Filomena Moretti (born 11 June 1973)
[Maurice J. Summerfield: ''The Classical Guitar. Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800'', 5th edition (Blaydon-on-Tyne: Ashley Mark Publishing Co., 2002), p. 202.] is an Italian classical
guitarist. She was born in
Sassari, graduated from the Sassari Conservatory, winning the first prize. After her graduation, she continued her studies with
Ruggero Chiesa Ruggero Chiesa (1 August 1933 – 14 June 1993) was a prominent Italian classical guitarist, teacher and editor.
Life and career
Born in Camogli, Chiesa began studying classical guitar privately with Mario Canepa, continuing his studies with Carlo ...
and won several international competitions:
* 1985–1987 Premier Prix and "Mention Spéciale" at the Competition Mondovi
* 1991 Premier Prix "Golfo degli Angeli" at the Competition Cagliari
* 1992 Second Prize "E. Pujol" at the International Competition of Sassari
* 1993 Premier Prix at the International Competition of Stresa; Second Prize at the Competition Fernando Sor in Rome
* 1995 Premier Prix et mention spéciale at the International Competition of Alessandria
* 1996 Premier Prix at the Competition de l'A.R.A.M.
In 1993, she obtained a grant to pursue her studies with
Oscar Ghiglia at the Chiagana Academy in
Siena
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The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...
.
Performances
Filomena Moretti has played in
Italy
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and throughout
Europe
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. She has been invited by some of the most prestigious musical institutions, such as:
* The Spiegelsaal im
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in
Hamburg
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* The Gartensaal im Schloß Wolfsburg, the
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of Berlin,
Kiel
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, the Chopin Foundation in
Warsaw
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,
Kraków
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twice in a row, by the «Società dei concerti» of the Verdi Conservatoire in
Milan
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* The "Salone della Musica" in
Turin
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* The Musicora in
Paris
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.
She took part in several master-classes with
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* Alirio Díaz (1923–2016), Venezuelan classical guitarist and composer
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,
David Russell,
Julian Bream,
José Tomás
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and
Manuel Barrueco
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.
Filomena Moretti also performed with leading orchestras. Her extensive repertoire includes the most important guitar concertos. She toured Italy in March 1999 with the renowned Lucero Tena (castanets). In June 1999, she performed the Giuliani Concerto with the Società dei Concerti at the Verdi Conservatory in Milan. In
France
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, she has appeared at the TransClassiques at
La Cigale
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in Paris, at the Flâneries Musicales in
Reims, at the Festivals de Radio France in
Montpellier, at the Young Soloist Festival in
Antibes. Her concerts have been broadcast on Muzik and
Mezzo TV
Mezzo is a French television channel devoted to classical music (including opera and ballet), jazz and world music. It was formed in 1992 and was called France Supervision until 1998. In 2010 it added a sister channel, Mezzo Live HD.
In Ja ...
channels. She has also been invited by the
FRANCE 2
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Since 3:20 CET on 7 A ...
Channel.
Recordings
Filomena Moretti has recorded two CDs, for Phoenix and
Stradivarius (record label) Stradivarius Records, Italian Casa Discografica Stradivarius (founded 1988) is a Milan based independent Italian record label specializing in early music and contemporary classical music. The record label was originally based from a shop in the Via ...
. The release of the complete works for solo guitar by
Joaquín Rodrigo
Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquess of the Gardens of Aranjuez (; 22 November 1901 – 6 July 1999), was a Spanish composer and a virtuoso pianist. He is best known for composing the '' Concierto de Aranjuez'', a cornerstone of the classical gu ...
on the Stradivarius label Filomena Moretti led to her being featured on the front page of the Italian magazine Classica. In 1998 she received the "
Golden Guitar
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It is also a major attraction duri ...
" for her recording of
Fernando Sor under the Stradivarius label. She recorded two volumes of
J.S. Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wor ...
's
lute works transcribed for guitar for the Transart UK label.
References
External links
Bio listing awards
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1973 births
Italian classical guitarists
Living people
Women classical guitarists
People from Sassari
21st-century guitarists
21st-century women guitarists
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