Петра Грассі

She has an intense concert activity with VIKRA Chamber choir from Trieste (It) with which she won (the only Italian choir in history) the GRAND PRIX at the 59th International Competition "Seghizzi" in Gorizia, 2021, winning the prize for best conductor and best repertoire. 

For the three years 2020 – 2022, she was co-director of the Italian National Youth Choir (the youngest conductor in history). She has also conducted the Slovenian Philharmonic Choir. She is the principal guest conductor of  DEKOR Chamber choir (Ljubljana)  with whom she won the National choral competition Naša pesem in Maribor (Slo), 2018, as well as the best conductor of the competition.   

She has won several awards in competitions for Choir Conductors: choir award as best conductor according to the choir at the World Choral Conducting Competition in 2019 in Hong Kong, 1st prize at the competition for choir conductors »Zvok moji rok« in 2016 in Ljubljana, 3rd prize at the international competition for choir conductors organized by the European Choral Association in 2016 in Turin, 1st prize at the competition for choir conductors »Le mani in suono« in 2015 in Arezzo.  

From 2016 to 2020 she was appointed first director of the Regional Youth Choir of Friuli Venezia Giulia region. 

She is a jury member in international competitions for choir conductors, and competitions for choirs and composers  (Tolosa, Maribor, Arezzo, Milano, Koper..). She holds conducting courses in Ljubljana- JSKD and Accademia di musica, Parma – AERCO Choral academy, Arezzo- School for conductors, Utrecht - Leading voices Festival., Madrid – Scientific Congress in choral conducting...) 

From 2022 she collaborates with the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan for musical projects. Her concerts have been recorded and broadcast by EBU (European broadcast), RADIO3, RTV (Slovenian National Radio and Television), RAI FVG. She was invited to be part of the artistic committee FENIARCO (Italian choral federation) from 2023. 

She was awarded the "Golden Emblem" by the National Foundation for Cultural Activities of the Republic of Slovenia for her musical activity.  

She was appointed as lecturer of choral conducting and choral composition at the "F. A. Bonporti" Conservatory of Trento (Academy of music).