About Ilaria
Ilaria Centorrino was born in Messina in 1998. She began studying piano, later adding the study of organ at the “A. Corelli” Conservatory of Music in Messina in 2013. She completed her studies with full marks (110/110), honors, and special mention for her international career at the “S. Giacomantonio” Conservatory of Music in Cosenza under the guidance of Prof. Emanuele Cardi. In 2022, she undertook an internship at the University of Kansas (USA) under Professors James Higdon and Olivier Latry.
In addition to the concert activity carried out in Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, Germany, Turkey, France and England, she has participated and won several competitions including: First Prize at the "Tisia" International Organ Competition in Palermo, Second Prize (first not awarded) and Special Prize " Franz Zanin "at the V International Organ Competition" Historical Organs of Lower Friuli ", Second Prize at the VI International Organ Competition" Elvira Di Renna Prize "in Faiano," XIII Prize of the Arts 2018 "organ section, Third prize at the" IX Miami International Organ Competition ", First Prize at the“ Fondazione Friuli ”International Organ Competition, Third Prize at the“ Sweelinck International Organ Competition ”in Amsterdam and First Prize at the VIII International Organ Competition“ Pierre De Manchicourt ”in Saint-Omer. She is been one of the six finalists of the "Elizabeth B. Stephens International Organ Competition" in Atlanta (Georgia, US).
In November 2018 her first CD was released for Urania Records dedicated to the Italian influence in Northern European organ music. In October 2021 he played as a soloist with the ESMAE orchestra of Porto (Portugal) recording a piece by Frederico De Freitas which will be published shortly.
During the 2022–2023 academic year, she taught organ at the “A. Scontrino” Conservatory of Music in Trapani. She is currently a professor of organ at the “S. Giacomantonio” Conservatory of Music in Cosenza, where she is also one of the coordinators of Orgelkids activities, aimed at introducing children to the world of the organ.