#1 PIANIST & #3 MUSICIAN IN EL INTRUSO’S 2025 INTERNATIONAL CRITICS POLL 

Written By Valeria Trucchia

Very grateful to be recognized alongside so many remarkable players — and with many of my heroes still missing. Thank you to everyone who voted for me, and especially to Sergio Piccirilli for continuing this work year after year. Your support is deeply appreciated. Let’s keep playing music in 2026, in this deeply disturbed world.

El Intruso
Valeria Trucchia

Valeria Trucchia is a freelance illustrator and creative consultant, based in Southern Arizona. She specializes in realistic freehand drawings of lifestyle scenes and environmental subjects for educational publishing and non profit. French accent, Italian blood, Brooklyn spirit, desert lover. Her personality is defined by cross culture.

https://valeriatrucchia.com
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