On Wednesday 14th September Villa Olmo will host the concert Omaggio a Buzzati (Homage to Buzzati) organised by Lake Como International Music Festival in collaboration with Parolario. On stage the Rondoni-Attesti duo (violin and piano).
W. A. MOZART:
Sonata K 304 in mi minore (Allegretto, Tempo di minuetto)
J. S. BACH:
Partita BWV 1004 in re minore
G. ROSSINI:
Ouverture da Il Barbiere di Siviglia (elaborazione di Francesco Attesti)
C. DEBUSSY:
Sonata in sol minore (Allegro vivo, Intermède – Fantasque et léger, Finale – Très animé)
J. S. BACH:
Ciaccona in re minore
Free entrance
Stefano Rondoni graduated from the “F. Morlacchi ”of Perugia in 1993. From a very young age he perfectionated with B. Antonioni, C. Rossi, F. Ayo (Society of Concerts of La Spezia), N. Brainin (Special specialization courses Fiesole, Fi), F. Gulli, B. Csany, E. Wilson and M. Sirbu (School of Higher Musical Perfection of Saluzzo, Cn), F. Cusano and M. Fornaciari.
He played with the Orchestra of the Teatro Lirico di Spoleto (Pg) in the 1995-1998 opera seasons and in the relative circuit of Umbria collaborating with P. degli Esposti, S. Argiris, M. De Bernardt, G. Devinu, L. Nucci and R. Raimondi; from 2004 to 2006 he held the role of first part in the Symphonic Orchestra “Guido d’Arezzo” (Ar), collaborates steadily since 2009 with the Orchestra of the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome.
He founded and performed with various chamber ensembles: duo with piano, trio (Trio “Haydn”), quartet (Quartet “Hubay”), quintet with bandoneon, clarinet and piano, bringing his activity within numerous historic residences, churches and theaters in Italy: in Florence in the Budini Gattai Palace, in Cassano d’Adda in the Villa Borromeo, in Rome at the Argentina Theater, at the Gran Teatro and in the Colonna and Spagna palaces on the occasion of the extraordinary concert in honor of the King of Spain Juan Carlos I.
As a soloist he has performed in the church of S. Maria della Pietà in Venice, in the VII International Festival of Venice, in the International Festival of Culture in Aachen and in the Stadt Theater in Wolfsburg (Germany), in the Concert Hall of the Cité de la Musique and in the Church of Saint – Denis in Paris. He participated, the only violinist, in the 2007 Negramaro Tour playing at the Gran Teatro di Roma and the Teatro degli Arcimboldi in Milan and in the “On the road” Tour with M. Gazzè, P. Turci and M. Rei, receiving unanimous approval from the public and critic.
He recorded in the orchestra for Rai and the Nuova Era.
He is violin teacher at the New Popular Music School of Umbertide (Pg) and didactic and artistic director of the Amici della Musica Association of Cortona (Ar).
Francesco Attesti (Cortona, June 6, 1975) is an Italian pianist of international acclaim. Among his generation of musicians, he is considered one of the finest interpreters of the Romantic and early Twentieth Century Repertoire.
He began practicing the piano at the age of 6 and gave his first concert at 11.
He studied with Sergio Perticaroli at the Mozarteum of Salzburg Summer Masterclass. There, Francesco was immersed in the Romantic repertoire, particularly the works of Chopin and Liszt. He continued to study with Maestro Perticaroli for several years in Rome, refining his skills and winning several national and international piano competitions, including: Ibla Grand Prize International, F.I.D.A.P.A. Competition, Città di Racconigi, Migliori Diplomati d’Italia, Rovere d’Oro, Città di Cesenatico.
The Swiss Ursula Stroher Stiftung sponsorship for talented young people was conferred on Francesco Attesti from 2003-2005.
In 1998, studying with Maestro Luigi Tanganelli at the “L. Cherubini” Conservatory of Florence, Francesco earned the highest grades in piano bestowed by that institution. Soon thereafter, he attended masterclasses with Jacques Rouvier (1998) and Hector Moreno (1999, 2000). With Maestro Moreno, he explored the chamber repertoire for piano, as well as several contemporary composers.
Francesco’s first opportunity to record a CD came in 1998 when the “Rugginenti Editore” label asked him to record contemporary music ,the text being Edoardo Sanguineti’s poetry. Since then, there have been many recordings on several labels, such as “Agorà”, “Max Research”, “Drycastle”. Some have been collaborations with such contemporary composers as Silvia Bianchera Bettinelli, Biagio Putignano, Raoul De Smet.
The epitome of Francesco’s collaborative work to date is his performance with the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of Prague, performing the Italian premiere of “Chiavi in Mano” by the Pulitzer Prize winning composer Yehudi Wyner.
In 2007, together with organist, colleague and friend Matteo Galli, he published the first recording of Verdi’s Requiem, transcribed for piano and organ, on the “Le Voci della Citta” label. At the beginning of 2008, Francesco produced a CD on the “Drycastle” label called “Feeling Chopin”. That work was devoted entirely to the great Polish composer. In 2012, with “Drycastle”, he published a new CD, “Virtuoso Sentimento”, with works by Bach, Schubert and Beethoven. With the same label, in 2014, he recorded a CD with title “‘900, French repertoire for clarinet and piano” with clarinetist Pietro Tagliaferri and, in 2016, he produced a DVD, “Deeply Mozart”, presenting Mozart’s piano concertos KV 449 and KV 488 with OIDA Orchestra from Arezzo (Italy) and conductor Paolo Belloli.
In 2012 he was awarded as “Artist changing lives” by the city of Edinburg (Texas – USA) and the city of Diamante (Argentina) conferred him the honorary citizenship. In 2013, McAllen and Levelland (Texas – USA), conferred him the “Key to the City” for his artistry and human skills, followed in 2014 by the city of Hornell (NY – USA).
Always drawn to the perfection of phrasing and the sound of the instrument, he has developed very special and unique expressions. Maestro Perticaroli himself has said:
“Francesco Attesti’s piano playing is unusual. Everything that happens in the sound, in the phrasing, and in the musical conception, starts from an aesthetic and musical conviction and it brings the performance out of every formal and consumistic prevision.”
Currently, Francesco Attesti performs regularly in internationally prestigious concert halls all over the world where he played about 1000 concerts in 40 different Countries.
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