CHAILLY, Cecilia

Cecilia Chailly (b. 1960) is an Italian harpist, composer, singer and writer, born in Milan on 2 February 1960. She comes from a prominent musical family: her father was the composer Luciano Chailly, and her brother is the conductor Riccardo Chailly. She studied harp and composition at the Milan Conservatory, studying composition with Azio Corghi. At the age of nineteen she performed as first harp with the Orchestra of La Scala in Milan and later collaborated with Giorgio Strehler’s Piccolo Teatro. Wikipedia
Chailly developed a career that combined classical and contemporary music with experimentation in other genres. She became particularly associated with the electric harp and is regarded as one of its pioneering performers in Italy. Her collaborations have included John Cage, Ludovico Einaudi, Andrea Bocelli, Fabrizio De André, Lucio Dalla and other prominent artists. In 1992 she recorded Stanze, a cycle of sixteen pieces written for her by Ludovico Einaudi for electric harp. Wikipedia
As a composer, Chailly has written music for harp and has developed a personal style combining acoustic sonorities, contemporary classical influences, improvisatory elements and popular or world-music idioms. Her album Anima was released in 1997 and contains her own compositions. Alongside her musical career, she has also worked as a writer and has received several cultural and artistic awards.