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Massimiliano Mainolfi
PROGRAM:
Schubert : Sonata D 821 in A min.
Dvorak : Rondo op. 94
Intermission
Dvorak : Silent Woods
Franck : Sonata in A maj.
Mattia Zappa - cello
Massimiliano Mainolfi - piano
Formed in 1994 during the studies at the Juilliard School in New York, the Zappa.Mainolfi duo had its debut as part of the Chamber Music Series in Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in 1994. Continuing its training, the duo has worked with such artists as Harvey Shapiro, Felix Galimir and Oxana Yablonskaya in New York, Thomas Demenga and Gérard Wyss in Basel, Maria Curcio in London, Ferenc Rados, Andràs Schiff and Steven Isserlis at the IMS Seminars in Cornwall. From 2001 to 2004 they attended the Masterclasses at the "Accademia Incontri col Maestro"in Imola, Italy, where they worked with Pier Narciso Masi. In 2004 they were awarded with the prestigious Master "Diploma", of the Imola Academy. In addition to their work together, Mainolfi and Zappa are well regarded soloists. In 1996, pianist Massimiliano Mainolfi was awarded top honors at the Young Concert Artists International Competition in New York, culminating with a solo Debut Recital at Carnegie's Recital Hall. Currently he is Professor of Piano at the Conservatorio di Trento - University of Music (Italy) and faculty at the Hochschule für Musik in Nürnberg (Germany). Furthermore, Mattia Zappa, cellist, is Professor at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano (Switzerland) and a member of TonhalleOrchestra of Zurich. The Zappa.Mainolfi Duo has recently performed extensively throughout Europe, including countries like England, Germany, Holland, Danemark, Sweden, Norway, France, Belgium, Switzerland and Italy as well as in the U.S.A. and in
Southafrica. The duo has recorded for Radio Suisse Romande Espace 2, Radio DRS 2 Radio della Svizzera italiana, for the italian label Claves Records. Prize winners of several international competitions such as "Vittorio Gui" Florence (2001), G.B. ViottiVercelli (2000), Città di Pinerolo (1999), Trio di Trieste (2002), the Duo made its Carnegie's Recital Hall Debut in 2001 and in 2003 their live broadcasted Debut at the Berliner Philharmonie.
Since 2007 they are Patron of the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra, a social project that helps disadvantaged children to access the music education.
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United States
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