Fantasie e Danze - Trio Dumka: David Fons (Viola), Camina Morella (Violin), Carlos Apellaniz (Piano)

In collaboration with Ente Villa Carlotta
The ticket includes the visit of Villa Carlotta. You can enter the garden and the museum from 16:00. Concert will take place at 18:30. Festival box office at Villa Carlotta opens at 16:00.

PROGRAM

Robert FUCHS: Sieben Phantasiestücke. Op. 57

Rebecca CLARKE: Dumka

Giacomo PUCCINI: Tosca Paraphrase 

Dimitri SHOSTAKOVICH: Five pieces
Prelude
Gavotte
Elegy
Watz
Polka

THE ARTISTS

David Fons, viola

One of the most notable violists of his generation, recognized nationally and internationally as a winner of first viola awards, David Fons studied with Vicente Ortiz, Luis Roig, Luis Llacer, Jesse Levine and Wilfried Strehle.

In orchestras such as OSN, OCV, RTVE, Royal Opera House or Collegium Instrumentale he has been able to work with directos such as F. Ayo, N. Chumachenco, Y. Menuhin, V. Ashkenazy, Z. Mehta, F. X. Roth or N. Luisotti among others.

He has participated in countless of the most prominent chamber music festivals in Europe and Latin America, as a member of the Capriccio Trío, Palomares-Fons duo, Trío Acento, Viola Sings Dúo and as a collaborator of the Beethoven Klavier Quartett, Ensemble de Cadaqués and V430.

A well-versed soloist, he has performed in the auditoriums of Zaragoza, Vigo, Badajoz and Valencia, among others, alongside directors and soloists such as Cristóbal Soler, Beatriz Fernández, Jesse Levine, Vasko Vassilev and Franco Petrachi, performing part of the great repertoire for viola and orchestra of teachers W. Walton, K Pendercki, W. Williams or P. Hindemith.

In January 2019 he presents his first album “Viola Oppression”, which contains the sonatas of R. Clarke and D. Shostakovich, and in 2022 he participates in the Naxos label recording performing the Concertino for viola, piano and string orchestra by Eduardo Grau.

Out of the concern to disseminate the repertoire for viola, Agustí Borgunyó’s Suite for viola and orchestra premieres in Spain, and new repertoire is dedicated to him, such as the concerto for viola and orchestra, written by the composer Javier Costa, “De solitude sonando… ”

David uses a 1954 Giacommo e Leandro Bisiach viola for his performances.

Carlos Apellaniz, piano

His career is supported by more than twenty international awards, highlighting the Special Prize at the Santander International Piano Competition, First Prize at the International Flame Competition (Paris), Claude Kahn Prize (Paris) and Saint Nom La Breteche Prize (Paris).

He began his musical studies with the pianist Françoise Doué at “L’Ecole Nationale de Musique de Bayonne-Côte Basque”, after finishing his training being awarded the Gold Medal, he continued his improvement with the pianists Jacques Rouvier and Pascal Devoyon at the C.N.S.M. of Paris where he was awarded the First Prize for Piano and the First Prize for Chamber Music.

He perfectionated at the Reina Sofía Higher School of Music with Dimitri Bashkirov and Galina Eguiazarova. He has followed the advice of Alicia de Larrocha, Leon Fleisher, F. R. Duchable, Dario Darosa, among others, in numerous master-classes.

He is named solo pianist of the Grup Instrumental de Valencia, and his career takes a turn towards the contemporary world, to which he has always felt attracted. Thanks to his work in this field of newly created music, he is recognized with the National Music Award. He regularly collaborates with the Plural Ensemble, Espai Sonor, Ensemble d’arts.

He is regularly invited to perform as a soloist in numerous orchestras within the framework of prestigious International Festivals. He regularly participates in recordings for Radio France, Radio Nacional de España, Radio Bartok, Euskaltel Irratia… and has albums with the Sgae, Verso, Naxos labels…

Very active in Chamber Music formations, he is a founding member of the B3: Brouwer Trio, Dúo Apellaniz, with whom he regularly performs.

He has taught classes at Musikene (Basque Country), Aragon Conservatory of Music and at numerous summer festivals.

Currently, he combines his pedagogical work at the Valencia Conservatory of Music with his public performances of both chamber music and solo pianist.

Carmina Morella, violin

A native of Catarroja, he began his musical studies at the L’ Artesana de Catarroja musical society with his father, and with the violin under the tutelage of Daniel Albir.

She later studied at the Catarroja Conservatories, José Iturbi from Valencia and Joaquin Rodrigo Superior Conservatory from Valencia with M.A. Gorrea, E. Palomares and S. Juan. She also perfected her violin training with her, V. Balaguer, A. León Ara,

J. Dalhgren and always under the direction of Félix Ayo.

Her artistic career has always been linked to orchestras, having been a member of the JONDE, of the City Orchestra of Granada, Oviedo Orchestra, Extremadura Orchestra, and collaborating with the Community of Madrid Orchestra, Bilbao Orchestra, Castilla y León Orchestra, and Collegium Instrumentale, under the batons of the teachers J. Mena, J. Pons, A. Ròs Marbà, Z. Metha, L. Köhler, W. Weller among others, performing in the main European venues.

As a soloist she has performed the double concerto for violin and oboe by J.S. Bach, Suite No. 3 for Violin and Viola by K. Atterberg and the premiere of the work “North Fantasy” by X. Arias, as well as violin and piano recitals.

In the field of chamber music she formed a duo with guitarist Manuel Mateu, she has collaborated with the Cuerda Valencia Cuarteto and Collegium Instrumentale, and is a member of the Dumka Trio.

Since 2003 she has been a member of the Valencia Orchestra.