Duo Sabatini-Rugani is formed by Daniele Sabatini, violin, and Simone Rugani, piano; they are a versatile ensemble, passionate about sharing with audiences their love for chamber music and have a particular interest for contemporary music.

The Duo has performed in numerous concert venues, such as the Edsberg Castle in Stockholm, the Edinburgh Society of Musicians, ORF Radiokulturhaus in Vienna, Archdiocese of Glasgow, Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius. They have been invited multiple times to perform in New York City, at the New York University’s “Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò”, at the Italian Cultural Institute and in collaboration with the Consulate General of Lithuania.

Prize-winners at numerous international chamber music competitions, recent awards include: VIII International Stasys Vainiūnas Competition in Vilnius; Pesaro International Chamber Music Competition (1st prize); Boris Christoff Prize, assigned every year to a notable musician or ensemble in memory of the famous Bulgarian bass.

Recently they have focused on divulging Italian 20th century music, regularly performing works by Niccolò Castiglioni, Aldo Finzi, Gino Contilli and Silvio Omizzolo. Maria Vincenza Cabizza, composer in residence of the Biennale College in Venice, dedicated to them the work “Libero di essere niente più di un numero”. They are currently attending the Master Course in chamber music at the Accademia Santa Cecilia in Rome with Ivan Rabaglia.

For two consecutive years, Duo Sabatini-Rugani has been invited to participate in the International Summer Academy (ISA) of the MDW, where they have had the honour to work closely with esteemed Professors such as Hatto Beyerle, Avedis Kouyoumdjian, Johannes Meissl, Patrick Jüdt and Vida Vujic.