ivan Müller and Antonio Tinelli), *Fantasia da Concerto* on themes from *Rigoletto* by Luigi Bassi, *Sholem-Alekhem* by Béla Kovács, *Blues* by Michele Mangani, and *Quadro Pucciniano* by Walter Farina—a world premiere recording dedicated to the Duo itself. The CD, available on major digital platforms, won a gold medal at the Global Music Awards in Los Angeles (USA) and received enthusiastic acclaim: “Two musicians who share extensive chamber music experience and who here achieve an expressive rapport of rare transparency. Their dialogue is never hierarchical: the piano does not merely accompany but breathes with the clarinet; the clarinet does not sing *over* the piano but weaves itself into a constantly shifting tapestry of timbres.
