Gabriella Di Laccio MBE

Soprano · Speaker · Researcher · Founder

The Brazilian artist who found her stage in London – and built a foundation to give half the world’s music a voice.

MBE · TED2026 · TED Global Idea Search London Winner · BBC 100 Women · Apple Music Curator · Guinness World Record Holder · Royal College of Music · PhD Researcher, York St John University · Grande Médaille de la République Française · The Female Lead · Founder, Donne Foundation

Keynote Speaker

Gabriella Di Laccio MBE is an internationally recognised soprano, TED2026 main-stage speaker and PhD researcher whose work sits at the intersection of art, data, cultural memory and music activism.

Gabriella is also deeply passionate about inspiring young women and young people of all genders to claim their voices, challenge bias and imagine braver futures through music and storytelling.

Gabriella Di Laccio performs at TED2026: All of Us. April 13-17, 2026, Vancouver, BC. Photo: Ryan Lash / TED

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Lecture-Recital

Thirty to forty minutes of keynote followed by a live recital of works by women composers. Developed through Gabriella’s doctoral research at York St John University, the format is the choice of universities, conservatoires, museums, biennales and festival opening events.