Paganini | Sonata in E minor, Op. 3, No. 6, MS 27

Massenet | Meditation

Paganini | Six Caprices for Solo Violin, selected from the 24 Caprices

Giuseppe Tartini | Devil’s Trill Sonata

Francisco Tárrega | Capricho Árabe (for Solo Guitar)

Roland Dyens | Tango en Skaï (for Solo Guitar)

Piazzolla | Histoire su Tango

I. Bordel 1900

II. Café 1930

III. Nightclub 1960

Paganini | Campanella

 

*Program is subject to change

 

 

With flawless technique and compelling expressiveness, Giuseppe Gibboni won over the jury and audience of the Paganini Violin Competition in Genoa in October 2021. The violinist, born in 2001, was the first Italian in 24 years to win the overall prize, as well as the audience choice prize and special prize for the best interpretations of Niccolò Paganini's Capriccios and Violin Concerto. Subsequently, the now 22-year-old musician has begun an extensive concert career. He made his debut with Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under the direction of Lorenzo Viotti. Shortly thereafter, he played with guitarist Carlotta Dalia at the invitation of Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace in Rome; the concert was broadcast live on Italian radio.

 

The highlights of the season 2022/23 include his US debut with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Jader Bignamini as well as concerts with the Orchestra della Toscana under Diego Ceretta and the Orchestra Teatro San Carlo in Naples under Dan Ettinger. Giuseppe Gibboni performed the Violin Concerto by Wynton Marsalis together with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI under John Axelrod and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the Sinfonietta Riga in Latvia. He regularly plays recitals in all over Italy, for example at Amici della Musica in Florence, Serate Musicali in Milan, Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari as well as the Stresa Festival among other.

 

In autumn 2023 Giuseppe Gibboni will give his debut with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano under Joel Sandelson, performing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. During the current season, following a tour throughout Brazil and among numerous engagements in Italy, he can also be heard as part of the series “Debüt im Nikolaisaal” in Potsdam as well as at Heidelberger Frühling.

 

The son of a family of musicians, Giuseppe Gibboni was first taught by his father Daniele Gibboni before attending the Salerno Conservatory “Martucci”. At the age of 14, he was admitted to the Stauffer Academy in Cremona, where he received lessons from Salvatore Accardo. He also successfully graduated with a Diploma of Honor from the Accademia Chigiana in Siena. After a five-year advanced course at the Accademia Perosi in Biella with Pavel Berman, he now studies at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg as a student of Pierre Amoyal.

 

 

With over 40 international competition wins and a career that has already taken her to the world’s most prestigious stages, Tuscan-born guitarist Carlotta Dalia captivates audiences with her passionate interpretations and round, powerful tone. A Berlin Classics artist and Chitarre d’oro award-winner, she has performed from Tokyo to Toronto, from Rome’s Quirinal Palace to the Soirées Musicales de Grimaud, collaborating with leading musicians and bringing the guitar’s voice to life with rare depth and artistry.

 

Born in Tuscany in 1999, guitarist Carlotta Dalia is attracting attention with her passionate and deep interpretations, carried by a round and powerful tone. Since giving her first solo concert at the age of twelve, she has won over 40 national and international competitions, including first prizes in Uppsala, Hong Kong, Miami, and Madrid, as well as at the International Competition Niccolò Paganini in Parma.

 

She is now a regular guest on concert stages worldwide - tours have taken her to Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Portugal, Poland, Hungary, Sweden, Russia, Ireland, Japan, Lettland, the Netherlands, various South American countries, China, and Switzerland, for example. For some time now, she has been performing repeatedly as a duo with violinist Giuseppe Gibboni, the current winner of the Paganini Violin Competition in Genoa in 2021 - the two played, among other places, in Rome's Quirinal Palace at the invitation of Italian President Sergio Mattarella; the concert was broadcast live on Italian radio. Over the past two seasons, Carlotta Dalia has performed in countries including Norway and Brazil, as well as in Athens, Florence, Lima, Santiago de Chile, the Soirées Musicales de Grimaud festival, and Istanbul. She interpreted Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Guitar Concerto No. 1 with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra in Uppsala.