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Ticino Musica Festival

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TheTicino Musica Festivalis an international classicalmusic festivalthat takes place every year from the 18th to the 31st July inTicino,in the southernSwitzerland.It includes masterclasses, the International Opera Studio "Silvio Varviso",concerts and other events.

Ticino Musica Festival
GenreClassical music
Dates18th-31st July
Location(s)Ticino, Switzerland
Years active1997-present
FoundersJanos Meszaros
Websitehttps://www.ticinomusica.com/en

History

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The Festival was founded in 1979 by Janos Meszaros, starting inAssisiand then inRiva del Gardauntil it moved to the present place in 1997, where it fully developed to reach its actual state.[1][2]

The aim of the festival is to offer the possibility to young musicians to develop themselves, meeting and playing with colleagues and teachers from all over the world. It also promotes the tourismus and the cultural life of the region by offering during the two weeks musical public events[3]

It presents every year new rising stars from the musical world, including in its agenda concerts performed by winners of theARD International Music Competitionand thePrague Spring International Music Competition.

Academy

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Teachers of the past editions[4]
Strings Woodwinds Brass Keyboards and percussions Others

Violin

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  • Carlo Chiarappa
  • Thomas Christian
  • Josef Frölich
  • Mark Gonthoi
  • Valery Gradow
  • Franco Gulli
  • Franco Mezzena
  • Stephan Picard
  • Massimo Quarta
  • Marco Rizzi

Flute

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  • András Adorján
  • Mario Ancillotti
  • János Bálint
  • Angela Firkins
  • Jean-Claude Gérard
  • Marianne Henkel
  • Lóránt Kovács
  • Susan Milan
  • Andrea Oliva
  • Felix Renggli

Trumpet

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Piano

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Composition

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Cello

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  • Enrico Dindo
  • Gabriele Geminiani
  • Giovanni Gnocchi
  • Johannes Goritzki

Clarinet

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Trombone

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Organ and Harpsichord

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  • Stefano Molardi

Chamber music

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  • Emile Cantor
  • Piero Farulli
  • Antonello Farulli
  • Ulrich Koella
  • Ada Gradow (piano accompaniment)
  • Charles-André Linale
  • Gabor Meszaros
  • Janos Meszaros
  • Emilian Piedicuta
  • Zsuzsanna Sirokay

Viola

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Oboe

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Horn

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Percussions

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Voice

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Doublebass

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Bassoon

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Tuba

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Violin making

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  • Jürgen von Stietencron

Harp

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  • Judith Liber
  • Fabrice Pierre
  • Irina Zingg

Conducting

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Guitar

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International Opera Studio "Silvio Varviso"

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Ticino Musica Festival is including since 2004 the international opera studio dedicated to the Austrian conductorSilvio Varviso,where young singers have the possibility to study and perform selected lyricoperas,challenging their abilities and their talent, under the guidance of expert teachers.

During the years directors, screenwriters and conductor from all over the world participated, such as Umberto Finazzi, Paul Suter, Martin Markun, Erich Holliger, Laura Cosso, Marco Gandini, Claudio Cinelli, Stefanie C. Braun e Daniele Piscopo.[5]

Operas performed in the past editions
Year Opera Composer
2004 Il matrimonio segreto Domenico Cimarosa
2006 La finta giardiniera Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2007 Il mondo della luna Joseph Haydn
2008 Il signor Bruschino Gioachino Rossini
2011 La scala di seta Gioachino Rossini
2012 L'occasione fa il ladro Gioachino Rossini
2013 La cambiale di matrimonio Gioachino Rossini
2014 Don Giovanni Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2015 The Marriage of Figaro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2016 L'elisir d'amore Gaetano Donizetti
2017 Così fan tutte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2018 L'italiana in Algeri Gioachino Rossini
2019 Don Pasquale Gaetano Donizetti
2021 The Barber of Seville Gioacchino Rossini

References

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  1. ^Tourismus, Schweiz."Festival TICINO MUSICA - concerti, opera, academy".Svizzera Turismo(in Italian).Retrieved2021-02-09.
  2. ^"Si è concluso Ticino Musica, con oltre 70 appuntamenti e artisti da tutto il mondo".Como Zero(in Italian). 2018-08-01.Retrieved2021-02-10.
  3. ^Redazione."Torna il festival" Ticino Musica "nel segno di Bach"(in Italian).Retrieved2021-02-09.
  4. ^"TICINO MUSICA Festival – concerts & masterclasses".International Directory of Music Workshops & Services.Retrieved2021-02-10.
  5. ^"Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana: audizioni per Il Barbiere di Siviglia".La Voce del Ceresio(in Italian). 2020-02-25.Retrieved2021-02-10.
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Official website

Youtube Channel