CONCERT | Mastrini and Friends: The Italian Artistic Talents

Celebrating Italian Excellence Worldwide. Bravitalia – The Italian Artistic Talents

A celebration of Italian musical heritage featuring five outstanding ensembles, each representing a unique expression of Italy’s artistic soul. This special event also marks the grand finale of the 10th International Green Music Festival, held each summer in Umbria, Italy, where performances take place in hidden villages, historic sites, and natural theaters, offering audiences a deep connection between music, landscape, and tradition.

Bravitalia is a cultural organization committed to the international promotion and recognition of Italian talents.

Program

First part, opening

Maurizio Mastrini

• Aria
• Stop

Central program

Donato D’Antonio e Roberto Noferini

• Niccolò Paganini Sonata concertata in La maggiore, Op. 61 (MS 2): Allegro spiritoso; Adagio assai espressivo; Rondò allegretto con brio, scherzando
• Gioachino Rossini ( 1792 – 1868) Élégie “Un mot à Paganini”

Raffaele d’Angelo

• Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in Si Minore K. 27
• Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in Mi Maggiore K. 380
• Vincenzo Ferroni Valse Triste op. 9
• F. Chopin Grande Valse Brillante op. 18
• Claude Debussy La Fille aux Cheveux del lin

Claudio Fittante e Alessio Eugenio Durante

• Ferdinando Carulli Due viola and guitar duet a Op. 137

Second part, closing

Maurizio Mastrini, Giorgia Ginevoli e Elga Buono

• No Smoking
• El Toque
• El Cubano

BIO

Maurizio Mastrini, pianist

Maurizio Mastrini, “The Phenomenon,” is one of the most original Italian pianists and composers on the international music scene. His art is born from the fusion of extraordinary pianistic virtuosity, a profound exploration of sound, and a unique ability to transform music into emotion. His celebrated concept of “Music in Reverse,” inspired by reading musical scores from the final note back to the first, has given rise to a distinctive and innovative musical language that continues to surprise and captivate audiences. With hundreds of concerts around the world and millions of streams, Mastrini has forged an unconventional artistic path in which technique, creativity, and sensitivity coexist in perfect harmony. His piano thus becomes a space of freedom, where tradition and innovation meet, and every note tells a story.

“Capelli” is the new recording project, an intimate and original musical journey born from the interplay of piano, emotion, and memory. Through refined and powerful writing, the album explores the symbolic significance of hair as a trace of time, identity, and personal storytelling. A project that combines contemporary sensibility with emotional depth, reaffirming Mastrini’s unique artistic voice.

Donato D’Antonio e Roberto Noferini, guitarist and violinist
Donato D’Antonio and Roberto Noferini have performed as a duo since 2007, bringing together a solid and distinguished musical backgrounds and an extensive international concert career. In 2021, they released a CD on the Tactus label dedicated to Paganini, which was broadcast and reviewed by RSI Rete Due and Rai Radio3. A second recording, also for Tactus, featuring works by Paganini and Rossini, is currently in preparation.

Raffaele d’Angelo, pianist
Raffaele D’Angelo is a pianist, educator, and cultural organizer. Acclaimed for his interpretive depth, stylistic rigor, and refined approach to tone color, he maintains an active concert career in Italy and abroad. After graduating with honors and an honorable mention from the Conservatory of Potenza, he pursued advanced studies at the International Piano Academy “Incontri col Maestro” in Imola, where he worked with Ingrid Fliter, Alessandro Taverna and Franco Scala. He holds a Master’s degree in Musicology and a Master’s degree in Cultural Events and Festival Management from the Treccani Academy. He is currently a piano professor at the Conservatory of Potenza. He has performed at prestigious international venues, including the Berliner Philharmonie, the Mozarteum, Carnegie Hall, the Rudolfinum, and the Auditorio Nacional de Música. In 2026, he released his debut recording dedicated to Franz Schubert, issued as a CD accompanying Suonare News. His artistic career has been featured by Rai Radio 3, Rai 3, Vatican Radio, La Repubblica, and La Nazione.

Claudio Fittante e Alessio Eugenio Durante, guitarist and violist

The duo comprising Claudio Fittante, a historical guitar specialist, and Alessio Eugenio Durante, violist, was formed as part of the activities of the Animula Cultural Association – APS, within the project Music in the Time of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The project explores original nineteenth-century repertoire written “for” and “with” guitar, spanning the period from 1750 to 1860 and featuring a variety of instrumental combinations: solo guitar programmes, guitar duos, and ensembles with flute, viola, fortepiano, and voice, as well as trios for guitar, flute, and viola. The program features Ferdinando Carulli’s Two Duets for Viola and Guitar, Op. 137. The instruments used are an unlabelled nineteenth-century guitar, dating from approximately 1830–1860 and inspired by the construction principles of Gennaro Fabbricatore and/or Luigi Filano, and a viola, also unlabelled, probably made in one of the countries of Eastern Europe.

Elga Buono, flautist
Graduated with top marks from the “F. Morlacchi” Conservatory of Perugia, she studied with Claudia Giottoli and refined her skills with leading masters. She has performed in Italy, Germany and the USA, and collaborates with Maurizio Mastrini.

Giorgia Ginevoli , clarinetist
Graduated with honors from Rome’s Santa Cecilia Conservatory, she studied with Calogero Palermo and Wenzel Fuchs. She performed with the Luciano Pavarotti Belcanto Orchestra and has toured worldwide with Maurizio Mastrini since 2024.