Musicians

Florin Farcas

Pianist

Nationality Germany
Education
Folkwang University of the Arts, Essen, Germany
National University of Music, Bucarest, Romania
Engagements
Accompaniment of various ballet summer courses in Switzerland
Further accomplishments
Workshop with Julio Bocca
Live-performances with Ballet Theater Basel
Workshop with Royston Maldoom, Basel
Scholarships/Awards/Prizes
Jazz-Prize, Hermannstadt, Romania, 1991
Finalist, Clara Schumann Competition, Düsseldorf, 1994
National Prize for Artists, Romania, 1986
At taZ since 2010

Florin Farcas

Angiola Maria Grolla

Pianist

Nationality Italy
Education
Piano Performance at Conservatory “A. Buzzolla”, Italy
Musical engagements
Plays for ballet masterclasses and summer schools in Italy and Switzerland.
Performs with the soprano Sandra Foschiatto.
Scholarships
Scholarship, Centro Studios Pianisticos, Barcelona, 2008
Scholarship, Conservatory “A.Buzzolla”, 2006
Prizes
Second prize, “Premio Crescendo” national competition, 2011
First prize, “Napolinova” national competition, 2007
First prize, “Musical Association Valeria Martina” International Competition (Bari), 2007
Second prize, “Città di Ortona” national competition, 2005
Other accomplishments
Co-founder “Venice House Concerts”
Composer of “Ho sentito Eva cantare”
Solo album “Inner Scapes”
At taZ since 2019

Gianni Lazzeri

Pianist

Nationality Italy
Education
Degree in piano & clarinette, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, Florence
Engagements
Clarinette and pianist, Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Ballet-pianist, Stadttheater Bern
Ballet-pianist, Balletto di Toscana, Florence
At taZ since 2004

Gianni Lazzeri

Deva Rossi

Pianist

Nationality
Switzerland 

Education
Postgraduate and Master of Music in Solo Performance at Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen, Belgium
Bachelor of Music at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, UK

Musical engagements
Pianist for the Yen Han Foundation in Küsnacht
Ballet pianist at Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen, 
Junior Ballet Antwerp,
Koninklijk Balletschool Antwerpen
Guest ballet pianist at Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham

Further Accomplishments 
Internship at Birmingham Royal Ballet with Carlos Acosta 
Internship at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Summer Intensive at Royal Danish Ballet with Kim Helweg

Prizes
First prize, Gould Piano Trio Chamber Competition, 2019 and 2020
First prize, Neizert and Bridgewood Chamber Music Prize, 2018
Finalist, McGrenery Chamber Music Prize, 2018
Second prize, Concorso di musica “Città di Tradate“, 2014
Second prize, Civica “Civica di Milano”, 2013
Second prize, Swiss national music competition (SJMW), 2013
Third prize, Swiss national music competition (SJMW), 2009

At taZ since 2025

Deva Rossi Pianistin

Orlando Soccavo

Pianist

Eva Szabo

Pianist

Nationality Hungary
Education
Music Conservatorium, Tg. Mures, Rumania
Engagements
Stages of the City of Gera
State Ballet School Berlin
Hungarian Dance University, Budapest
Budapest Opera
City Theater Luzern
Accompaniment of various national and international ballet competitions
Further accomplishments
Concerts in Germany and Switzerland with piano-duo – partner Justin Fields
Musical accompaniment Christl Grellers Lyrik - Zyklus “zartART”
Scholarships/Awards/Prizes
Recognition and honors in Berlin from Martin Puttke, 1987
Recognition of the cultural ministry in Budapest, 1990
At taZ since 1999

Eva Szabo