Italian violinist, she is particularly devoted to contemporary repertoire.

She obtained a Master both in Performance at the Musikhochschule Münster and in Classical Humanities at the Università degli Studi di Perugia with honours. Chiara Franceschini performs regularly in Italy and abroad for renowned institutions such as Klangspuren Schwaz, Gesellschaft für Neue Musik Münster, Kunststiftung NRW, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Music Fest Berlin – Berliner Philharmonie, Philharmonie de Paris.

Former member of Ensemble Modern Academy and Lucerne Festival Academy, she worked with composers such us Sofia Gubaidulina, George Benjamin, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Wolfgang Rihm and conductors such us Matthias Pintscher, Simon Rattle and Riccardo Chailly.

She collaborates with various contemporary music ensembles, amongst others, Lucerne Festival Alumni, Consord, Ensemble Suono Giallo, Opificio Sonoro and is founder of Strings Crossed.