Franco Mezzena
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Franco Mezzena born in Trento, is an Italian violin virtuoso and conductor. He studied with Salvatore Accardo.
He plays a 1695 Stradivarius
, an instrument by the great violin maker Roberto Regazzi
(Bologna, 1998) and instruments made by Ornella Ceci (Bari 2009) and Giuseppe Arrè (Cremona 2009).
Activities
- Guest soloist at concert halls and festivals in Europe, Japan, South America and U.S.A.
- Played Mendelssohn Op.64 at Carnegie Hall in New York.
- Toured with "I Musici" and "I Virtuosi di Roma".
- Performed with Salvatore AccardoSalvatore AccardoSalvatore Accardo is an Italian violin virtuoso and conductor.He is highly regarded for his interpretations of Paganini, J. S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, contemporary works, chamber music, and opera conducting....
, Bruno Battisti D’Amario, Julius Berger, Bruno CaninoBruno CaninoBruno Canino is an Italian classical pianist and composer.-Early life:Bruno Canino was born in Naples, Italy in 1935, where he studied piano with Vincenzo Vitale. He continued his musical education in Milan, studying both piano and composition. His teachers included Enzo Calace and Bruno Bettinelli...
, Roberto Corlianò, Roberto Fabbriciani, Rocco Filippini, Severino Gazzelloni, Stefano Giavazzi, Bruno Giuranna, Johannes Goritzki, Jacques Klein, Alain Meunier, Bruno Mezzena, Andrea Noferini, Antony PayAntony PayAntony Pay was born in London on February 21, 1945. After gaining a place with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, with whom he performed the Mozart clarinet concerto at the ages of 16, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music and then read Mathematics at Cambridge University, graduating...
, Franco Petracchi, Ruggiero Ricci, Massimo Scattolin, Hariolf Schlichtig, Rohan de Saram and Romeo Tudorache. - Concerts for RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, Radio Vaticana, BBC, ABC, NBC, WSKG, WGBH Boston, NHK Television Japan, KBS Corea, etc.
- Gives Master Classes in Italy (Conservatory of Mantua, CMT Academy, S. Antioco, "Musica Riva", Alghero, Naples) and abroad (Royal College and Trinity College - London, Chetham's School of Music - Manchester, Rotterdam, Académié d'été d'Andé, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyushu, Barcelona, Oxford University, Ticino Musica Festival etc.).
Recordings
- Recorded for Wide Classique, Dynamic, Symposium, Rivo Alto, Nuova Era, E.M.S. Arcobaleno.
- Recorded for Dynamic the complete concertos for violin and orchestra by G.B. Viotti (10 CDs), where he appears as soloist and conductor of the "Symphonia Perusina" and the Chamber Orchestra “Milano Classica”.
- Recorded for Wide Classique label the complete works for violin and piano by L. van Beethoven with the pianist Stefano Giavazzi (4 CDs).
Conducting
- Has conducted the Lublijana Symphony Orchestra, the Pescara Symphony Orchestra, the “Teatro Regio of Turin” Symphony Orchestra, the “Milano Classica” Chamber Orchestra, the “Interpreti Italiani” Chamber Orchestra, the Jalisco Philarmonic Orchestra etc.
Positions
- Professor at Conservatory "N. Piccinni" in Bari-Italy
- Artistic Director and founder of the Advanced Academy CMT "The City of Music and Theatre" in Penne (Pescara) Italy.
- Artistic Director of the “Music and Theatre” Festival in Italy.
- Founder and principal conductor of Viotti Chamber Orchestra and member of the Jury of Italian EUYO (European Union Youth Orchestra) Auditions since 2005.
- Artistic Director of the Division Classical Music of Wide Sound Recording House (Wide Classique label).
Other
- Interviewed on The Strad, Fanfare, American Record Guide, New York Times, Gramophone, Diapason, FonoForum etc.
He plays a 1695 Stradivarius
Stradivarius
The name Stradivarius is associated with violins built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari. According to their reputation, the quality of their sound has defied attempts to explain or reproduce, though this belief is controversial...
, an instrument by the great violin maker Roberto Regazzi
Roberto Regazzi
Roberto Regazzi is a notable contemporary violin maker and scholar who received his initiation in the craft from Otello Bignami...
(Bologna, 1998) and instruments made by Ornella Ceci (Bari 2009) and Giuseppe Arrè (Cremona 2009).