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Born in Catania, from a family of musicians, his father Antonello Tonna is also a pianist and he was her first Teacher.

She studied with Maurizio Giliberto and Corrado Ratto at the Conservatory Vincenzo Bellini in Catania.

She moved to Pavia at the Conservatory Franco Vittadini, where she graduated with highest honors, as student of Andrea Turini. She received her II level Bachelor’s Degree, in the same school, with the highest honors under the guidance of Annamaria Bordin.

Valeria Tonna is winner of numerous Awards: Concorso pianistico Antonio Trombone: giovani pianisti (PA), II° International Glenn Gould Competiton di Poggibonsi (SI), Concorso “Nuovi Orizzonti” di Arezzo, Concorso Città di Polistena (RC), XI° Concorso Internazionale Città di Racconigi (CN), II° Concorso Pianistico Nazionale “Paolo Agostini” città di Prato, III° Concorso Internazionale “Giovani Talenti” di Voghera (PV), Borsa Di Studio “Simone D’ Agostino” al V corso d’interpretazione musicale “Città di Polistena” (RC).

She attended several Masterclass: Andràs Schiff, Pier Narciso.Masi, Tiziano Poli, Andrea Turini, Aquiles Delle Vigne, Guido Salvetti, Antonio Ballista, Alexander Mullenbach, Giacomo Manzoni, Alessandro Solbiati, Giovanni Acciai, Elena Kushnerova, Daniele Petralia, Ramin Bahrami, Andrea Bacchetti. From 2011 she’s studying under the guidance of Konstantin Bogino, following also the teaching of Vladimir Orgarkov and Svetlana Bogino at the Santa Cecilia Academy in Bergamo.

She’s regulary invited in many important festivals, and she is also very active pianist.

Valeria Tonna played in: Milano (Scuola Musicale di Milano, Auditorium La Cordata) ; Fiesole (Sala Degli Affreschi dell’Istituto Universitario Europeo, Cattedrale di San Romolo); Acireale (Sala Costarelli, Salone delle Terme, Sala delle Muse); Terranuova Bracciolini (Società Filarmonica G.Verdi presso Auditorium Le Fornaci .A.Mozart –Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra KV 413); San Giovanni Valdarno (Chiesa di San Lorenzo, Pieve di San Giovanni Battista); Pavia (Festival dei Saperi, Cortile Volta dell'Università di Pavia, aula magna Collegio Ghislieri); Trecastagni; Taormina (Hotel Villa Sant'Andrea, Hotel Baia Taormina); Avigliana (Chiesa S.Maria Maggiore in Borgovecchio); Radda in Chianti (Piazza Ferrucci Orchestra della Cappella Musicale della Cattedrale di Fiesole); Rho (Auditorium Comunale, Auditorium Maggiolini); Firenze (Auditorium Al Duomo); Lucca ( Palazzo Ducale-Sala Tobino); Monaco di Baviera ( Seidvilla); Baden Baden (Internationale Herbst-Korrespondenzen, Auditorium Clara Schumann Musikschule, Weinbrennersaal of the Kurhaus Baden-Baden,), Berlino (Konzertsaal Kaffeehaus Mila), Cagli ( Teatro Comunale).

She participated at the 61st Edition of Estate Fiesolana performing at the Cattedrale di San Romolo of Fiesole the Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 by J.S. Bach with the Orchestra of the Musical Chapel of the Cathedral. With the same Orchestra she recently played as a soloist with Orchestra, the Concerto in D Major, BVW 1054.

In July 2013 Valeria Tonna also played the Concerto in D Major, BVW 1054 of J.S.Bach, in the Cagli’s Teathre under the conduction of Ramin Bahrami.

She studied composition under the guidance of Giovanni Ferrauto at the Conservatory Vincenzo Bellini in Catania and she has directed the choir "San Michele" in Cattedrale San Michele in Acireale (CT) from 2000 to 2002, engaging in research and development of ancient Sicilian folk songs.