ANNA KRAVTCHENKO IN TRIESTE AT TEATRO MIELA FOR ACM

Anna Kravtchenko will play on October 4th 2023 at 9pm in Trieste at Teatro Miela for Associazione Chamber Music. The renowned Italian-Ukrainian pianist will perform a beautiful program including Brahms piano sonata n. 3 op. 5 and Tchaikovskij The Seasons op.37b.

Anna Kravcthenko continues successfully her tour of major Italian cities with Tchaikovskij sensitive pieces The Seasons. Next stop will be in Sacile, Pescara and Avezzano.

DF ARTISTS WELCOMES THE FLUTIST TOMMASO BENCIOLINI AND L’APPASSIONATA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ON ITS ROSTER

DF Artists welcomes the Italian flutist Tommaso Benciolini and L’Appassionata Orchestra on its roster.

TOMMASO BENCIOLINI

Winner of the 2017 New York Respighi Prize, Tommaso made his debut as a featured soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of New York on the prestigious world stage of Carnegie Hall in 2018. 

His concert carrer as flute soloist brought him to perform in many of the main world stages such as Tokyo Suntory Hall, Philharmonie Berlin, Musikverein Vienna, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Tonhalle Zurich, Mozarteum Salzburg, Smetana Hall Prague, Carnegie Hall New York, Seoul Arts Center, Herkulessaal Munich, Gran Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Beijing University Hall and Guangzhou Opera House in Cina, Salle Cortot in Paris; appearing as guest soloists with Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of New York, Berliner Symphoniker, Nürnberg Symphoniker, Munchener Kammerphilharmonie, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, North Czech Philarmonic, State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Euro Sinfonietta Wien, St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Thueringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach.

Many contemporary works are dedicated to Tommaso, among them “The Garden of Delights. A Flute Concerto after Bosch” by Andrea Battistoni, which he premiered on the occasion of his debut at the Berlin Phiharmonie in 2020. As a chamber musician, he has performed in many important Italian festivals including Trame Sonore in Mantua, Io Sono Musica in Mestre, Musikamera in Venice, Amici della Musica in Padua, Amici della Musica and Accademia Filarmonica in Verona, Festival Toscanini in Parma, Yamaha Piano Discovery in Milan, Serate Musicali in Milan, Festival “le Vie del Barocco” in Genoa, MantovaMusica, GAM in Turin.

The main italian music magazine “Suonare News” dedicated Tommaso an article as member of the new generation of italian musicians, and his recordings for Velut Luna (chamber music for flute, cello and piano) and Concerto Classics (music for flute and piano by Alfredo Casella) were enthusiastically reviewed by main Italian radios such as Rai Radio 3 and Radio Classica and by specialized magazines.

In 2021 his debut CD was released for the prestigious SONY Classical label: a world premiere monograph dedicated to Antonio Vivaldi together with the chamber orchestra L’Appassionata (which he founded) which was unanimously acclaimed by journalists, critics and radio. His recordings have been broadcast by RAI Italian National Radio, Swiss National Radio, Japanese National Radio NHK, Radio Classica, Venice Classic Radio and many others.

In 2012 he became the youngest lecturer at the “E. F. Dall’Abaco” Conservatory in Verona, and is currently holding the position of flute professore at the “F.A. Bonporti” Conservatory in Trento. He’s also been invited to give masterclasses in Cuba (International Contemporary Music Festival), Finland (Tampere Music Academy and Suomitaly Music Festival) and Estonia (Tartu Eller Music Academy), Malta (Malta Music University).

Also very active as a researcher, he is the author together with pianist Leonora Armellini and cellist Ludovico Armellini of the world premiere recording of Mendelssohn’s Trio in D minor Op. 49 in the version for flute, cello and piano edited by the same composer; and he was the author of the rediscovery of the trio for the same ensemble by Nino Rota and its first performance in modern times at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in 2015. He also unearthed some of Antonio Vivaldi’s pages for flute by recording them for the first time, and he also edited some world premieres by the same composer on modern instruments.

Born in Bologna (Italy) in 1991, began studing flute at twelve and graduated at eighteen at Conservatory “E. F. Dall’Abaco” in Verona achieveing the highest honors. After his diploma he won competition for the year’s best graduated music students in Italy. Winner of scholarship from french foundation “Zygmunt Zaleski” he later studied at Ecole Normale de Musique “Alfred Cortot” in Paris with Pierre-Yves Artaud and after that he grauated form the Lugano University of Music (Switzerland) and got the “Master in Advanced Studies” with the internationally renowned soloist Mario Caroli. Following his two masters, he perfected his skills under the guidance of Giampaolo Pretto and Nicola Campitelli.

Gli impegni della stagione 2023-24 vedranno il ritorno come solista alla Carnegie Hall di New York e alla Tonhalle di Zurigo, oltre a tournée in Cina e Corea del Sud. Tommaso suona un flauto giapponese d’oro a 14k fatto a mano da Yamaha e un flauto in legno realizzato dall’artigiano italiano Andrea Dainese.

L’APPASSIONATA

L’ Appassionata was born in 2019 around the activities of the Gaspari Foundation as a group of young excellence dedicated to the deepening of the repertoire for chamber orchestra. Its members include some of the best young music professionals in Italy, who have perfected themselves in the most important musical institutions in Europe and have already acquired concert experience in the most important Italian orchestras, including the Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra, La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra, Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano, Orchestra of the Teatro Regio of Turin, Orchestra of the Arena di Verona Foundation, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Municipal Theater of Bologna. The orchestra already has concerts and tours to its credit in some of the greatest Italian halls including Sala Verdi in Milan, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Accademia Filarmonica in Verona, Bibiena Theater in Mantua.
L’ Appassionata is also the protagonist of two recording projects released in 2021 – a monograph on Antonio Vivaldi published by SONY Classical with soloist Tommaso Benciolini and a monograph on Johann Sebastian Bach with violinist Jaroslaw Nadrzycki published by Hänssler Classics – both received with great public and critical success and broadcast by broadcasters such as Rai Radio 3, BBC Radio, Radio Classica, Radio24, Venice Classic Radio. The concert master of L’Appassionata is Lorenzo Gugole, a Veronese violinist active throughout Europe, the United States, China, the United Arab Emirates.

More info: https://www.tommasobenciolini.net/

GOMALAN BRASS QUINTET AT GARDA LAKE FOR CIELI VIBRANTI

Gomalan Brass Quintet will perform in San Felice del Benaco at Garda Lake for the Festival Cieli Vibranti on September 23rd 2023 at 9pm for Cieli Vibranti Festival.

The renowned Italian brass ensemble will play GOMALAN MOVIES, a thrilling program including some of the most beautiful soundtracks in cinema history.

GOMALAN MOVIES
E. MORRICONE suite : “ The Legend Of The Pianist On The Ocean
N.ROTA: Rota Suite
J. WILLIAMS: “Indiana Jones”

PAUSA

AA.VV : “Space Brass”
E. MORRICONE Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
L. Bernstein : “West Side Story” suite
Y. OHNO – F .MICALIZZI :”Lupin III”

More info: https://www.cielivibranti.it/website/

ANNA KRAVTCHENKO AT MITO SETTEMBRE MUSICA FESTIVAL

Anna Kravtchenko will be back to MiTo Festival on September 15th and 16th 2023, both in Turin and in Milan. She will perform a beautiful program dedicated to Robert Schumann.

SCHUMANN’S PIANO
Schumann’s genius shined ever so brilliantly in his shortest pieces, where ideas and emotions are distilled into instants. Once again, MITO is proud to roll out the red carpet for the great Robert Schumann.

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Gesänge der Frühe Op. 133
Fantasiestücke Op. 111
Intermezzo and Finale From Carnival Scenes from Vienna Op. 26
Carnival Op. 9

Anna Kravtchenko, piano

Info & tickets: https://www.mitosettembremusica.it/en/programma/16092023-2100-il-pianoforte-di-schumann-teatro-edi.html

GOMALAN BRASS QUINTET IN CERVO FOR CERVO FESTIVAL

The brilliant Gomalan Brass Quintet will perform in Cervo for Cervo Festival on August 25th at 9,30 pm at Piazza dei Corallini. The sparkling brass Italian brass ensemble will play a program from Bach to Bernstein, including pieces from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovskij, film music by Rota, suite from Gershwin and other renowned pieces arranged for brass quintet.

Info & tickets: https://cervofestival.com/event/gomalan-brass-quintet/

QUARTETTO WERTHER IN VERCELLI FOR VIOTTI FESTIVAL

Quartetto Werther will perform again in Vercelli, after its successful concert in 2020 at Teatro Civico. The Italian piano quartet will play on July 8th 2023 at 8pm at Museo Leone a program including two wonderful piano quartets as R. Strauss’ piano quartet in c minor op. 13 and F. Mendelssohn’s piano quartet n.3 in b minor, op. 3.

Info & tickets: https://www.viottifestival.it/p_249-quartetto-werther-viottifestivalestate/

QUARTETTO WERTHER IN ROME FOR SUMMER SEASON OF IUC

The piano quartet Quartetto Werther will play in Rome on July 7th 2023 9,30pm at Orto Botanico for IUC – Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti. The summer season “Classica al tramonto” present a beautiful program including Mahler’s Quartettsatz and Mendelssohn’s piano quartet n. 3 in b minor op. 3.

info & tickets: https://www.concertiiuc.it/events/classica-al-tramonto-quartetto-werther/

DF ARTISTS WELCOMES CHAOS STRING QUARTET IN ITS ROSTER

Welcome to Chaos String Quartet! Founded in 2019 on the interdisciplinary concept of chaos, the Chaos String Quartet combines a highly refined ensemble culture and a fiery vitality with a passion for exploring experimental and improvisational approaches. With their affinity for embracing unpredictability and risk-taking, the ensemble’s members bring a unique dynamism and vibrancy to their playing featuring a whole universe of sounds.
Recently selected as a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist 2023-2025, the Chaos String Quartet is rapidly establishing itself on the international music scene. The Quartet has been awarded at the most prestigious international competitions, including ARD (2022), Bordeaux (2022), Haydn (2023) and Bad Tölz (2023). Additional successes include winning the 2nd Prize at Budapest’s 2021 Bartók World Competition and the Premio V. E. Rimbotti in Italy.

The Chaos String Quartet was invited to music festivals such as the Schwetzingen SWR Festival, the Schwarzwald Musikfestival, the Mozartfest Würzburg, Les Musicales de Normandie, the Davos Festival, the Ravenna Festival, the Festival del Quartetto Firenze, Lockenhaus, the Gent Festival van Vlaanderen, the Festival Academy Budapest, and the Heidelberger Streichquartettfest, among others. In 2023, the ensemble made its debut at the Musikverein in Vienna and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.

Mentored by Prof. Johannes Meissl in Vienna through the ECMAster program, the quartet additionally completed a postgraduate course at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole with the Cuarteto Casals. The ensemble received additional important musical impulses from artists such as Eberhard Feltz, Patrick Jüdt, Rainer Schmidt, Hatto Beyerle, András Keller and Oliver Wille.

The group has worked with artists like Nicolas Baldeyrou, Alexander Ullman, Giampaolo Bandini, Avri Levitan, Hyung-ki Joo and Christoph Zimper. In addition, the Quartet had the opportunity to work with composer Helmut Lachenmann on his 2nd quartet, “Reigen seliger Geister”.

The quartet is a member of the Chamber Music Association “Le Dimore del Quartetto” and has been selected for the promotional program “New Austrian Sound of Music”.

Bas Jongen plays a cello by Hendrick Jacobs (Amsterdam, 1696), kindly loaned to him by the Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation (NMF).

Susanne Schäffer, violino
Eszter Kruchió, violino
Sara Marzadori, viola
Bas Jongen, violoncello

www.chaosquartet.com

GABRIELE MIRABASSI AND SIMONE ZANCHINI IN POTENZA FOR ASSOCIAZIONE XCOSMOPOLIS.

“The cat and the fox” Project will arrive in Pignola (Potenza) for festa della Musica 2023 by Xcosmopolis at Dimora Giorni on June 21st at 7,30pm.

The cat and the fox is a musical encounter between these two great virtuosos and their instruments as protagonists of the international music scene. The musical intersection that distinguishes both allows them to express themselves easily from time to time in the world of jazz and classical music. With this duo, the spirit of the rhythms of South America and the pulsating depth of the old swing, mingle with the sounds of today’s modern jazz, which is expressed in the compositional style of both. The eclecticism of the two musicians allowed them to wander and improvise in an extemporaneous manner with a very high communicative interplay, alternating original compositions with famous standards of the Latin-American repertoire.

They will perform a wonderful program including their own compositions and impro:

S. Zanchini – Choro romagnolo
C. Haden – Our Spanish love song
G. Mirabassi – Chisciotte
S. Zanchini – Caffè Finale
Sivuca – Um tom pra Jobim

QUARTETTO WERTHER IN PESARO FOR ENTE CONCERTI

The talented musicians of Quartetto Werther, one of the most brilliant Italian ensembles on the rise in the national and international concert scene, will perform in Pesaro on April 26th 9pm at Teatro Sperimentale for Ente Concerti. In Pesaro the Quartet will propose a fascinating journey between music and the history of the original chamber music reading for this formation, in a stylistic comparison between personal juvenile solutions and the maturity of the authors presented.

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Quartettsatz

Nicht zu schnell. Entschlossen

Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

Piano quartet in a minor

Allegro

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Piano quartet in e flat major op.16a

Grave

Allegro ma non troppo

Andante cantabile

Rondò. Allegro ma non troppo

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Piano quartet n. 3 in c minor, op. 60

Allegro non troppo

Scherzo. Allegro

Andante

Finale. Allegro comodo

More info: https://www.enteconcerti.it/calendari/quartetto-werther-2/