Submitted for GRAMMY® consideration in the category Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance, the Spina & Benignetti Piano Duo stands among the most distinguished and compelling ensembles on the international stage.

Their latest album, Transcriptions for Piano Four Hands (Piano Classics, 2024), awarded the Gold Medal at the Global Music Awards, has been officially recognised by the Recording Academy for GRAMMY® consideration. Critics have praised the duo’s artistry for its refinement, cohesion, and expressive depth, noting that “the works are wholly reborn when performed by these terrific pianists”(Textura Magazine, 2024).

Since their artistic partnership began in 2013, Eleonora Spina and Michele Benignetti have cultivated a unique musical voice, defined by virtuosity, elegance, and an exceptional artistic synergy.

Prizewinners of major international competitions—including the Manhattan International Music Competition (New York), London Piano Masters (Royal College of Music), the International Artists Competition (Vienna), and the Concours Musical de France—the duo has performed in prestigious venues worldwide, including Salle Cortot and the Auditorium of the Opéra Bastille in Paris, the Grosser Konzertsaal in Munich, Izumi Hall in Osaka, the Guangzhou Opera House and Tianjin Grand Theater in China, the Baxter Concert Hall in Cape Town, Teatro Nacional de San Salvador, the Blas Galindo Auditorium in Mexico City, and Palazzetto Bru Zane in Venice.

Their performances are regularly broadcast by leading international radio networks, including France Musique, RAI Radio3, SBS Australia, Radio Classica, Vatican Radio, and ArtSound FM, reaching audiences across Europe, Asia, and beyond.

Their discography reflects both artistic rigor and imaginative vision. Following their acclaimed complete recording of Brahms’s works for two pianos (Brilliant Classics), they released Lifetime (Sheva Collection, 2017), a triple Global Music Awards winner, and Visions (Sheva Collection, 2021), featuring a world-premiere transcription of César Franck. Their recording Schubert: Music for Piano Four Hands (Ulysses Arts, 2022) further confirmed their standing among the leading piano duos of their generation, with Fanfare Magazine noting that their performances “rank among those of the great luminaries.”

Alongside their international concert career, Eleonora Spina and Michele Benignetti are dedicated educators. They serve as professors at the Cité de la Musique et de la Danse in Soissons (France) and are regularly invited to give masterclasses across Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Oceania.

Since 2017, the duo has been honoured as Official Yamaha Artists, a distinction reflecting and supporting their ongoing international artistic presence.