Aquiles Delle Vigne
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Aquiles Delle Vigne a pupil of Claudio Arrau
, Eduardo del Pueyo and György Cziffra, is a concert pianist
and a teacher from Argentina
.
at the age of 8. At 17 he was already a disciple of Claudio Arrau
and won the prestigious Grand Prix "Albert Williams", the most renowned competition in South America
. This award opened the doors of the most important concert halls of the continent for him. Later he completed his training in Europe
with Prof. Eduardo del Pueyo and György Cziffra.
, 8 in Australia
, and many others in the United States of America
, Canada
, South America
, Africa
and Mexico
. Today he is invited to the most important Festivals in the world like the Festivals in Gstaad, Paris, Salzburg, Madrid, Flaine, Euro Festival in Korea, Beethoven Festival, as soloist under Lord Yehudi Menuhin
, Leopold Hager
, Georges Octors, Alberto Lysy
, Lee Dong-ho, Flavio Emilio Scogna with leadings orchestras as the Orchestre de la Radio et Télévision Française, the RAI
in Rome
, the National Orchestres of Argentine, Belgium, Colombie, Mexico, the Orchestre of the Bulgarian Radio in Sofia, and the Philharmonic Orchestres in Buenos Aires, Skopje, Fort Wayne Illinois, “George Enesco” of Bucharest, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Bangkok, Lima, Mexico and Bogota.
He also played with the Camerata Menuhin, the Belgische Radio en Televisie and the Carlos Chavez National Orchestra in Mexico DF. Musicians such as Pierre-Petit, Victor Legley, Flavio Emilio Scogna, Juan Carlos Zorzi dedicated important pieces to him.
, at the Rotterdams Conservatorium (Codarts, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten) in The Netherlands, and as Visiting Professor at the Royal Northern College of Music
in Manchester
.
He is also regularly invited of leadings Institutions in the world in the United States
, Canada
, Japan
, Korea
, Russia
, Germany
, France
, Australia
, Italy
, South Africa
and Thailand
.
His students got more than 100 Prizes in many international competitions.
He is a member or Chairman of the panel of Judges at the most important international Competitions on all five continents: Sydney, Pretoria, Cincinnati, Turin, Paris, Texas, Casagrande, Masters in Monte-Carlo, Warsaw.
His Master's Voice, BASF
Harmonia Mundi, BMG
-RCA
Victor, Pavane Records and EMS Records received outstanding praise and distinction. His performance of the Preludes by Olivier Messiaen
and the Sonate d’Octobre for the Pope John Paul II
by Joanna Bruzdowich at the Vatican
earned him tremendous praise from the composers.
with his wife Chantal Remy. Their children Laurence, Gabrielle and Guillaume also practice music.
Details of the book:
Title: Viaggio nell'intimo di un pianist
a
Edition: Florestano
Publication's date: 2006
Language: Italian
ISBN 88-901857-3-2
Pages: 360
Format: 17X21
Enclosed: CD with Sonata
in B minor S 178 by Franz Liszt
and Fantasie in C, Op. 17
by Robert Schumann
Claudio Arrau
Claudio Arrau León was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning from the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms and Debussy...
, Eduardo del Pueyo and György Cziffra, is a concert pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
and a teacher from Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
Early life
Aquiles Delle Vigne gave his first recitalRecital
A recital is a musical performance. It can highlight a single performer, sometimes accompanied by piano, or a performance of the works of a single composer.The invention of the solo piano recital has been attributed to Franz Liszt....
at the age of 8. At 17 he was already a disciple of Claudio Arrau
Claudio Arrau
Claudio Arrau León was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning from the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms and Debussy...
and won the prestigious Grand Prix "Albert Williams", the most renowned competition in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. This award opened the doors of the most important concert halls of the continent for him. Later he completed his training in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
with Prof. Eduardo del Pueyo and György Cziffra.
The pianist
He accomplished some 24 tournées in JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, 8 in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and many others in the United States of America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Today he is invited to the most important Festivals in the world like the Festivals in Gstaad, Paris, Salzburg, Madrid, Flaine, Euro Festival in Korea, Beethoven Festival, as soloist under Lord Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE was a Russian Jewish American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Russian Jewish parents in the United States, but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and of the United Kingdom in 1985...
, Leopold Hager
Leopold Hager
Leopold Hager is an Austrian conductor , known for his interpretations of works from the First Viennese School ....
, Georges Octors, Alberto Lysy
Alberto Lysy
Alberto Lysy was a prestigious Argentine violinist and conductor.-Life and work:Alberto Lysy was born in Buenos Aires to Ukrainian immigrants in 1935. At age five, his father introduced him to the violin. Lysy left school at age 13 to devote more time to the instrument, and was subsequently...
, Lee Dong-ho, Flavio Emilio Scogna with leadings orchestras as the Orchestre de la Radio et Télévision Française, the RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, the National Orchestres of Argentine, Belgium, Colombie, Mexico, the Orchestre of the Bulgarian Radio in Sofia, and the Philharmonic Orchestres in Buenos Aires, Skopje, Fort Wayne Illinois, “George Enesco” of Bucharest, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Bangkok, Lima, Mexico and Bogota.
He also played with the Camerata Menuhin, the Belgische Radio en Televisie and the Carlos Chavez National Orchestra in Mexico DF. Musicians such as Pierre-Petit, Victor Legley, Flavio Emilio Scogna, Juan Carlos Zorzi dedicated important pieces to him.
The teacher
Considered as a leading teacher in the world, Aquiles Delle Vigne gives Masterclasses at the International Sommerakademie Universität Mozarteum in SalzburgSalzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, at the Rotterdams Conservatorium (Codarts, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten) in The Netherlands, and as Visiting Professor at the Royal Northern College of Music
Royal Northern College of Music
The Royal Northern College of Music is a music school in Manchester, England. It is located on Oxford Road in Chorlton on Medlock, at the western edge of the campus of the University of Manchester and is one of four conservatories associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music...
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
.
He is also regularly invited of leadings Institutions in the world in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
His students got more than 100 Prizes in many international competitions.
He is a member or Chairman of the panel of Judges at the most important international Competitions on all five continents: Sydney, Pretoria, Cincinnati, Turin, Paris, Texas, Casagrande, Masters in Monte-Carlo, Warsaw.
Discography
His vast discography with EMIEMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
His Master's Voice, BASF
BASF
BASF SE is the largest chemical company in the world and is headquartered in Germany. BASF originally stood for Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik . Today, the four letters are a registered trademark and the company is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, and Zurich Stock...
Harmonia Mundi, BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
-RCA
RCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
Victor, Pavane Records and EMS Records received outstanding praise and distinction. His performance of the Preludes by Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen was a French composer, organist and ornithologist, one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex ; harmonically and melodically it is based on modes of limited transposition, which he abstracted from his early compositions and improvisations...
and the Sonate d’Octobre for the Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
by Joanna Bruzdowich at the Vatican
Apostolic Palace
The Apostolic Palace is the official residence of the Pope, which is located in Vatican City. It is also known as the Sacred Palace, the Papal Palace and the Palace of the Vatican...
earned him tremendous praise from the composers.
Private life
Aquiles Delle Vigne is living in BrusselsBrussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
with his wife Chantal Remy. Their children Laurence, Gabrielle and Guillaume also practice music.
Publications
Viaggio nell'intimo di un pianistaDetails of the book:
Title: Viaggio nell'intimo di un pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
a
Edition: Florestano
Publication's date: 2006
Language: Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
ISBN 88-901857-3-2
Pages: 360
Format: 17X21
Enclosed: CD with Sonata
Sonata
Sonata , in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to a cantata , a piece sung. The term, being vague, naturally evolved through the history of music, designating a variety of forms prior to the Classical era...
in B minor S 178 by Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
and Fantasie in C, Op. 17
Fantasie in C (Schumann)
The Fantasie in C major, Op. 17, was written by Robert Schumann in 1836. It was revised prior to publication in 1839, when it was dedicated to Franz Liszt. It is generally described as one of Schumann's greatest works for solo piano, and is one of the central works of the early Romantic period. ...
by Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....