In 2015, the Italian pianist Marco Sanna and his duo partner saw on Facebook that an artist management company called Xenia Evangelista Communications was signing new performers. They sent the company an application, including a cover letter and a CD, in the mail. Soon after, Evangelista, who is based in Munich, emailed the duo expressing interest in working with them, though she had never heard them play live. Sanna and his partner were flattered. They were at the beginning of their careers, and excited at the prospect of joining a roster that included renowned artists like the Berlin Philharmonic principal clarinetist Wenzel Fuchs and the Italian pianist Giuseppe Albanese. On May 21, 2015, Evangelista wrote that her research on the duo was complete and emailed them a draft contract. Under what Sanna later described as “lots of pressure” from Evangelista, the duo signed the contract in early July.
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