Stefano Bruno (2000, Italy) is a laureate of numerous international competitions. Already at the age of 18, he won the gold medal and special prize at the VIII International Cello Competition in Hungary. In 2022, he won the first prize in the prestigious Cello Biennale Competition in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. A year later followed the first price at the Amsterdam Grachten Festival Conservatorium Concours. Moreover, as a member of the Otilka Quartet, he was awarded the Dutch Anton Kersjesprijs in 2025. Finally, in 2026, he released his first solo CD “Stefano Bruno & Friends” including many of his own arrangements, as part of the talent trajectory ‘Virtuoos’ of the Dutch broadcasting corporation AVRO-TROS for which he was honourably selected.

Stefano studied cello from an early age at the Conservatory of Foggia, from which he graduated in 2018 with full marks, honors and mention. He then continued his studies at the Stauffer Center for Strings, at the Philarmonic Academy of Bologna, and at the School of Music of Fiesole. In recent years, Stefano Bruno studied at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome and at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in the class of Pieter Wispelwey. He graduated from both academies summa cum laude. During and after his formal training, he has taken part in many masterclasses.