Simona Malerba was born in 1996 in Lecce, Italy.

She started her studies in piano and musical theory in the middle school and then she continued her practice at the Conservatorio di Musica “Tito Schipa” in Lecce (Italy), under the guidance of Maestro Roberto Corlianó.

She attained the master’s degree in Piano in March 2023 from Conservatorio di Musica “Tito Schipa” in Lecce (Italy), with the highest marks and honors.

During the years she attended Masterclasses with prestigious musicians such as Marian Sobula, Pasquale Iannone, Michele Marvulli, Michele D’Elia, Richard Barker and others, and she played in various concerts, both as a soloist and in chamber music ensembles.

She’s now attending a traineeship in Opera Répétiteur from Kunsthøgskolen in Oslo.