Carolina Danise is an Italian pianist with an international concert career, performing both as a soloist and in chamber music ensembles. After graduating from the “G. Martucci” Conservatory in Salerno under Prof. Gabriella Olino, she continued her studies in Germany, earning two Master of Music degrees in Piano and Chamber Music at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, where she studied with Prof. Andreas Frölich and Prof. Anthony Spiri. Her musical education was enriched by numerous masterclasses with internationally renowned artists such as Dina Yoffe, Bruno Canino, Leonid Margarius, Bernd Goetzke, Nina Tichmann, Ariadne Daskalakis, among many others.
In recent years, she has established herself as a distinguished soloist, captivating audiences in Italy, Spain, Ukraine, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States, where she made her New York debut at the Merkin Concert Hall in 2022. In 2021, Carolina performed in the Great Hall of the Odessa Philharmonic, receiving enthusiastic reviews for her maturity, warmth, and expressive musicality.
Carolina has always shown a particular passion for chamber music and the lied repertoire, collaborating regularly with various ensembles and singers. She has participated in several academies and festivals, including the European Academy of Fine Arts in Montepulciano, Accademia dei Cameristi in Bari and the German Lied Academy in Trossingen, in collaboration with soprano Alma Unseld. Together, they were awarded a scholarship by the Brahms Society in Baden-Baden.
In 2023, she released the album Haydn, Beethoven: Sonatas, available on all major streaming platforms.
Alongside her artistic career, Carolina teaches piano at the Jugendmusikschule of Winterthur and the surrounding area in Switzerland, where she passionately continues to explore the dialogue between pedagogy and performance.