Английская Википедия:Franco Mezzena

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Franco Mezzena

Franco Mezzena born 4 November 1953 in Trento, northern Italy, is an Italian violin virtuoso. He studied ten years with Salvatore Accardo.

Activities

Recordings

  • He recorded more than 80 CD for Dynamic (record label), Odradek Records, Brilliant Classics, Newton Classics, Luna Rossa Classic, Wide Classique, Symposium, Rivo Alto, Ricordi, Nuova Era, E.M.S. Arcobaleno.
  • Recorded for Dynamic the 29 concertos for violin and orchestra by Giovanni Battista Viotti (world premiere recording - 10 CDs), where he appears as soloist and conductor of the "Symphonia Perusina" and the Chamber Orchestra “Milano Classica”.
  • Recorded for Luna Rossa Records label the complete Sonatas for violin and piano by Johannes Brahms with the pianist Alberto Nones.
  • Recorded for Wide Classique label the complete works for violin and piano by Ludwig van Beethoven with the pianist Stefano Giavazzi (4 CDs).
  • Recorded for Wide Classique label the complete works for violin and guitar by Mauro Giuliani with the guitarist Umberto Cafagna (Vol.1).
  • Recorded for Luna Rossa Records label the complete works for violin and guitar by Mauro Giuliani with the guitarist Umberto Cafagna (world premiere recording) (Vol.2).
  • Recorded for Brilliant Classics the complete string quartets by Giovanni Battista Viotti with Quartetto Viotti (world premiere recording - 4 CDs).
  • Recorded for Brilliant Classics the complete piano trios by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari with Trio Mezzena-Patria-Ballario (world premiere recording).
  • Recorded for Dynamic the works for violin and piano by Germaine Tailleferre with the pianist Bruno Mezzena.
  • Recorded for Odradek Records the Piano Trios by Franz Schubert with Mezzena-Patria-Ballario Piano Trio.
  • Recorded for Odradek Records the Violin Sonatas by César Franck, Claude Debussy and the Four Pieces Op. 25 by Florent Schmitt with Elena Ballario.

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 Philharmonic Orchestra etc.

Positions

  • Teacher and Vicepresident for Ariadimusica Academy of Rome.
  • Soloist and conductor of the Orchestra da Camera di Lecce e del Salento and member of the Jury of Italian EUYO (European Union Youth Orchestra) Auditions (2005-2010).
  • He is Artistic Director for Orchestra da Camera di Lecce e del Salento.
  • Founder of Trio Mezzena-Patria-Ballario with Sergio Patria and Elena Ballario.
  • Owner with Gianni Maria Ferrini of Ariarecords.


Other

  • Interviewed on The Strad, Fanfare Magazine, American Record Guide, New York Times, Gramophone, Diapason, FonoForum, MUSICA etc.
  • He plays a 1695 Stradivarius, an instrument by Roberto Regazzi (Bologna, 1998), two instruments by Giovanni Osvaldo Fiori (Treviso, 1989-2020) and one instrument made by Giuseppe Leone (Ceglie Messapica, 2016).
  • Franco Mezzena plays on strings DOGAL Capriccio Soloist.

External links

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