Antonio Pellegrino

Antonio Pellegrino, born in Italy, began his musical studies at the Conservatory of Cosenza before continuing at the University of Stavanger in Norway. He later earned a Master’s degree in performance from the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, Switzerland. His principal mentors include Enrico Dindo, Giovanni Gnocchi, Sandro Meo, Ilmari Hopkins, Lucia Swarts, and Mieneke van der Velden.

In 2022, Antonio was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue further studies in the United States. He also holds a Master’s degree with distinction from the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, where he specialized in historical cello. During this period, he worked closely with Alfredo Bernardini, Catherine Jones, Bruno Cocset, Lorenzo Coppola, Richard Egarr, and Clive Brown.

Antonio is the winner of Early Music Vancouver’s 2025 Emerging Artist Competition (together with Agata) and the 2024 Kammermusikwettbewerb “À tre” in Trossingen, Germany. He has performed at major venues in the Netherlands, including the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, TivoliVredenburg Utrecht, and Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, and has appeared with ensembles such as the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century and PRJCT Amsterdam.

He has been featured at renowned festivals including Utrecht Oude Muziek, Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci, Urbino Musica Antica, Bremen Musikfest, Bolzano Festival Bozen, and York Early Music Festival. In 2025, he served as principal cellist of the European Union Baroque Orchestra, performing under the direction of Shunske Sato, Dorothee Oberlinger, Enrico Onofri, and Dirk Vermeulen.