TRIO ARCADIA DI ROMA
Founded from the famous roman Cultural Association "I Concerti
dell'Arcadia", founded in 1972 by great musicians such as Guido Agosti,
Rodolfo Caporali, Franco Ferrara, Hedda Illy, Ferruccio Vignanelli, Dr.
Luigi Ronga (of the Academy "Dei Lincei" - teacher in history of music at
the University of Rome) and Dr. Francesco Gabrielli (of the Academy "Dei
Lincei" and keeper of the Academy of the Arcadia), the "Trio
Arcadia di Roma", besides the "Duo Arcadia di Roma", the
Orchestra "I Concerti dell'Arcadia" and the Musical Editions "Concerti
dell'Arcadia", devotes itself to the baroque, classical and romantic
repertory, as well as italian, european and south-american music of the XXth
century. Since many years it has been concentrated on rediscovering
unpublished or unknowing italian and foreign composers.
The Trio played many
concerts in Italy and abroad. Members are Laura Bianco (violin), Francesco
Vignanelli (cello) and Maria di Pasquale (piano and harpsichord).
The Trio took part to many different tours in Mexico, playing, among other
things, the Triple Concert of Beethoven, and then Germany, Turkey (by
collaboration of the Italian Institute of Culture of Ankara), Chile, Perù,
Brasil and Argentina.
The Trio has interpreted absolute premieres of music of F.B.Amendola and
A.A.Nuñez, (musics dedicated to the Trio itself), and the european premieres
of South America authors such as O.Lacerda, F.P.Tavares, F.Mignone, Kusnir,
M.Camargo Guarnieri, etc.
The Trio has obtained public and critical consent all over, as well as
numerous awards, in particular with the Italian Institute of Culture of
Mexico City, on February 2002. The Trio has also been invited to play in
Santiago of Chile, invited by the Italian Institute of Culture.
It recorded the "Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts" by J.P.Rameau for the
Vatican Radio and it recorded a CD for RAI TRADE ("Il Sogno di Galileo" by
F.B.Amendola - musical editions 2004).
LAURA
BIANCO (violin)
Laura Bianco was born in Rome where she started studying music at the age of seven, with Guido Mozzato and later with Aldo Redditi.
She has been a student of
the "Santa Cecilia" Conservatory of Music in Rome, under the guide of Felix
Ayo and Luciano Vicari. Subsequently she obtained her Diploma with full
marks in violin with Antonio Salvatore and in viola with Paolo Centurioni.
Afterwards she perfectioned her studies with Prof. Philippe Hirschhorn, at
the "Akademie für Kammermusik in Schloss Liebieg" (Koblenz, Germany), and
with Prof. Nina Beilina (New York), with whom she studied for three years.
She attended also Norcia's Masterclasses with: Alfredo Fiorentini (violin)
and Paolo Centurioni (chamber music).
She has been, from a very young age, extremely active in the concert hall,
both as soloist with orchestra (when she was fifteen, she played her first
concert as soloist performing the three Bach violin concerts. Then she
played also the following concerts: A minor and G major by G.B.Viotti, K216
- K218 - K219 by W.A.Mozart, op. 26 by M.Bruch, D. Kabalevsky, A.
Kachaturjan, etc.), and in several chamber music groups, performing both in
Italy and abroad: France, Germany, Turkey, Korea, India, Chile, Perù,
Argentina, Mexico, where she has been very often invited to perform, as
soloist, with Mexico City Chamber Orchestra, with Coyoacan Symphony
Orchestra and San Luis Potosì Symphony Orchestra, performing, among other
things, Beethoven's Triple Concert. The latter gigs gained both audience and
critical praises all over the country.
As soloist she has recorded for Vatican Radio and she has realized a CD with
CNT, playing music, for the first time ever, of composer F.B.Amendola. She
has also recorded a CD with S.Paolo's discographic house of Milan and a CD
for RAI TRADE.
She has taken part to many chamber music groups ("Quartetto Alcmane", "Aer
Opera Ensemble", etc) and she is currently a member of the "Duo Arcadia di
Roma" and of the "Trio Arcadia di Roma", of which she is founder member and
with which she has interpreted world premieres of music from F.B.Amendola
and A.A.Nuñez.
As first violin she has collaborated with many chamber, symphonic and
operistic orchestras.
She has a Degree in Literature with Musical address obtained at the "La
Sapienza" University in Rome.
FRANCESCO
VIGNANELLI (cello)
Was born in Rome where he
started taking piano lessons at the age of six with Vera Gobbi Belcredi and,
began taking cello lessons at the Conservatory "Santa Cecilia" in Rome,
studying with Giuseppe Selmi and, later, with Amedeo Baldovino.
Subsequently he became student of Prof. David Geringas at the
Musikhochschule of Lübeck (Germany) where, having obtained his Diploma, he
was admitted to a course of study to qualify him as a soloist, passing the
examination brilliantly.
As soloist with orchestra (concert n. 2 by L. Boccherini, C major by
F.J.Haydn, A minor by R.Schumann, "Andante Cantabile" by P.I. Tchaikovsky,
Triple Concert by L.V. Beethoven, etc.), in duets with piano and in chamber
groups he has given many concerts in Germany, Mexico, Rumania, Poland,
Turkey, Algeria, Finland, Norway, India, Cuba, Venezuela, Chile, Perù,
Argentina and Italy.
For several years he has been a member of the following chamber groups: "Spettro Sonoro" (specialized in contemporary music), "Ensemble Forum" (group of Baroque music), "Ensemble Galzio", "Aer Opera Ensemble", and at present of the "Duo Arcadia di Roma" and of the "Trio Arcadia di Roma".
As soloist he has recorded for the RAI (Italian TV and Broadcasting Corporation), Vatican Radio and he has recorded a CD with S.Paolo's discographic house of Milan. He also recorded a CD with CNT, playing music, for the first time ever, of composer F.B. Amendola, a LIVE CD, recorded at the Government Palace in Venezuela with the "Quartetto Galzio di Roma" and a CD for RAI TRADE.
As first cello he has been
part of the following orchestras: "Camerata Hamburg" and "Mozart - Orchester"
of Hamburg, and he often plays, as first cello, in several chamber and
symphony orchestras. As added cellist he has played in the S.Cecilia's
National Orchestra for two years and in the Hamburg's Symphony Orchestra for
a longer period of time.
From 1989 to 1991 he taught cello at the "Staatliche Jugendmusikschule" in
Hamburg.
Since 1997 he is Artistic Director of the Cultural Association "I Concerti
dell'Arcadia" in Rome.
MARIA
DI PASQUALE (piano)
Maria di Pasquale was born in Milan where she began taking piano lessons at the age of seven. She got a degree in piano under the guide of A.Ferrari, at the Conservatory Institute of Music in Brescia, thus perfectioning her studies with L.Romanini, A.Tramma and, in Paris, at the Conservatoire Europeen (level of excellence) with A.Fidler and, later, with M° G.Cziffra.
She then got a degree in
harpsichord at the Conservatory of Music in Milan, after having studied with
L.Alvini, at the International Academy of Music, O.Dantone (Conservatory of
Lugano), K.Gilbert (masters at the Conservatory of Music in Milan), and
E.Fadini.
She dedicated herself to the study of Chamber Music, mainly with a duo of
violin and piano, which she later perfectioned with the aid of M.Sirbu,
K.Bogino, C.Chiarappa, W.Sigrist, N.Brainin, with whom she has also
collaborated, and then with D.Uccello's vocal chamber music (italian
repertoire), with A.Fidler (french and german repertoire), and finally with
R. and F. Patanè, G.Cigna, F.Cavalli, Izzo D'Amico and the baritone De
Bortoli.
She has interpreted Morricone and Pasquotti, along with premieres of South
American authors such as Mignone, Camargo Guarnieri, Santoro, Kagel,
Guastavino, etc.
Her concert activities are mostly dedicated to Chamber and Liederistic music
in Italy and abroad, in countries like Brasil, France, Austria and Japan.
She has recorded music for
Italian TV networks RAI 3, Canale 5 (for which she was chosen as the music
consultant for year 1997), Rete 4 and Radio Popolare.
She has recorded Morricone's VIDI AQUAM (1993), under the artistic guide of
A.Ballista. Maria has also collaborated, playing the piano, in a CD of vocal
music dedicated to Donizetti for Dynamic records. She has recorded the CD
"NOSTALGIAS", with the group TangoEtude, which she founded in 2003, in a
show called the History of Tango, and a CD for RAI TRADE.
She has taken part to the Trio Contrarco, with whom she's won prizes in international competitions such as the "Rovere D'Oro", in Genova and Paris. Maria is also a member of the group TangoEtude, as well as part of a Duo with brazilian violinist Tania Camargo Guarnieri and the "TRIO ARCADIA DI ROMA".
She has held courses on the
interpretation of chamber music and Italian vocal chamber music at the
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1995), Federal University of Rio
Grande de Norte (1996), and Federal University of Salvador de Bahìa (1997).
She has collaborated, as a coordinator and promoter of the concert seasons
for the City Councils of Milan, Montecatini, Chiusi-Chianciano and the "Teatro
Nuovo" of Milan.
She has also been artistic director of the Milan Musical association "Il
Chiostro" and the I.M.I. association of Rome.
She teaches piano at the International Academy of Music of Milan (former Civic School of Music).
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