Mesec: julij 2020

V SPOREDU
M. RAVEL: Rapsodie Espagnole op. 54 (Prélude à la nuit – Malaguena – Habanera – Feria)
F. LISZT: Symphonique Poem n. 6 / S. 100 “Mazeppa” (o.v. by the author)
G. GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue (arr. by Henry Levine; cadenza Levine-Boidi)
F. LISZT: Hungarian Rhapsody n. 2 (arr. by Franz Bendel; cadenza Duo Boidi)

DUO BOIDI : The brothers Luciano and Daniele Boidi (Genoa, ’96-’97), who graduated the Master in 2019 with 110 honours and mention at “A. Casella” Conservatory in L’Aquila, take their first steps as a Duo immediately obtaining important results at the “Giulio Rospigliosi National Competition” in Lamporecchio (Italy), and at the “City of Piove di Sacco National Competition” (Italy). In 2017 (Venice Award) and 2018 (Brunelli Award), they were placed among the twelve best Italian pianists, and in 2019 their name also appears in the list of the excellent 12 Italian and foreign groups in the Chamber Music section (Award of the Arts). The Boidi Duo’s name also appears in the 2020 Veneto Best Pianists’ list. Recently, the Duo Boidi was awarded the First Prize and the Laureate in the 17^th “Beograd IC Davorin Jenko” (2020), the First Absolute Prize in the 2^nd “Wien Danubia Talents International Music Competition” (2020), First Prize in the 1^st “Orchestra Ferruccio Busoni National Competition” (Italy, 2020), in the 7^th “San Donà di Piave International Piano Competition” (Italy, 2019) and in the 17^th “Magliano Sabina National Competition” (Italy, 2019). In 2019, the brothers were also selected as the best Piano Duo to perform at the Recanati Hall of “Tel Aviv Museum of Arts” at the Final Gala Concert in occasion of “Tel Hai International Piano Masterclasses” in memory of Maryna Bondarenko (Israel). They also performed at “Evens Hall” and the “Interdisciplinary Centre” of Ben-Gurion University (SdeBoker-Desert of Negev). In 2018, the Boidi brothers received the “Premio Excellentissimus” for the best national artistic excellences, at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, and the 1^st Audience Award “Palazzo Cavagnis Classical Award” in Venice for “the success and appreciation shown by the audience in the 2018/2019 Concert Season”. They also won the 2^nd “Trapani Summer Classes” and the scholarships awarded by the Lions Club of Portogruaro (Venice). In April 2017 the Duo was unanimously voted by the Commission as winner of the audition for soloists and orchestra reserved for all students of the “A. Casella” Conservatory; in 2018 they performed F. Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, under Professor A. Canonici’s direction. The Duo has also been called to perform in several important national and international exhibitions, such as Casa de Kamna (Radlovjica, Slovenia); Foundation “Società dei Concerti” (Milan); for “Amici della Musica” in Trapani; “Diana” Theatre (Naples); International Festival “Illuminazioni” in Portogruaro (Venice); Zanetti Hausbrandt Cafè (Treviso), Foresteria Valdese in Venice (Cavagnis Palace); “Donatori di Musica” (Brescia and Verona); PianoCity Naples, PianoCity Pordenone; “Musica in Corso” Festival (Rome); Savelli Orchestra (Rome), “Settimana Musicale Mirtense” (Rieti); Cultural Association “Harmonia Novissima” (L’Aquila); “Danubia Talents online Concerts”; “Festival dei Pianisti Italiani – Giovani online”. They also took part in the masterclasses of well-known teachers, such as Duo Kanazawa-Admony, Duo Trevisan-Zaccaria, C. F. Bozac, F. Gamba, C. Guaitoli C. Heggner, R. Parrozzani. Since October 2018, the brothers have been attending Sherazade Academy in Rome with Professor M. Montore, and are continuing their chamber music academic studies with Professors F. Zaccaria in Trieste and A. Lopes Ferreira in L’Aquila. Following the results achieved during the year 2017, 2018 and 2019, the Duo Boidi received the Award Merit as an Italian and international artistic excellence from the Municipality of Preganziol (TV).