Vincenzo Calcagno

Vincenzo Calcagno is a final-year student at the Juilliard School, where he studies with Heidi Castleman and Misha Amory as a recipient of the Irene Diamond and E&J Brenner Scholarships. Prior to Juilliard, he studied with Helen Callus. This autumn, he will begin graduate studies with Ettore Causa at Yale University on a full scholarship. Vincenzo’s recent performances include recitals highlighting works by British composers, and with guitar, works by Schubert, Piazzolla, and Fauré. He has also served as principal violist in the performance by the Juilliard Orchestra of Verklärte Nacht by Schoenberg. With his quartet, he participated in the Master Class series of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center with the Quartet Calidore and performed at Carnegie Hall in “A Celebration of Meredith Monk.” Previously, he received summer scholarships at the Taos School of Music, the Perlman Music Program, and the Music Academy of the West, where he studied intensively with the Quartet Takács.