The Soloists

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Lucio Degani, principal violin

He graduated with top marks from the “Luigi Cherubini” Conservatory in Florence under the guidance of Maestro Renato Zanettovich, then perfecting his skills with Maestros De Rosa, Farulli and Gilels. Awarded in various national and international competitions, he has undertaken an intense concert activity in Italy and abroad both as a soloist and in chamber music groups. Since the age of 19 he has collaborated with I Solisti Veneti, a group in the q...

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Chiara Parrini

She graduated in violin in 1985 at the “Cesare Pollini” Conservatory in Padua under the guidance of Maestro Piero Toso. In the same year she won the competition for young talents Città di Genova. After attending the advanced courses at the Portogruaro Academy with Pavel Vernikov, in 1986 she won the scholarship to continue her studies at the “International Menuhin Music Academy” in Gstaad (CH), where she studied violin under the guidance of Maestro Alberto Lysy and ...

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Mark Bronzi

He graduated with top marks at the age of 18 from the “Arrigo Boito” Conservatory in Parma, subsequently perfecting his skills at the Fiesole School of Music (winning a scholarship as the best student in the specialization courses) and with Yair Kless at the “Rubin Academy” in Tel Aviv. He graduated in chamber music with top marks, honors and honorable mention. Winner of several national solo competitions...

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Enzo Ligresti

He graduated in 1989 from the Conservatory “Benedetto Marcello” in Venice under the guidance of Aldo Nardo with top marks. In 1991 he obtained the relative diploma from the International Academy of Music in Biella under the guidance of Corrado Romano with the result of “Excellent with special mention”. Subsequently, always with Corrado Romano, he attended the Conservatory of Geneva and in 1994 he won the First Prize...

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Michelangelo Lentini

He graduated in 1999 from the Conservatory “Niccolò Piccinni” in Bari. To date he has performed in more than 50 countries around the world. As a soloist he has played with the EurOrchestra da Camera di Bari, the Symphony Orchestra of the Province of Bari, the Symphony Orchestra of Grosseto, the State Orchestra of Turkey, the Hradek Cralove Symphony, the Moravian Symphony Orchestra, the Uto Ughi Youth Orchestra, the Orch...

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Antonella Defrenza

Born in 1995, she graduated in 2014 from the “Niccolò Piccinni” Conservatory in Bari, under the guidance of Maestro Gemma Loseto, with top marks and graduated in 2016 in a two-year specialist course in solo music at the “Nino Rota” Conservatory in Monopoli under the guidance of Maestro Lucio Degani with a grade of 110/110 cum laude. She has participated in numerous national and international competitions, obtaining the First Absolute Prizes at the Rassegna Giovanissim...

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Francesco Zanchetta

Born in 1996, he graduated in violin at the “Benedetto Marcello” Conservatory in Venice with top marks and honors. Thanks to a scholarship offered by the Italian Embassy in Moscow, he was able to study at the “PI Tchaikovsky” Conservatory in Moscow in the class of Prof. Vladimir Ivanov. He was invited to the Master classes of High Specialization of Maestro Uto Ughi. Between 2014 and 2017 he p...

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Mario Paladin

Graduated from the B.Marcello Conservatory of Venice with top marks and the
with honors under the guidance of A.Vismara and P.Gastaldello, he perfected his skills with G. Caussé, P. Farulli and
B.Giuranna. He performs as a concert viola of the Ex Novo Ensemble playing as a soloist
and in chamber music groups for important Italian and foreign concert institutions and
often presenting works in world premiere. He plays as first viola with the Orchestra del Teatro La
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Silvester Favero

A student of the great Maestro Dino Asciolla, he further improved under the guidance of Maestro Bruno Giuranna at the “Stauffer” Academy in Cremona and with Maestro Fedor Drushzinin at the Asolana Academy. In 1997 he further improved by obtaining a Master Degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Sydney, attending the classes of Maestro Wolfram Christ, Esteher van Strallen and Susan Blake. He also attended the quartet class...

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Gianantonio Viero

He graduated with top marks and honors from the “Agostino Steffani” Conservatory of Castelfranco Veneto, under the guidance of Maestro Enrico Egano. He has performed intense chamber music alongside musicians such as Salvatore Accardo, Uto Ughi, Dejan Bogdanovich, James Galway in the most prestigious festivals in the world. He has won various national and international competitions. Since 1985 he has been First Cello of I Solisti Veneti with whom he has played...

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Joseph Barutti

He began his studies under the guidance of Maestro Adriano Vendramelli, between the ages of eleven and fourteen he won three consecutive times with special mention at the Vittorio Veneto and Biella Competitions. At sixteen he joined I Solisti Veneti, of which he was First Cello, and at only twenty-one he won the position of First Cello in the Orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice in Venice; subsequently he devoted himself to chamber music and collaborated with the most prestigious names...

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Ludovico Armellini

He approached the cello under the guidance of Maestro Max Cassoli. At 18 he graduated with top marks from the “Cesare Pollini” Conservatory in Padua under the guidance of Maestro Fernando Sartor. In 2015 he obtained the diploma with top marks at the advanced cello course held by Giovanni Sollima at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. In the solo field, his musical training also benefits from the precious advice of Maestro Luca Simon...

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Gabriele Ragghianti

He graduated from the “Luigi Boccherini” Music Institute under the guidance of Maestro Grazzini with top marks, honors and a special mention from the Ministry of Education. He has won awards in several national and international competitions. Since 1988 he has been First Double Bass and Solo Double Bass of I Solisti Veneti. As First Double Bass he has played with the Arturo Toscanini Orchestra of Emilia Romagna, the Tosca Regional Orchestra...

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Roberto Loreggian

After graduating with honors in organ and harpsichord, he continued his studies at the Conservatory of The Hague (NL) under the guidance of Ton Koopman.
His activity has led him to perform in the most important halls: Parco della Musica – Rome, Sala Verdi – Milan, Hercules saal- Monaco (D), Teatro Colon- Buenos Aires, Kioi Hall – Tokyo, Moscow Conservatory Hall, and for the most important festivals: MITO, Sagra Malatestiana, Festival Pergolesi Spo...

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Paul Grace

He graduated with full marks and honors from the Conservatory “Giovanni Battista Martini” in Bologna in 1985. He subsequently specialized with Ingo Goritzky at the Hochschule fur Musik in Stuttgart and then attended the courses of Hansjorg Schellenberger at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena. He is the winner of numerous national and international prizes including First Prize at the 4th International Oboe Competition of Tokyo, Second Prize (First...

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Lorenzo Guzzoni

He graduated with top marks under the guidance of Maestro Primo Borali. The encounter with great teachers such as Karl Leister, Thomas Friedli, Walter Boykens, Yohannes Peitz, Hans Deinzer was extremely important for his education. He won the following prizes: First prize at the Stresa International Competition (in both the Duo and Soloist categories), first prize at the Ancona International Competition, first place at the National Competition for the c...

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Roberto Giaccaglia

He graduated from the Conservatory “Giovan Battista Martini” in Bologna, with top marks, and from the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart. Since 1993 he has been First Bassoon and Solo Bassoon of I Solisti Veneti. For twenty years he was First Bassoon of the Gran Teatro la Fenice in Venice and since 2017 he has held the same role at the BBC Philarmonic. He has won numerous awards including Cesena, Taranto, Meda and Stresa. He is a member of the Quintet...

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Giulia Ginestrini

Born in 1995, she graduated in bassoon in 2013 at the Conservatory “Giovan Battista Martini” in Bologna under the guidance of Maestro Lorenzo Bettini, with top marks, honors and honorable mention. She then perfected her studies at the Conservatory of Higher Music “Hochschule Hanns Eisler” in Berlin, followed by Maestros Volker Tessmann, Rainer Luft and Georg Klütsch. From 2016 to 2017 she was Second Bassoon at the Gran Teatro La Fenice in V...

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Roberto Rigo

Son of an artist, he graduated in Trumpet at the Conservatory “Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco” in Verona in 2000 with top marks. He perfected his skills with Maestros Pierobon, Bodanza, Tamiati, Cadoppi, Burns, Parodi, Dell'Ira, Rivellini and in September 2006 he obtained the Academic Diploma of II level in Trumpet with top marks and honors. Since 2001 he has collaborated steadily with I Solisti Veneti and since 2007 he has held the role of First trumpet...

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