Described by Rivista MUSICA as “a magnificent interpreter, capable of drawing from the viola unique sonorities and timbres, almost akin to the human voice,” Vittorio Benaglia stands out for his personal and magnetic sound, blending refined technique with deep expressiveness. The website pizzicato.lu praised his performance of Rebecca Clarke’s Sonata as “gripping, energetic, and lyrical, with moments of floating impressionistic magic.”

He has performed as a soloist in prestigious venues such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, the Wiener Saal of the Mozarteum in Salzburg, and the Madinat Theatre in Dubai.

As a soloist with orchestra, he has collaborated with I Musici di Parma, Master Orchestra of Verona, Eurasia Chamber Orchestra, Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra, and the Chamber Orchestra of Breganzona, presenting a repertoire that ranges from major masterpieces to rarities of the viola literature.

He has been awarded in major international competitions, including First Prize at the 4th London International Music Competition and the New York Golden Classical Music Awards. In Italy, he has been among the winners of the National Arts Prize and the Vittorio Andretta Young Talents Award.

Born in 1999, he studied at the G. Verdi Conservatory in Como, HEMU in Lausanne, the L. Perosi Academy in Biella, and the Internationale Musikakademie in Liechtenstein. He was a student of Anna Serova and Alexander Gordon (Zemtsov), and took part in masterclasses with renowned musicians such as Nobuko Imai, Timothy Ridout, Thomas Riebl, Hartmut Rohde, Máté Szűcs, Wilfried Strehle, Paul Silverthorne, Danilo Rossi, Simone Gramaglia, Marco Rizzi, Oliver Wille, Andrea Lucchesini, and Zakhar Bron.

As a soloist and chamber musician, he has been invited to international festivals including the Livorno Music Festival, Spoleto Festival, Emilia Romagna Festival, Gog Giovine Orchestra Genovese, LacMus Festival, BlenioMusica, among many others, performing alongside renowned artists such as Bruno Canino, Pavel Gililov, David Geringas, Pavel Berman, Eva Bindere, Alexander Zemtsov, Mairéad Hickey, Ivan Karizna, Andrea Lucchesini, Teofil Milenkovic, Marco Rizzi, Hugo Ticciati, Denitsa Laffchieva, Vittorio Ceccanti, and Massimo Mercelli. He has also taken part in the Mit Musik Miteinander project of the Kronberg Academy.

His debut album English Music for Viola and Piano, recorded with Fabio Napoletano and released by Da Vinci Classics (2021), was met with critical acclaim (Rai Radio 3, Archi Magazine, Rivista MUSICA). His most recent recording for Da Vinci features him as viola soloist with the Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Gordon, with the special participation of Denitsa Laffchieva.

Vittorio is a scholarship recipient of the Internationale Musikakademie in Liechtenstein and a winner of Villa Musica Rheinland-Pfalz, which will lead him to perform as both soloist and chamber musician in major festivals and concert halls across Germany.

Since 2022, he has been a Pirastro Artist.