Tessa Rippo

She began studying the viola at a very young age at the "G. Donizetti" Conservatory in Bergamo, and in 2022 and 2024, she got her bachelor and master degree at the "G. Verdi" Conservatory in Turin under the guidance of Mauro Righini, both with top marks and honors. She is currently continuing her studies at the Hochschule in Trossingen with Muriel Razavi. She has also studied with Maestro Bruno Giuranna at the "Walter Stauffer" Academy in Cremona.

She has collaborated with several chamber ensembles and orchestras, including the Orchestra and Philarmonic of the “Teatro Regio” in Turin, the “Filarmonica di Torino”, the Orchestra of the “Teatro Lirico” in Cagliari, the “Orchestra da Camera di Mantova”, the "Ensemble Locatelli” , and the “Orchestra del Teatro Olimpico” in Vicenza, always combining orchestral and chamber music activities. In 2022, she won the audition as a full member of the “Orchestra del Teatro Olimpico” in Vicenza and was also selected for the orchestral training course of Obiettivo Orchestra, winning the audition for the Philharmonic of the “Teatro Regio” in Turin. In 2024, she was the winner of the OCM Academy, promoted by the “Orchestra da Camera di Mantova” , and with the “Ensemble Nuovi Orizzonti", she won the "Café Bauhaus" award, promoted by the EUYO Orchestra.