Simone Rugani, born in Lucca in 1993. He is currently attending an annual master’s program at the International Musical Academy of Rome – “l’Ottava” Center under the guidance of masters Konstantin Bogino, Svetlana Bogino, Vladimir Ogarkov and Laura Pietrocini. Since 2011 he has been playing in a duo with flutist Francesco Gatti and since 2013 with violinist Daniele Sabatini, with whom he attends, also at AIM in Rome, the annual chamber music course with the Ars Duo.