San Marino International Music Summer Courses – Learn & Study with the Best Experts

List of Teachers and Projects

NEW
MUSIC PROJECT
26 Jul.-07 Aug.
NMP

Ars Ludi

26 Jul.-07 Aug.
Percussion

Ars Ludi is a modular percussion ensemble which, from its birth in 1987 has undertaken an artistic way active on two interpretational aspects: the proposal of the contemporary repertoire for percussion and the conception and the achievement of broadest musical productions involving artists coming from multimedia.

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R. De Saram

26 Jul.-07 Aug.
Cello

In November 2005 Rohan bid farewell to the Arditti Quartet in order to pursue his own artistic vision. He works now with a variety of artists, friends and composers, bringing together music from a range of musical periods and parts of the world, both eastern and western, classical and contemporary, composed music and improvisations, with players from many musical backgrounds.

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J. Kenny

26 Jul.-07 Aug.
Trombone

Brass / Ensemble / Improvisation / Composer Performers / Music Theatre. Trombonist and composer John Kenny is internationally acclaimed for his interpretation of contemporary music, having performed and broadcast in over 50 nations to date. In 2017 he was the recipient of the International Trombone Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award – only the second British Trombonist ever to be accorded this honour.

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L. Castellani

26 Jul.-07 Aug.
Singing

Luciano Berio, in an interview at RAI3 (“Scatola sonora”, march 25th 1993), told Sandro Cappelletto who was asking him if, ten years after her death, Cathy Berberian had any successor: “…in Italy there is a singer who is totally different from Cathy, but of great genius and intelligence: Luisa Castellani”. The magazine “Specchio” of “La Stampa” (Turin) put her among the 7 best singers in the world in the 90’s, and she has had press reviews in 18 different languages.

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F. Libetta

26 Jul.-07 Aug.
Piano

La multiforme carriera di compositore, direttore e pianista ha portato Francesco Libetta a tenere concerti nelle sale di tutto il mondo. Ha avuto modo di collaborare con numerosi esponenti del mondo musicale e del mondo dello spettacolo. I suoi compact disc e DVD sono pubblicati dalla V.A.I. (Stati Uniti d’America). Ha fondato e dirige la casa discografica Nireo.

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S. Cardi

26 Jul.-07 Aug.
Guitar

Stefano Cardi, born in Rome, completed his studies at the Conservatorio di S. Cecilia with Mario Gangi.
In 1985 he received first prize at the Maria Canals International Competition in Barcellona. Stefano Cardi dedicates a part of his career to contemporary music, both performing as guitarist and
conducting his ensemble Freon. He is Guitar Professor at the Girolamo Frescobaldi Conservatory in Ferrara.

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L. Pagliei

26 Jul.-07 Aug.
Composition

Composer, pianist, orchestral conductor, electronic musician and researcher, Lorenzo Pagliei studied with Salvatore Sciarrino, Azio Corghi, Ivan Vandor, Giorgio Nottoli and Philippe Leroux. He graduated at the Master in Composition of Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. The president of the examination board was Luciano Berio, with whom he later had a fruitful period of exchange on his own music.

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E. Filippetti

26 Jul.-07 Aug.
Saxophone

Enzo Filippetti is a professor of Saxophone at the Conservatory of Music “S. Cecilia” in Rome. Both as soloist and as a member of the Quartetto di Sassofoni Accademia he has given concerts in Italy and in numerous and repeated tours all over the world. In addition he has also been involved in the development of the repertoire of contemporary music, as well as researching the first Italian and foreign repertoire for saxophones.

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STRING CONCERT
ACADEMY
09 Sept.-15 Sept.
SCA

A. Daskalakis

09 Sept.-15 Sept.
Violin

Ariadne Daskalakis is a unique performer of both baroque and modern violin. In her teaching she shares her vast range of repertoire and experience as soloist, chamber musician and orchestral leader.

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L. Gorokhov

09 Sept.-15 Sept.
Cello

The Russian cellist Leonid Gorokhov is the only Russian cellist to be awarded the Grand Prix and the First Prize of the Geneva Concours (1986). In 1995 the European Association for Encouragement of the Arts awarded the Cultural Achievement Prize to Leonid Gorokhov for exceptional talent and outstanding artistic accomplishment. He is Artistic Director of String Concert Academy 2020

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A. Tardino

09 Sept.-15 Sept.
Piano

Alessandro Tardino was born in 1987. Following his parents’ into a life of music, he began his musical studies at the Conservatory of Frosinone with the flautist Pietro Romano, and the pianist Cecilia De Dominicis. At fifteen he received full marks in both instruments for his high school diploma and gave his debut in the orchestra, both as a flautist and as solo pianist – performing the Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante Chopin. In 2006 he graduated in piano with honors, receiving full marks and an honorable mention.

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MEDIEVAL &
RENAISSANCE
22 Aug.-30 Aug.
IMMC

Introduction to
Liturgical Drama
22 Aug.-23 Aug.
Medieval

Theory, Performance practice, Portative organ. After receiving the master diplomas on piano, medieval and renaissance keyboards, and studying with Dr. Mauricio Molina, Cristina decided to combine her passion for teaching with a performance career (ensembles Magister Petrus, Carmina Harmonica, Hamelin Consort, Le Souvenir, among others) and with musicological research.

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C. A. Raurich

22 Aug.-30 Aug.
Medieval

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M. Jonas

22 Aug.-30 Aug.
Singing

The term trobairitz describes the work of Maria Jonas better than the usual term singer. The trobairitz was the female counterpart of the trobadors in southern medieval France. It comes from the occitan word trobar: to find. Numerous CD recordings bear witness to her constant involvement with the music of various genres.

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S. Ansorg

22 Aug.-30 Aug.
Medieval

Susanne Ansorg studied Germanistik, Musicology and Pedagogy of Music at the University of Leipzig, medieval string instruments and historical performance at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Basle). She performs and records with several other ensembles (among them Sequentia, Ars Choralis Cologne,
Belladonna, Saraband and The Harp Consort) and performs all over Europe, in Canada, the USA, Brasil, Japan and Australia. At the same time, she is the director of «montalbâne», the most innovative festival for medieval music in Europe.

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PROFESSIONAL
GUITAR PROJECT
01 Sept.-05 Sept.
PGP

F. Torelli

31 Aug.-04 Sept.
Liuto

FRANCESCA TORELLI has participated as a soloist (lute and voice), in numerous festivals in Europe, South America and Australia. She has provided and played the music for various theatrical productions and has appeared as a lutenist on television programs for RAI 2, Channel 4, and others. Since 2001 she is lute professor at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan.

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F. Biraghi

31 Aug.-04 Sept.
Guitar

Francesco Biraghi, born in Milano, completed his musical studies under the teaching of Antonio Barbieri,
Ruggero Chiesa, Oscar Ghiglia and Hopkinson Smith. He soon began an intense career as a concert artist (in particular chamber music), performing in fifty countries. Several of his
recordings have received public and critical acclaim. Francesco Biraghi teaches guitar at the “Giuseppe Verdi” Conservatory of Milan.

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M. Piperno

31 Aug.-04 Sept.
Guitar

Marco Piperno from Lecce, graduated when he was 17, followed by Bruno Battisti D’Amario at the Music Conservatory “Santa Cecilia” in Rome. Since 2014 he won numerous guitar competitions in Italy and in the world obtaining twenty international awards including more then ten first prizes.

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P. Bonaguri

02 Sept.-06 Sept.
Guitar

His performing career takes him to more than fifty countries in all five continents, working with prestigious Institutes and Festivals. Andrés Segovia wrote of him : “He will soon be a famous name among the best guitarists of our time”.

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A. De Vitis

02 Sept.-06 Sept.
Guitar

Andrea De Vitis is one of those interprets who conquer audience and jury thanks to the high definition sharpness of his way of playing, to the extraordinary control of dynamics and agogic and to the clarity with which he asserts his thought, whilst also translating the thought of the Author. (Il Fronimo, 2016).

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F. Zigante

10 Oct.-15 Oct.
Guitar

Frédéric Zigante was born in 1961 in France and graduated at the Conservatory “Giuseppe Verdi” of Milan. His wide range of repertory includes J.S.Bach’s complete lute works, the complete works for guitar by N.Paganini and H.Villa-Lobos, the complete series of Giuliani’s Le Rossiniane, J.Rodrigo’s, M.Giuliani’s, Alexandre Tansman’s and Villa-Lobos’s concertos for guitar and orchestra. He is professor at the Conservatory of Alessandria (Italy).

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E. Mascardi

10 Oct.-15 Oct.
Lute

Evangelina Mascardi is considered one of the most prominent lute players on the international scene. Born in Buenos Aires in 1977, she graduated in classical guitar and started her concert career as a highly gifted young soloist. Evangelina teaches Lute at the ISSM ”Conservatorio A. Vivaldi” in Alessandria (Italy). Il corso è aperto a liutisti e chitarristi che vogliono approfondire le tecniche e il repertorio del rinascimento e barocco. The course is open to lute players and guitarists who want to deepen the techniques and repertoire of the Renaissance and Baroque.

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ACCORDION
CONCERT ACADEMY
21 Jul.-26 Jul.
ACA

S. Scappini

21 Jul.-26 Jul.
Accordion

Accordion Concert Academy with Sergio Scappini, accordion and electronic accordion. Titolare della prima cattedra di fisarmonica in Italia, presso il conservatorio ‘Gioachino Rossini’ di Pesaro, attualmente è ordinario presso il conservatorio ‘Giuseppe Verdi’ di Milano.

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FILM MUSIC
COURSE
21 Sept.-26 Sept.
FMC

F. Piersanti

21 Sept.-26 Sept.
Film Music Composer

“I am a composer. I write music since I was eleven years old and as time has gone by, composing has
become my work, the way I earn my living. Even if at the beginning I used to work more often with theatre scores, the way I am, in terms of music, comes from films and directors I had the opportunity to meet and the music I wrote for them.”

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COURSES

05 Jul.-08 Oct.
CRSS

F. Lattanzi

03 Jul.-05 Jul.
Percussion

Considered one of the most interesting and complete talents of his generation, much appreciated by specialized magazines; the American Percussive Notes defines him, in a review of his CD’s, one of the most interesting interpreters and exponents of the marimba world scene, defining the recordings “catalysing”, attentive to stylistic details and with a clear historical-philological vision demonstrated by few interpreters.

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S. Malferrari

06 Jul.-12 Jul.
Piano

Besides teaching at the conservatoire ‘G. B. Martini’ of Bologna, Stefano Malferrari held courses and conference-concerts for several Italian musical institutions. Lessons are divided in two periods of one week each.

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A. Padova

13 Jul.-18 Jul.
Piano

The Piano: learning, concert, competition, recording, exam. Andrea Padova first achieved critical attention when he won the “J.S. Bach International Piano Competition” in 1995. Since then has concertized throughout the world in the most known theaters.

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D. Uccello

18 Jul.-27 Jul.
Singing

Sopran, is Professor at Milan ” G. Verdi” Conservatory. She boats a very wide opera and concert repertoire that includes traditional characters (Violetta, Manon, Susanna) and lesser-known works. She has staged numerous contemporary music performances of he works of renowned composers and is perfectly acquainted with the lieder repertoire performed alongside leading pianists such as A. Ballista, M. Damerini, M. Delli Ponti.

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S. Malferrari

17 Aug.-23 Aug.
Piano

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M. Mazzoni

05 Sept.-09 Sept.
Piano

Marcello Mazzoni was born in Reggio Emilia and started his piano studies in the local musical institute “Achille Peri”. He has given concerts as a soloist with orchestras in the most renowned concert halls and festivals and frequently plays as a soloist with renowned ensembles.

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E. Viccardi

04 Oct.-06 Oct.
Organ

Enrico Viccardi teaches organ at the Marc’Antonio Ingegneri association in Cremona; artistic director of the Organ Autumn in the Province of Lodi and of the festival “Percorsi d’Organo in Provincia di Como”, is president of the music association Accademia Maestro Raro in Casalpusterlengo. He teaches Organ and organ Composition at the Conservatory of Parma.

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M. Marzi

21 Oct.-24 Oct.
Saxophone

Mario Marzi winner of nine national and four international competitions, has performed with the most important symphonic orchestras. He devoted himself to XXth century repertoire and some of the most meaningful contemporary works for saxophone are dedicated to him. He has recorded for EMI, Edipan, Stradivarius, Agorà, BMG and Sony Classical.

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R. Franceschetto

17 Sept.-23 Oct.
Singing

Romano Franceschetto (baritone), graduated from the Parma Conservatory of Music with honours and made his
operatic debut in 1981 in Verdi’s La battaglia di Legnano. Although his repertoire is extensive, ranging from the 17th century to modern day, he specializes in the “buffo” roles of the 18th and 19th centuries which he has sung in major theaters in Italy. Romano Franceschetto has made a number of recordings for NUOVA ERA, BONGIOVANNI, RUGGINENTI, CHANDOS.

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