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Conductor
Enrico Sartori

Enrico Sartori Flute Concert Soloist and Conductor. Together with the pianist Giuseppe Santucci he formed the Eckhart Duo.

One of the finest flautists to emerge from a celebrated group of Italian virtuosi this past decade, Enrico Sartori has been establishing himself in the American musical scene. At the beginning of the 2009 season, Mr. Sartori made his Carnegie Hall debut as a winner of the Artist International Competition. His stunning performance at Weill Recital Hall received an unanimous standing ovation.

He is currently the first solo flute with the Italian Philharmonic Orchestra and flutist at the prestigious Teatro Massimo in Palermo. His previous engagements as an orchestral player have included the BBC National Orchestra in Cardiff (Assistant Principal in 2010), the New York Chamber Players (principal flute in 2009) and the Orchestra of Key West, Florida (in 2009) just to name a few. In 2003 he was principal flute at the Academy of the Teatro alla Scala of Milan (Italy) under the direction of Riccardo Muti. From 2001 to 2003 he was principal flute of the Symphonic Orchestra of Piemonte (Italy). Also an avid chamber musician in 2004 he was member of the Norfolk Contemporary Ensemble and during summer 2005 he toured the Netherlands playing seven concerts with his flute, cello and piano trio. In the season 2007 – 2008 he became principal flute of the wind ensemble Campo Aperto, which was invited for several concerts in Mexico in Summer 2008.

Enrico Sartori earned his doctorate at SUNY Stony Brook (2011), his master degree at Yale University (2005) and his bachelor’s degree at the Conservatorio G, Verdi of Turin (Italy) in 2001 with full honors. He was awarded the Berrino Prize as best performer and until 2007 he was awarded a scholarship from the De Sono – Music Association financed by the Praemium Imperiale Grant for Young Artist (Japan). In 2007 – 2008 he has been the recipient of the Hixson-Lied Fellowship in Music, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His major flute teachers were Patrick Gallois, Carol Wincenc, Ransom Wilson, Peter Lukas Graf, Maxance Larrieu and Bruno Cavallo.

Soprano
Maria Kurochkina

Leader
Roman Sokruta

The Artists Festival Symphony Orchestra