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"Paul Simmonds, born in London in 1949, was brought up in South Africa where he completed his initial musical studies (Bachelor of Music) at the Witwatersrand University with organ as principal instrument. The award of a scholarship enabled him to concentrate on the harpsichord under Stanislav Heller at the Freiburg Conservatoire in Germany. He continued his studies with Colin Tilney in London, with subsequent tuition from Gustav Leonhardt and Kenneth Gilbert.

After a successful debut at London's Purcell Room in 1979 he embarked on a career as a freelance soloist and continuo player and has performed throughout Europe and beyond. In 1982 he moved to Basel, Switzerland, where he worked for eight years as an organist at one of the city churches. During this time he taught harpsichord and chamber music at the conservatoires of Karlsruhe and Mannheim in Germany, and at Biel (CH) where he also acted as external examiner for harpsichord diploma examinations.

As a continuo player he has performed with many of Europe's leading early musicians. He performs regularly as a duo with the recorder and musette player Marianne Mezger and, with the addition of the gambist Ekkehard Weber, has given numerous recitals with Trio Basiliensis (CD and radio recordings). ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Carole Cerasi first became interested in the harpsichord at the age of eleven and was invited three years later by Kenneth Gilbert as the youngest participant on his course at the Vleeshuis in Antwerp. From that time until the present day one of her strongest musical influences has been Jill Severs, with occasional lessons from Gustav Leonhardt and Ton Koopman. She is now Professor of harpsichord at the Yehudi Menuhin School and of fortepiano and harpsichord at the Guildhall School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music.

Performances have included concert work throughout Europe, including acclaimed recitals at the Wigmore Hall, the Nobel Prize Ceremony in Stockholm, the Festival du Perigord, the Istanbul International Festival, and a concerto appearance with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment on London's South Bank, recitals at the Harrogate, Warwick, Brno, Dieppe, Tallinn and Ludwigsburg festivals and the Musikinstrumenten-Museum in Berlin. She premiered a new work for harpsichord and tape by the South African composer Kevin Volans, touring throughout the UK as well as Munich and Copenhagen. In 2002/3 she performed in France (La Roque d'Anthéron, Sablé, Ambronay), Belgium, Israel, Norway, Germany, Denmark and Japan; she has recently returned from a trip to Bogota, where she gave two recitals and a masterclass, and gave the opening concert at the 2003 Lausanne Bach Festival. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"JACQUES OGG is a performer on both harpsichord and fortepiano; he teaches at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague; he conducts and he makes recordings, either solo or with friends and colleagues.

He was born in Maastricht (the Netherlands) and studied harpsichord in the city of his birth with Anneke Uittenbosch. In 1970 he went to study with Gustav Leonhardt at the Amsterdam Conservatory from which he graduated in 1974.

Jacques Ogg’s current activities include soloconcerts on harpsichord or on fortepiano, concerts with flautist Wilbert Hazelzet as a duo as well as in a trio-formation either with gambaplayer Jaap ter Linden or with ‘cellist Christiaan Norde. He is a member of the Orchestra of the 18th Century and performs regularly with Concerto Palatino. He is frequently invited for masterclasses, for instance in Juiz de Fora (Brazil) and Buenos Aires, in Mateus (Portugal), Salamanca (Spain) as well as in Cracow (Poland), Prague and Budapest. He was invited as a juror in competitions such as “Bach Wettbewerb” (Leipzig) and “Prague Spring”.

Jacques Ogg is artistic director of the Lyra Baroque Orchestra in Minneapolis/Saint Paul (Minnesota, VS). " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Well known as an organist and harpsichordist, Douglas Hollick studied with Peter Hurford whilst organ scholar at Hull University, and subsequently with Marie-Claire Alain in Paris and Gustav Leonhardt in Amsterdam. He has played widely both here and abroad, including the 1991 Prague Early Music Festival, and in Melbourne, Sydney, and the 1992 Fremantle Bach Festival in Australia. Visits to the Czech Republic have continued, with teaching and concerts in Prague, Brno and Ostrava, a member of the jury of the 1996 Organ Competition in Opava, and a Czech Radio recording. In 1999 he played in the Dolní Lukavice Haydn Festival in Bohemia. In visits to Germany he has played concerts on the Silbermann organs in Dresden and Pfaffroda, and in 2004 and 2005 on the restored 17th century organ of St Johannis, Hamburg-Neuengamme. Elsewhere in Europe have been organ recitals in Stuttgart, Roskilde Cathedral and Helsingør in Denmark, and Helsingborg in Sweden. 2003 saw a return to Sydney in Australia, and four concerts. Other concert venues have included Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral and St John’s Smith Square in London, Winchester, Ely, Carlisle and Chester Cathedrals, Southwell Minster, Trinity, Clare, Wolfson and St Catharine’s Colleges Cambridge, and in the Edinburgh, King's Lynn, and Finchcocks Festivals, together with Hull, Southampton, Nottingham, Warwick and Edinburgh Universities. He teaches both organ and harpsichord at Cambridge University and the Birmingham Conservatoire. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"A native of Santiago, Chile, Lionel Party studied with Elena Waiss at the Escuela Moderna de Musica, graduating in 1965. In 1966 he was awarded a Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst scholarship by the West German government to study piano with Rosl Schmid and harpsichord with Hedwig Bilgram at the Musikhochschule of Munich.

In 1970 Mr. Party came to The Juilliard School to study harpsichord with Albert Fuller first as a Fulbright scholar and then as recipient of a Juilliard Alumni grant. He obtained his doctor of musical arts from Juilliard in 1976. Mr. Party has played solo recitals in New York City's major concert halls including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Frick Collection, Alice Tully Hall, Abraham Goodman House, 92nd St. Y - as well as Boston, Washington and other U.S. cities. He has made numerous appearances with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Waverly Consort, Solisti New York, among other ensembles. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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“Barbara Cadranel is a dynamic harpsichordist who has delighted audiences across the globe with her fresh interpretation of the Baroque Period and contemporary music. Along with performing throughout the United States, Europe, South America, she’s also given master classes and appeared on a number of radio and TV shows.

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At the moment, she is editing one of Fernando Valenti’s books including “The Scarlatti Handbook” which was dedicated to her. She has recently toured Peru, Canada, and performed in “The Boston Early Music Festival” where she has played numerous times, and as usual, after that festival, she played a recital for William F. Buckley, Jr. and has done so until his last year. She has concert bookings globally through 2014, and many of these concerts include mini residencies at universities and “informances” that engage kids and teens, making classical music relevant and fun. Please keep an eye out as we will be streaming live webisodes of Barbara here on the website in 2011.“

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"Andrea Chezzi, born in Colorno (PR) in 1975, graduated in organ and composition from the Conservatory A. Boito in Parma, and then studied harpsichord in Amsterdam under the guidance of Bob van Asperen. He followed courses in performance practice of early music with L. F. Tagliavini, W. van de Pol, Ch. Stembridge, G. Murray, A. Marcon, Ch. Rousset at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Jul 06, 2008 | Hits: 384

“Les Amis du Clavecin  (The Friends of the Harpsichord) is an association founded in 1991 by the Belgian harpsichordist Betty Bruylants. Its purpose is to foster people's knowledge and love of the harpsichord, an instrument which was extremely important in the history of western music for over three centuries.

The renewed discovery of Baroque music has restored the harpsichord to its rightful place among ancient instruments. In addition, the works that many 20th-century composers wrote for it prove that it is also a modern one, which offers all kinds of opportunities for contemporary music.

Concerts, festivals, lectures and master classes have enabled many performers and their audiences to get together and to share their passion in a pleasant and genial atmosphere. ..“

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"Israeli-born Sharona Joshua studied the piano with Professor Alexander Volkov and was awarded numerous scholarships during her studies at the Rubin Academy leading to a BMus degree in performance in 1995. In 1993-4 she studied fortepiano in London with the late Christopher Kite after being awarded a further scholarship to spend a year at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She took part in masterclasses at the Jerusalem Music Centre with fortepianists Zvi Meniker and Malcolm Bilson and returned to England in 1996 to study early keyboards with David Roblou and Richard Egarr. She also took tuition with fortepiano specialist Sally Sargent in Vienna.

Sharona is now based permanently in London where she appears regularly as a soloist, chamber musician and continuo player on concert platform and radio and gives several performances each season at the South Bank Centre and the Wigmore Hall. She has performed as soloist at major festivals all over the UK as well as abroad. Sharona has also given numerous masterclasses in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales." See website for more info. (ed.)

Added on: Feb 03, 2008 | Hits: 386

"Menno van Delft, born 1963 in Amsterdam, studied harpsichord, organ and musicology at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam, the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and the University of Utrecht. Amongst his professors were Gustav Leonhardt, Bob van Asperen, Piet Kee, Jacques van Oortmerssen and Willem Elders. During his studies Menno van Delft sang Gregorian chant in de “Schola Cantorum Amsterdam” under the inspiring and formative leadership of Wim van Gerven. In 1988 Menno van Delft was a finalist at the C.Ph.E. Bach Competition in Hamburg and won the clavichord prize. Subsequently he made his debut at the Holland Festival Early Music Utrecht. He has given concerts and master classes throughout Europe and the U.S.A. and made numerous recordings for radio and television. He has been a guest at several Bachfeste of the Neue Bachgesellschaft.

As a continuo player and soloist Menno van Delft performs with Marion Verbruggen, Jaap ter Linden, Pieter Wispelwey, Bart Schneemann, Lucia Swarts and Jacques Zoon and with the Nederlandse Opera, Al Ayre Español, the Nederlands Blazersensemble, Cantus Cölln, the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, the Nederlands Kamerkoor and the Nederlandse Bachvereniging. He has recorded for labels such as Globe, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Chandos, Channel Classics, Capriccio, EMI and Decca. ...

Together with Siebe Henstra he forms the clavichord duo Der Prallende Doppelschlag and with Stefano Demicheli the harpsichord duo La Bassa Fiamenga. Since 1995 Menno van Delft has taught harpsichord, clavichord, basso continuo and ensemble playing at the Conservatory of Amsterdam (formerly the Sweelinck Conservatorium). ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Jul 16, 2008 | Hits: 386

"Skip Sempé, virtuoso harpsichordist and founder of Capriccio Stravagante, is at the forefront of today's musical personalities in Renaissance and Baroque music. Sempé grew up in New Orleans, studied music, musicology, organology and the history of art in the United States at the Oberlin Conservatory and completed his training in Europe with Gustav Leonhardt in Amsterdam. His distinctive harpsichord playing, musicianship and interpretive flair were immediately recognized as the invention of an exotic, multi-dimensional and uncompromising musical personality. Sempé remained in Europe to embark on his own pioneering reconsideration of well and lesser-known repertoire ranging from 1500 – 1750. "

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Added on: Apr 27, 2008 | Hits: 387

"Don began playing in public at the age of 12, moved to Boston, MA in 1961 to study at the Berklee School (now College) of Music. In 1962 he took a "temporary" job with the Harpsichord Maker William Dowd, and stayed 28 years. During this time of employment, he was encouraged to try some of this material on the harpsichord, and it was so well received that concerts and recordings became an increasingly important part of his activity.

He has appeared in Europe at Merseburger Orgeltage 2002, on Austrian Radio, at the Rodin Gallery in Seoul, South Korea, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the Cleveland Museum of Art. He has had four appearances with the Augusta (GA) Pops Orchestra playing his orchestrated keyboard arrangements. " See website for more information. (ed.)

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"Professor, music theory, harpsichord: B.A., M.A. in Music Education, University of Northern Iowa, Ph.D. in Music Theory, University of Iowa; seven years public school music teaching in Iowa; first played harpsichord under Robert Donington in the University of Iowa collegium musicum, studied in master classes with the French harpsichordist Kenneth Gilbert; performed throughout South Carolina in solo recitals and as a continuo player in many chamber groups, including the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra; author of freshman theory text, "Introduction to the Study of Counterpoint" Affiliations: Society for Music Theory, Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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" MARIA TERESA CHENLO was born in Uruguay where she completed her music studies at the National Conservatory of Montevideo, and continued her harpsichord training at the Conservatory Carlos López Buchardo in Buenos Aires where she graduated with honors.

She later perfected her technical knowledge and interpretation with Genoveva Gálvez in Spain and with Rafael Puyana in París.

Having acquired Spanish citizenship, she currently resides in Madrid where she has developed an active concert schedule in Spain,throughout Europe and the Americas. She has performed under the prestigious batons of Howard Mitchell (click photo), Stanislav Wislocki, Héctor Tosar, Arturo Tamayo, Pierre Colombo, Antal Dorati, Kiril Kondrashin, Jose Luis Temes, Antonio Ros Marbá, Miguel Patrón Marchand, among athers, and colaborated with known artist such as Enrico Gatti, John Holloway, Sharon Gould, Christian Baude, Paul Esswood and Claire Powel. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Gabriele Catalucci was born in Amelia in 1958 where he studied piano with Pina Ardizzone.

Some years later he graduated in Organ and Composition under Wijnand van de Pol and in Harpsichord after studying with Annaberta Conti e Maria Teresa Garatti at the Conservatorio "F.Morlacchi" of Perugia.

He studied conducting as well and took part at courses for organ with Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini at the Accademia per organo of Pistoia and for harpsichord with Kenneth Gilbert at the “Fondazione Cini" of Venezia.

He attended the Scuola di Paleografia e Filologia Musicale in Cremona (Pavia University). At the end of his studies he started giving concerts as organ, harpsichord and fortepiano soloist and as conductor in festivals and many theatres in Italy and abroad (Argentina, Austria, France, Germany, Norway, Spain, Switzerland).

He recorded several works for Bongiovanni, Eco, Frequenz and for RAI Radio3 and revised and published operas and instrumental and sacred-vocal music of XVII - XIX centuries.

He teaches Harmony and analysis and Historical Keyboards at the "G.Briccialdi" Music School in Terni and is conductor of the Corale Amerina, plays in duo with Wijnand van de Pol (two organs-two harpsichords) and Andrea Di Mario (natural trumpet) with whom founded the ensemble of natural trumpets, baroque ketteldrums and organ Les Trompettes des Plaisirs and is deputy organist at All Saints' Anglican Church in Rome. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Jul 02, 2008 | Hits: 394

“János Sebestyén was born into a musical family on March 2, 1931 in Budapest, Hungary. He began his musical education at the National Conservatory, where his mother was on the piano faculty. His father was a prominent pedagogue and principal cellist of opera orchestras in Göteborg and Budapest. In 1950, while waiting for admission to the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, he joined the staff of the Hungarian Radio. Upon entering the Academy of Music, he studied organ with János Hammerschlag and Ferenc Gergely, piano with István Antal and composition with Ervin Major and Ferenc Szabó. He graduated in 1955 with an organ diploma and later attended the harpsichord class of Zuzana Růžičková in Prague. Since that time he has performed regularly throughout Europe, Asia and the United States and has made more than 80 recordings for a number of international labels. In 1970 he established the first harpsichord class at the Academy of Music, where he was professor until 2009. At the Hungarian Radio he was senior music producer from 1969-94, and from 1962-2007 he wrote and hosted a regular series of broadcasts. ..”

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"Our aim is to

• help disseminate knowledge and foment research o­n early keyboard instruments (harpsichord, organ, clavichord, fortepiano) and their literature both in Hungary and abroad; organize concerts, courses, professional meetings
• support - by competitive grants - performing artists, educators, musicologists, instrument makers and, in particular, students of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
• promote research and performance of Hungarian keyboard music
• organize youth concerts and lectures
• sponsor new compositions
• promote the publication or recording of musical compositions
• support research and practice of music therapy "
  

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"Named “Performer of the Year” in 2004 by the Conseil québécois de la musique, harpsichordist and organist Luc Beauséjour has long been thrilling audiences with his expressive and brilliant performances. He has played in many countries and has regularly teamed up with eminent musicians such as sopranos Agnès Mellon, Donna Brown and Karina Gauvin, contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, conductor and harpsichordist Hervé Niquet, violinist James Ehnes and trumpet player Paul Merkelo. For Analekta, Naxos and other labels, he has recorded some twenty CDs. Heard regularly on public radio, Luc Beauséjour was awarded this year’s Listeners’ Award of the Chaîne culturelle de Radio-Canada. In July 2004, Luc Beauséjour recorded Book I of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier (Naxos). " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Studied the organ with Prof. Jozef Serafin and harpsichord with Prof. Leszek Kedracki at the Frederic Chopin Music Academy in Warsaw, where he received both his Master of Arts degrees.

As participant of the Socrates-Erasmus programme studied the organ with Prof.Dr. Ludger Lohmann and harpsichord with Jörg Halubek at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart.

Currently he is studying the organ and historical keyboard instruments with Prof.Dr. Ludger Lohmann and Jörg Halubek at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart.

He received a number of awards, including:
* the 2nd prize ex equo (1st prize not awarded) at the 1st International Franz Schmidt Organ Competition in Kitzbühel (2006),
* special prize for the best interpretation of the Toccata by Maria Hofer at the 1st International Franz Schmidt Organ Competition in Kitzbühel (2006) "
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• 1973-1976 The New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts Bachelor of Music Degree, Piano

• 1977-1979 The New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts Masters of Music Degree, Harpsichord

• 1976-1977 Studied conducting with Dr. Antonia Brico, Denver, Colorado

• 1982-1983 Studied harpsichord with Ton Koopman, Amsterdam, The Netherlands "
  

Added on: May 04, 2008 | Hits: 401

"Terence Charlston is a specialist performer on early keyboard instruments and widely acknowledged for his engaging and expressive performances. He has been described as one of Britain’s leading early keyboard players and his sympathetic command of original instruments has made him a frequent performer at collections of early keyboard instruments all over the world.

Terence Charlston was born in Blackpool, Lancashire. From an early age, he was drawn to the sound and repertoire of old instruments, especially the harpsichord, which he first experienced through recordings and BBC Radio 3 broadcasts. He studied piano and organ from childhood and later took degrees in Oxford and London, specialising in early keyboard performance. As a solo harpsichordist and chamber musician he has toured extensively within Europe, as well as to Japan and the USA. He is well known to chamber music audiences, especially for his work with the quartet London Baroque with whom he gave over 400 concerts worldwide between 1995 and 2007. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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“He has appeared in recital at conventions of the American Guild of Organists, the Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society, the Organ Historical Society, American Institute of Organbuilders, International Society of Organbuilders, at the Library of Congress, Boston Early Music Festival,  Aston Magna Festival, New England Bach Festival, Portland Chamber Music Festival, New Hampshire Music Festival, and with Ensemble Project Ars Nova, The King’s Noyse, Musica Antiqua Köln, and throughout the United States, including an appearance in Boston’s Jordan Hall as a featured soloist (Bach's Fifth Brandenburg Concerto) in the Bank of Boston Emerging Artists Celebrity Series. He is frequently heard on the nationally syndicated radio program “Pipedreams.”  Recent appearances include an all-Bach inaugural recital on a new organ built by Fritz Noack for the Langholtskirkja in Reykjavik, Iceland, Bach’s Goldberg Variations for the Renaissance and Baroque Society in Pittsburgh, Manuel de Falla's Harpsichord Concerto with the Chameleon Arts Ensemble, and the Schumann Piano Quintet on original instruments with the Van Swieten Quartet. In March 2004 he was given the honor of performing the dedication recital on the newly restored 1800 Tannenberg two-manual organ in Old Salem, North Carolina, featured on the nationally broadcast televsion show “CBS Sunday Morning.” He was a member of the continuo team for the Boston Early Music Festival opera productions of Cavalli's Ercole Amante, Lully's Thésée, and Conradi’s Ariadne, and appears regularly in concert and on recordings with Boston Baroque. ..“

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"Michele Benuzzi studied the harpsichord with Ottavio Dantone and obtained the harpsichord Performing Diploma at the Royal College of Music in London. He also studied musicology at the University of Pavia.

He attended master classes with Andreas Staier, Andrea Marcon, Bob van Asperen, Ketil Haugsand, Jaques Ogg, Jan Whillelm Jansen, Christine Whiffen, and Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini. He was awarded scholarships for three consecutive years by Istituto Fernando el Católico of Zaragoza, where he followed courses on the eighteenth-century Iberian repertoire with Professor J. L. González Uriol.

In 2003 he won the third prize at the seventeenth Yamanashi International Harpsichord Competition in Japan.

He performs in Italy and abroad as soloist and with different groups of chamber musicians, and is invited to perform as soloist by different Italian orchestras. He plays for important music organizations such as Serate Musicali in Milan, the Festival of Aix en Provence, the Festival of Arles, Musica e Poesia a San Maurizio, the Ancient Music Festival at Massa e Carrara, the Foundation Querini Stampalia in Venice, the Castle of Annecy, the Bach Festival in Modena, Società dei Concerti in Milan, Tiroler Festspiele in Austria, Música Antigua de Daroca in Spain, the Tochigi Kuranomachi Early Music Festival in Japan, the Hakuju Hall - Tokyo, and the Esplanade Hall - Singapore.

In the UK, Michele Benuzzi has twice given solo recitals at the Handel House Museum, and also at St Anne’s, both in London. He has performed at Sheffield University, and is due to play at St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh, in both August and November of this year (2008).

He promoted, and played with other harpsichordists, the opera omnia of Domenico Scarlatti's Sonatas, which were performed from 1995 to 2002 in France.

He has founded Arcomelo, a group performing seventeenth and eighteenth-century music, and examining baroque music - especially problems concerning execution on ancient instruments. A great deal of effort goes into recovering and executing music from unedited manuscripts in European libraries.

He has recorded three harpsichord concertos by C. P. E. Bach for La Bottega Discantica: the CD had excellent reviews. In 2007 he recorded the harpsichord concertos and sinfonias by W. F. Bach, which is due for release at the end of this year. Next year will see the release of a Vivaldi CD with recorder-player Mitsuko Ota and Arcomelo. Michele Benuzzi’s first solo CD will be recorded in the autumn of this year, probably for release in Spring 2009. He recently signed a contract to record the complete W. F. Bach harpsichord works, which will be a substantial longer-term project. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Edoardo Torbianelli, born 1970 in Trieste (Italy), obtained his diploma for piano and harpsichord at the conservatory of his town. He continued his studies at the "Scuola di alto Perfezionamento Musicale dei Filarmonici di Torino" with Prof. Jean Fassina, at the Royal college of Music at Antwerpen (Belgium), and at the Catholic University of Brabant (Netherlands), where he obtained concert degrees for piano, harpsichord and chamber music.

He developed a keen interest in historical performance practice through partecipation in several specialized seminars and courses and by intensive research of historical sources, concentrating especially on the classical and romantic periods. At the same time he continued university studies in literature and languages.

Torbianelli was a prize winner at the Emmanuel Durlet International Piano Competition in 1993 and 1996 and at the international fortepiano competition in Bruges in 1995. Since then he has performed with critical acclaim in Italy, Belgium, Netherland, Germany, Switzerland, Slovenja and Denmark at many international festivals including: Festival van Vlaanderen, Festival de Wallonie, Flamish Opera, Royal Philarmonic of Flanders, Schubert Society Roskilde, Gesellschaft Freunde Alter Musik Basel, Musica Franconia and Musica Antiqua Konzerte Nurnberg, Beethoven-Haus Bonn, Festival di Musica Antica Urbino, Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna.

He has performed on the historical instruments in the collections of: Deutsches Museum Muenchen, Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nurnberg, Beethoven-Haus Museum Bonn, Museum Vleeshuis Antwerpen. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Added on: Apr 26, 2008 | Hits: 409

"... * you can watch me tune and play harpsichords! My doctorate is in harpsichord. *I've written various essays and articles (mostly about music) *St Olaf College has a streamed video recording of a concert I gave there with Martin Hodel, 26 September 2007. It's trumpet and organ music. *My research on Johann Sebastian Bach's tuning is one of my big projects from 2004 to present. Here are the academic papers, the simpler explanations, and the hands-on instructions. There is also a list of recordings using that tuning system. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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