Bel Canto and Virtuosity
The clarinet and the piano come together in a musical journey spanning different eras, languages, and traditions, highlighting the extraordinary expressive possibilities of two instruments whose dialogue unfolds through a delicate balance of lyricism, elegance, and virtuosity.
In Bel Canto and Virtuosity, Duo Romæ offers to the audience a musical journey through some of the most significant works in the repertoire for clarinet and piano, where the melodic expressiveness of the Italian operatic tradition intertwines with Romantic sensibility, evocative film music, and the distinctive influences of Argentine tango.
The program opens with Nino Rota’s Sonata in D for Clarinet and Piano, followed by works by Robert Schumann, Franco Piersanti, and Astor Piazzolla. The concert concludes with Donato Lovreglio’s Concert Fantasia on themes from Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, a tribute to the great tradition of Italian opera.
Bio
Born in Latina, he graduated in clarinet from the “Ottorino Respighi “di Latina conservatory. Artistic director since 2015 of the “Festival Internacional de Musica de Camara” in the city of Cali (Colombia). He has an intense concert and teaching career around the world, including New York University, the International Chamber Music Festival of Barcelona, ” Chamber Music Festival Composers Colombia”, ”Festival Internacional de Musica de Camara de Barranquilla” (Colombia) , Beethoven Hall of the Cali Conservatory (Colombia), the Foreign Ministry Club in Rome, and the Quirinale Concerts of Rai Radio3.
Marco Bonifigli, clarinet
Michelangelo Carbonara, piano
Graduated in 1996 with highest honors under the guidance of Fausto Di Cesare. In 1999, he completed the advanced training course at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia.
Since 2001, he has been selected to attend masterclasses at the “Theo Lieven” International Piano Foundation in Cadenabbia and the International Piano Academy Lake-Como. He has won 17 prizes in international competitions (including the Schubert Competition in Dortmund).
In June 2007, he made his debut at Carnegie Hall and currently performs in numerous countries around the world. He has more than 10 recordings to his credit. He currently records for Brilliant Classics and Piano Classics. Since 2006, he has also performed in the dual role of conductor and soloist.
He combines his concert career with teaching. He taught chamber music for USAC at the University of Tuscia in Viterbo and has given masterclasses in Romania, China and Canada. He is a Piano professor at the “G. da Venosa” Conservatory in Potenza.
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