Felix Mendelssohn, Concerto For Piano, Violin, And Strings In D Minor
Guest Soloists: Gennaro Desiderio, Violin / Luigi Borzillo, Piano
L. V. Beethoven, Symphony No.7 In A Major Op. 92. Other selections to be announced.
Gennaro Desiderio
Born in 1974 into a family of musicians. He began studying music on the classical guitar.
In 1980 he participated in an international competition for classical guitarist in the town of Recanati. He won first prize.
In 1981 he left the guitar for the sound of violin. He first studied with M° Ciro Astarita, and than under the guidance of M° Arciprete who leads him to his diploma at "S. Pietro A Majella" Conservatore in Naples.
In 1986 he partecipated as a guest in the television programme "Domenica In" togheter with his two brothers Aniello and Gaetano as a Trio, where he gained both the audience and critics acclaim.
A versatile musician when he completed his studies he felt the urge to approach other musical styles and therefore he took up an intense concert activity which led him to confront both jazz and pop.
With Lina Sastri in 1997/98 he took parta s a solo violinist in the world tour of the show "Cuore Mio" (My Heart). In 1998 he was at "Biennale Dell'Arte" in Venice with Enzo Moscato.
In the same year, together with other neapolitan musicians he formed the "Maluki Jazz Quartet" with which he won first prize at "Foggia Jazz Festival".
He has partecipated as a leading musician in many television shows with the "DIMI" orchestra, under the direction of M° Peppe Vessicchio.
He has chosen by M° Roberto De Simone to take part of some of his best known works such as "Gatta Cenerentola" and " L'Opera Buffa del Giovedì Santo".
In the year 2000 he formed a duo with Aniello, which performed both in Italy and abroad: Winthertur, Bonn, Musikfest di Bremen, Wesel, Colonia, Francoforte, Brucknerhaus di Linz, Waldkraiburg, Murnau, Rheingau Music Festival, Istanbul.
In 2002 he and his brother Gaetano performed as solo artist at "Todi Music Fest" under the direction of M° Walter Attanasi, the world premier of Astor Piazzolla's "Histoire du Tango" for solo violin, piano obbligato and orchestra, arr. By Ciro Caravano (I Neri per Caso).
In 2003 for the Opera Ballet and concert season at the " Teatro Dell'Opera" in Rome he played as a solo artist in the show "Girotondo Romano" by Beppe Mehegatti with Carla Fracci. In the same year he
became first violin in the permament orchestra at the "Trianon Theater" in Naples.
First violin and solo player in the "DIMI" orchestra, he collabprated wit international known artists among whom: Walter Attanasi, Ennio Morricone, Lionel Richi, t, Renato Zero, Gino Paoli,Ornella Vanoni, Lucio Dalla, Mario Biondi Riccardo Cocciante, Milva, Lina Sastri, Ron, Demo Morselli, Loredana Bertè, Albano, Fabio Concato, Spagna, Rossana Casale, Giovanotti, Dolce Nera, Francesco De Gregari, Lisa, Sergio Cammariere, Massimo Ranieri, Niccolò Fabi, Gigi D'alessio.
2004 saw him engaged in duo concerts with violinist Stefano Pagliani. Still in 2004 he was in New York playing duo with pianist Cristiana Pegoraro for the Italian Culture Month and The Italia America Chamber of Commerce al DiCapo Opera Theatre di NY in Music and Passion from Naples to Buenos Aires.
In 2005 and 2006 he was invited as solo artist to the USA for the opening concert of the Todi Musicfest for violin and orchestra.
In 2007 he toured Europe (Germany, Turkie, Holland) along with his brothers Gaetano and Aniello and the argentinian bandoneon player Romulo Larrea in quartet and orchestra concert within a Tanghero programme.
He has recorded several albums ranging from classcal to pop, jazz and folk music among which his brother Aniello "Tango y Danza" for "Universal" label.
He is currently engaged as first violin and solo player in the TV programme "Amici" hosted by Maria De Filippi. He i salso working on a concert and recording project "From Vivaldi to Piazzola" with Aniello Desiderio quartet.
Luigi Borzillo
Italian pianist Luigi Borzillo in 2012 began his concert activity which led him to play in prestigious halls in Europe, America and Asia. Among these, he played in the USA (Carnegie Hall in New York, Walt Dinsey Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Bicknell Family Center for the Arts in Pittsburg-KS, Munson Chapel in Azusa-CA), in Austria (Mozarteum of Salzburg and Musikverein in Vienna), in South Korea (Yeongdeungpo Art Hall of Seoul, Bongsan Cultural Center of Daegu),in the Czech Republic (Auditorium of the Zakladni Academy in Prague), in Poland (Srodowisk Hall in Warsaw, Willa Lentza of Szczecin Galery Wiezy in Bydgoszcz and Chopin Festival in Busko -Zdroj), in Ecuador (Teatro Centro de Arte of Guayaquil), in Switzerland (Offene Kirche of Sils Maria), in Mexico (Sala Nezahualcoyotl of Mexico City and State Center for the Arts of Ensenada and Rosarito), in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Dom Armije of Sarajevo), in Spain (Auditorio Internacional de Torrevieja, Sala Eutherpe of Leòn, Auditori Rafael Beltran Moner of Villa-Real and Civic Centre Can Deu of Barcelona), in Turkey (Metropolitan Municipality Concert Hall of Adana), in Italy (Teatro Studio of Auditorium Parco della Musica of Rome, Teatro La Nuova Fenice of Osimo, Teatro Niccolini of Florence, Auditorium Gaber and Bocconi University in Milan, Teatro Politeama of Lamezia Terme), in Cuba (Oratorio San Felipe Neri of La Habana and Sala Jose White of Matanzas), in Brazil (Theatro Pedro II of Ribeirão Preto), in Portugal (Teatro Micaelense of Ponta Delgada, Auditorio Espaço Vita of Braga), in Serbia (Niš Symphony Orchestra Hall), and in Argentina (Teatro del Libertador of Cordoba).
In 2014, he has been selected by Maestro Sir. Antonio Pappano who invited him to play under his direction in the festival that is celebrated every year in the native village of his family, playing the Beethoven Emperor Concerto and Liszt's First Piano Concerto. Moreover, Luigi has been invited to play as soloist with several orchestras: Southeast Kansas Symphony at Pittsburg State University-USA, Orquesta Filarmónica Municipal de Guayaquil-Ecuador, Sinfonietta de Ponta Delgada-Portugal, Orquesta Sinfonica de Torrevieja-Spain, Orquestra Filarmònica de Braga-Portugal, Nis Symphony Orchestra-Serbia, Azusa Pacific University Symphony Orchestra-USA, Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra-Romania, Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria-Italy, Orchestra Sinfonica Città di Roma-Italy, Orquesta Art Creare of Vila-Real-Spain, Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra-Turkey, Orquesta Juvenil Universitaria Eduardo Mata-Mexico, Orquesta del Lyceum Mozartiano de La Habana and Orquesta Sinfonica de Matanzas-Cuba Orquestra Sinfonica de Ribeirão Preto-Brazil, Seoul Artel Philarmonia-South Korea, Orchestra Sinfonica della Basilicata 131-Italy, Orquesta Sinfonica de Cordoba-Argentina, Los Angeles Sinfonietta-USA.
Maestro Pappano wrote about him:
"[…] I listened to him for the first time in 2014 and I thought that this young talent deserved a chance: so shortly after he made his debut with the Beethoven Emperor Concerto and later with Liszt's First Concerto directed by me, confirming the trust I had placed in him. It has been a great pleasure to work with such a talented, professional, and humble young man, always looking for perfection. I was also able to appreciate his stage presence and his charisma and I am sure he has a brilliant career ahead of him."
He won over forty Piano International Competition; among them: Golden Classical Music Awards of New York, Future Stars International Competition, Mendellsohn Cup, New Pianist Cup of Osimo, International Prize IMKA of Sarajevo, Competition City of Albenga, Giovanni Paisiello of Taranto, Leopoldo Mugnone of Caserta, Flegreo of Naples, Etruscan Riviera in Piombino, Maria Grazia Vivaldi of Montalto Ligure, Golden Music Awards in Los Angeles, Grand Prize Virtuoso 2017 in Salzburg.
He got a Bachelor's and a Master's Degree at the "Nicola Sala" Conservatory of Music in Benevento and the Master of Musical Interpretation at the Alfonso X el Sabio University of Madrid. He followed specialization courses at the Accademia Musicale Pescarese with Maestro Pasquale Iannone.
On July 19, 2021, Luigi debuted at the Musikverein in Vienna performing Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1 for piano and orchestra.
He has given masterclasses in the USA at Pittsburg State University KS, Florida Atlantic University FL, Azusa Pacific University CA and is frequently invited as a jury member in international competitions Nowadays, Luigi is a professor at the "Pietro Mascagni" Conservatory of Music in Livorno - Italy.
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