B i o g r a p h y
Gaia Gaibazzi is an Italian clarinetist and bass clarinetist who began playing at the age of 10. She graduated in 2015 with distinction from the Conservatorio "Niccolò Paganini" of Genoa.
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She completed her Master in Music Performance in 2017 and Master in Music Pedagogy in 2019 at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, where she studied clarinet with Prof. Fabio Di Càsola and bass clarinet with Prof. Bernhard Röthlisberger and Filipa Nunes. She is currently pursuing PhD studies in Music Performance Research at the University of Aveiro and continuing her clarinet studies at the Accademia "Scatola Sonora" in Rome with Maestro Calogero Palermo.
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She has also had the opportunity to study with other renowned clarinetists such as Jörg Widmann, Harri Mäki, Davide Lattuada, Enrico Maria Baroni, Corrado Orlando, and Massimo Ferraris.
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Her concert career has taken her to some of the most prestigious theaters across Europe, including Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Philharmonie de Paris, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Victoria Hall in Geneva, Tonhalle Zurich, Teatro San Carlo Neaples, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Teatro Sociale di Como, Casa da Música in Porto, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, and Teatro Dal Verme in Milan.
She has performed as a soloist and as a member of renowned orchestras such as the Giraud Ensemble, ZHdK Orchestra, Arc-en-Ciel Ensemble, Jugend Sinfonieorchester Zürich (JSOZ), Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini, Orchestra dell'Accademia Musicale Teresiana, and Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana. Gaia has worked under the direction of esteemed conductors, including Riccardo Muti, Wayne Marshall, Dennis Russell Davies, Pierre-André Valade, Zsolt Nagy, Marc Kissóczy, and Yuri Simonov.
She has also been invited to perform at numerous festivals, including the Alexander Arutiunian International Wind Festival in Yerevan, FIMU – Festival International de Musique Universitaire in Belfort, Zurich International Saxfest, Ravenna Festival, and Festival Fiati in Novara.
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Gaia has been recognized with multiple awards, including three first prizes: the Klang & Gloria Competition in Zurich (2016), the Concorso di Musica G. Ratto in Italy, and the Concorso Musicale Virginia Centurione. She also won a third prize in the Contemporary Music Competition of the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (2016).
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As an active chamber musician, Gaia is a member of ensembles such as the Liv Quartet and Trio Zefiro. She has performed in prestigious concert series and festivals, including Concerti di Primavera-GOG, Santa Festival, MITOFringe/Festival MITO Milano, Lange Nacht der Musik Zürich, and Tage für Neue Musik Zürich.
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She regularly collaborates with Zürich-based composers, recording contemporary and film music. Since 2015, she has participated in the Prélude Konzert Festival of the Tonhalle Zürich, performing pieces by Jörg Widmann, Béla Bartók, and Matthias Pintscher.
Gaia is also currently teaching at the Musikschule Würenlos and collaborating with the Konservatorium Zürich. Since 2011, she has been actively teaching music, clarinet, solfège, and theory at various institutions in Switzerland (Musikverein Harmonie Berikon, Intercommunity School of Zumikon, Harmonie Birmensdorf, Musikverein Oberrieden, Musikschule Limmattal, Musikgesellschaft Würenlos, Musikschule Pratteln-August Giebenach, Blasorchester Baden-Wettingen).
