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Marzio Conti (Firenze 22 May 1960–) is an Italian conductor and flautist.[1][2][3][4]
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Biography
Marzio Conti was born in Florence. He began his career as a flautist and made his debut as a soloist with I Solisti Veneti at the Salzburg Festival in 1981. He then dedicated himself entirely to conducting.
He was the principal conductor of the Teatro Marrucino in Chieti and the Teatro Lirico d'Abruzzo until 2007 and was principal conductor of the Turin Philharmonic from 2001 to 2005.From 2005 to the beginning of 2010 he has been Artistic Director of the Orchestra Sinfonica of Sanremo. He is the principal conductor of the Orquestra Nacional of Andorra,[5] and he will be Chief Conductor of the Oviedo Filarmonia from July 2011.[6]
Marzio Conti appearances as a conductor include the Teatro Regio di Torino, Teatro dell'Opera di Roma,[7] Teatro Massimo[8] in Palermo, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania as well as the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, Teatro Dante Alighieri in Ravenna, Teatro del Giglio in Lucca, Teatro Verdi in Pisa, Teatro Goldoni in Livorno, and the Municipal Theatre in Bolzano. Abroad he conducted: the RTE National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland,the Athens State Orchestra,the Oporto Symphony Orchestra,the Gran Canaria Orchestra,the Orquesta de Extremadura,the Saarbrucken Staatoper and the Dortmunder Philharmoniker in the Konzerthaus Dortmund, where he led a much acclaimed performance of Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps.[9]
His long artistic career has led him to major concert halls including Parco della Musica in Rome, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, La Fenice in Venice, the National Auditorium of Music in Madrid, and the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, Queen Elisabeth Hall in London, Wigmore Hall in London, Salzburg Festival, Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Seoul Opera House and Finlandia Talo in Helsinky.
Recordings
Conti has recorded Naxos Records, Chandos Records, Real Sound Records, Classic Produktion Osnabrück and Brilliant Records
Naxos[10] include:
- Rossini: Il turco in Italia[11]
- Rendine:Passio et Resurrectio[12]
- Rendine: Symphonies 1 & 2[13]
- Donizetti: La fille du régiment[14]
- Cimarosa: Il matrimonio segreto
Chandos[15] include:
- Nino Rota "Suite dal balletto “La strada”, Sinfonia sopra una canzone d’amore,Ballabili dal Gattopardo
- Nino Rota Sinfonie
- Nino Rota Concerti
CPO recodings include:
- Respighi “La pentola magica”, “La sensitiva”,”Aretusa”
- Respighi “La boutique fantasque” – Uccelli
- G.F. Malipiero integrale
Brilliant recordings include:
- Casella "Concerti"[16]
RS recordings include:
- W.A.Mozart Sinfonie n.1 – 4 – 5 – 41
- Debussy,Saint-Saens,Ravel,Faurè
References
- ^ Orquestra Nacional d' Andorra, Marzio Conti
- ^ Opera di Roma, Don Chisciotte
- ^ Sipario, Marzio Conti: direttore d'orchestra
- ^ Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Press Release "Marzio Conti dirige al Teatro Massimo", 4 March 2004
- ^ http://www.onca.ad/eng/3marzio.htm
- ^ http://www.lne.es/oviedo/2010/11/05/maestro-marzio-conti-nuevo-director-titular-orquesta-oviedo-filarmonia/990028.html
- ^ http://www.operaroma.it/stagione/stagioni_passate/stagione_2010/don_chisciotte
- ^ http://www.teatromassimo.it/URP/urp.php?lingua=it&op=comunicati&id_comunicato=87
- ^ Konzerthaus Dortmund: 8. Philharmonisches Konzert, 7 April 2008 (in German)
- ^ http://www.naxos.com/person/Marzio_Conti/31493.htm recordings
- ^ http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.660183-84
- ^ http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557733
- ^ http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.572039
- ^ http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.660161-62
- ^ http://www.chandos.net/searchresults.asp?zoom_query=marzio+conti&x=27&y=6 recordings
- ^ http://www.radio.rai.it/filodiffusione/auditorium/palinsesto/12_01_2009.html
External links
Categories:- Italian classical musicians
- Italian musicians
- Living people
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