Edoardo Valorz

Edoardo ValorzEdoardo Valorz is harpsichordist and organist. Born in Italy, he studied organ with Wijnand van de Pol. After classical studies he attended musicological courses and started harpsichord studies with Patrizia Marisaldi in Vicenza, where he got the Bachelor degree.

He followed also harpsichord courses by Luca Guglielmi, and by Michael Radulescu and Gerhard Gnann for the organ. He played in several concerts (Utrecht Oude Muziek and Seoul Early Music Festival among others), as soloist both on organ and on harpsichord, and with baroque orchestras and ensembles. He played under the leading of conductors such as Ton Koopman, Christopher Hogwood, Bart Kuijken, Peter van Heygen and Alfredo Bernardini.

He was awarded (Basso Continuo) in 2007 at the Pesaro Harpsichord Competition “G. Gambi”. He got the bachelor and master degree at Den Haag Conservatorium, student of Ton Koopman and Tini Mathot for the harpsichord, and of Patrick Ayrton for the continuo. He is currently enrolled at the Orpheus Institut (Leiden University – Ghent University) as PhD student.