Teaching assistants:

The teaching assistants of the Volterra Project are selected among young, talented Volterra Project alumni who have been exceptionally active and supportive of our Project and its vision.

Eleonora Perretta

Family gatherings of music-making were special for Eleonora Perretta. Banging on drums at the age of two accompanied by her uncle playing the guitar and her aunt singing and dancing is still a beautiful memory for her. Whether she is playing Bach, Jobim, Scarlatti or Joe Pass, it is still the spontaneity and sharing of music-making that is at the very heart of her being.

Although young, the talented Italian classical guitarist Eleonora Perretta has already performed in concert halls across Europe, including the Vienna Musikverein Concert Hall (Austria), the Tallinn Philharmonic Concert Hall (Estonia) and the Brussels Royal Conservatory Concert Hall (Belgium). She has also performed in major music festivals including the Guitart Festival (Bulgaria), the Segovia Guitar Festival (Italia), the Mottola International Guitar Festival (Italy), the Ravello Festival (Italy), the Volterra Project (Italy), the Italian Guitar Campus (Italy) and the Area Arte Festival at Basilica Reale Pontificia San Francesco da Paola (Italy).

At a young age, Cedric Honings discovered various instruments, but it was the tender voice of the guitar that appealed to him. The variety of colors and sounds fascinated him, and it was from then on that the instrument captured his heart. He embraced the instrument and it became his own voice.
Despite his young age, he won both first prize in the Princess Christina Competition, the Brussels International Guitar Festival, Antwerp Guitar Festival....
He received several scholarships to study at the International Summer Academy, Mozarteum Salzburg, and the Musíca en Compostela. He also took guitar lessons at the Conservatory of Maastricht in the Young Talent class.