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Irene Abrigo's bright violin on Italian TV Rai 3 with Bollani and Bertallot
They performed "Clouds" by Ezio Bosso in a crossover version with a text written and spoken by Alessio Bertallot
Guest on Italian Tv Rai 3 "Via dei Matti n.0"
Alessio Bertallot presenta un progetto crossover sul brano "Clouds" di Ezio Bosso con la violinista Irene Abrigo e Stefano Bollani nella trasmissione "Via dei Matti n. 0" su Rai 3 il 23.12.2025 alle 20:15. È un programma ideato da Valentina Cenni, Stefano Bollani e Fosco d’Amelio e scritto insieme a Rossella Rizzi, Duccio Battistrada, Errico Buonanno, Simone Giorgi e Lorenzo Scoles. Il successo del programma, di Rai Cultura, oltre alla bravura dei due conduttori deve molto anche alla riuscita dell scenografia che amplifica la vocazione dello show di diventare una vera casa della musica, uno spazio accogliente e immaginifico.
Irene Abrigo – Music Helps Us Live and Share Emotions
Playing in prisons and retirement homes, raising funds to support students in the most remote areas of India, bringing music “where it is needed and where it can help.” Social commitment plays a central role in the artistic journey of Irene Abrigo, an Italian-Swiss violinist who will travel to New York next March to perform for the third time at Carnegie Hall.
Lucignano Music Festival 2025, a success between “War and Peace”
“A successful event, capable of leaving a cultural and educational mark, as well as an artistic one”.
"... an intense piano quartet program
wonderfully led by Irene Abrigo on her 1758 Guadagnini"
Lorenzo Tozzi for Rivista Musica visited the final concert of the 2024 Lucignano Music Festival and wrote about "musical gems from the heart of Tuscany" - September 2024
Irene Abrigo – A Journey Through the Notes
From discovering the violin at the age of four to the great international stages - the interview
"A fascinating play of emotions magnificently performed"
Alfred Felder "Love Letters" Duo for violin and viola, world premiere
Pfingstfestival Schloss Brunegg 17.04.2024
Irene Abrigo, violin
Jürg Dähler, viola
Aargauer Zeitung, May 2024
Pfingstfestival Schloss Brunegg 17.04.2024
Irene Abrigo, violin
Jürg Dähler, viola
Aargauer Zeitung, May 2024
A rare perfection in phrasing...
"A rare perfection in phrasing, a dialogue that goes well beyond words (...) the excellent intonation (...) gave me moments of profound happiness."
Enzo Restagno
December 2019
Enzo Restagno
December 2019
Standing ovation alla Carnegie Hall
"I have been played the Vivaldi Four Seasons many times but I get never tired of them. It's a music closed to my heart that let my phantasy free to express"
Paganini on RTS
Yves Bron offers us a meeting in Pully with the violinist Irene Abrigo, great fan of Niccolò Paganini. She immersed herself in the biography of the Italian violinist and designed a mystery course, a collective inquiry game that was proposed ten days ago at the Pully Sound Sound Festival.
June 2017
"Success was never a goal..."
"Success was never a goal, and when it arrived it was always the consequence of my work, that is, the ability to communicate my interpretation with the public. The live concert has an enormous spiritual potential if a connection is created between the audience and the artist. When this happens, I feel fullfilled."
An Italian-Swiss Violinist au Carnegie Hall
Violinist Irene Abrigo, based in Lausanne, has performed a Dirk Brossé Concerto at Carnegie Hall, with the Chamber Orchestra of New York.
February 2016
February 2016
The music without compromise
The article portrays Irene Abrigo as a Turin-born Italian-Swiss violinist whose artistic path combines high-level performance with a strong social commitment. Alongside an international career that has led her to prestigious stages such as Carnegie Hall, Abrigo believes deeply in music as a tool for sharing emotions and creating connection. Her journey reflects a balance between technical excellence, personal growth, and the desire to bring music to places where it can have a meaningful human impact.
Irene Abrigo, the Turin-born violinist who has conquered Carnegie Hall.
The musician, who has collaborated with Ezio Bosso, dreams of one day playing Paganini’s legendary “Cannone”.
The Italian violinist Irene Abrigo at Carnegie Hall
She performed the New York première of the violin concerto "Black, White and in Between" by Belgian composer Dirk Brossé.
Performing worldwide
"I left Italy in order to pursuit my career." "Currently living in Switzerland she's performing around the world..."
Il Settimanale Nuovo, July 2016
Il Settimanale Nuovo, July 2016
Interview on RTS
Irene Abrigo plays live in "Magma" and answers Yves Bron's questions about her "Carte Blanche" at Saison Musicale de Caux sur Montreux
2015
2015
Finalist at Vittorio Veneto National Competition
The third finalist was the twenty-five-year-old violinist Irene Abrigo from Turin, who performed Mendelssohn’s Concerto. She had already reached the finals in 2006 at the Mario Benvenuti String Rassegna. A graduate of the Conservatory of her home city, she is currently studying at the Mozarteum in Salzburg with Pierre Amoyal.
The Virtuoso Venus of the Violin
“A prodigious talent shaped by discipline and passion, Irene Abrigo emerges as a modern violin virtuoso—combining technical brilliance, artistic depth, and an international vision forged between Italy and Switzerland.”
Vivaldi’s Seasons Reimagined
“In a refined interpretation of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, violinist Irene Abrigo stands out as a compelling protagonist, uniting youthful energy with stylistic awareness and confirming the artistic vitality of the new orchestral project.”
A goddess on the violin
"Extraordinary Irene Abrigo... (...) too beautiful to be real. The audience asked twice for an encore. (...) The artist has been an incredible surprise..."
La Nuova Voce, 2008
La Nuova Voce, 2008
Undoubted virtuoso skills
"...The young violinist revealed undoubted virtuosic capacity, combined with a clean execution and a cristal precision performing pieces technically complex (...) deserved endless applause..."
Settimo Torinese, 2008
Settimo Torinese, 2008
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