Praised for having “magnificent personality, a superb energy, a total command and extremely convincing taste” (La Libre Belgique), Markus Placci (violin) has performed throughout Europe, the United States, South America, and Asia. Since his solo debut at age 13 with the Bologna Symphony, Placci has appeared regularly with major symphony orchestras including the Barcelona Symphony, the Radio Television Orchestra of Spain, Baden-Baden Philarmonie, Pomeriggi Musicali Orchestra Milan, Teatro San Carlo of Napoli Symphony, the St. Petersburg State Philharmonic, and the Annapolis Symphony, among others. He has been heard live on BBC Radio, Bartok Radio Hungary, RaiRadio, RTV Espana, and is the winner of international prizes such as the “Brahms Preis” in Germany and the prestigious “XXVI Vittorio Veneto Biannual Competition” in Italy. Placci earned degrees from the Bologna Conservatory and Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and studied extensively with both Zakhar Bron and Mela Tenenbaum. In 2005, Placci premiered the Violin Concerto by Spanish composer J. Cervelló, to great acclaim, and in 2008 he was appointed to the Boston Conservatory at Berklee faculty. He plays on an 1871 J.B. Vuillaume violin, a copy of the “Alard” Stradivari.