Giacometta i Vincenzo Marrone d’Alberti
Pijanistički duo koji čine brat i sestra Giacometta i Vincenzo Marrone d’Alberti predstavlja jednu od najuglednijih i najistančanijih umjetničkih pojava na međunarodnoj glazbenoj sceni. Njihovu interpretaciju od samih početaka obilježavaju urođeni talent, duboka interpretativna povezanost te estetska potraga za zvukom, koja ih prati još od djetinjstva.
Giacometta Marrone d’Alberti diplomirala je s najvišim ocjenama na Konzervatoriju Alessandro Scarlatti u Palermu, gdje je studirala kod profesora Antonija Fortunata i Eliodora Sollime. Svoje je obrazovanje nastavila na najvišoj razini, usavršavajući se kod nekih od najvećih glazbenih umjetnika našeg vremena: Marie João Pires, Sergia Celibidachea i Borisa Petrušanskog. Dodatno je usavršavala svoje umijeće kod legendarne Edith Picht-Axenfeld, izravne učenice Rudolfa Serkina, te je s najvišim počastima stekla diplomu koncertne solistice i komorne glazbenice na Staatliche Hochschule für Musik u Trossingenu pod vodstvom profesora Wolfganga Wagenhäusera.
Vincenzo Marrone d’Alberti diplomirao je s najvišim ocjenama 1989. godine na Konzervatoriju Alessandro Scarlatti u Palermu, u klasi Antonija Fortunata. Svoje je obrazovanje potom produbio kod međunarodno priznatih majstora, među kojima je bio Eliodoro Sollima, nasljednik škole Artura Benedettija Michelangelija. Od 1988. do 1991. godine studirao je u Freiburgu kod Edith Picht-Axenfeld, od koje je preuzeo osobitu interpretaciju Bachova opusa. Potom je nastavio studij u Frankfurtu kod Edelsteina, a od 1992. do 1994. kod Tichmana, koji ga je 1993. godine upoznao s čuvenom Taubman School of Piano u Amherstu (Massachusetts). Ondje je radio s Dorothy Taubman, jednom od najvećih inovatorica u području pijanističke tehnike.
Njihova suradnja kao dua iznjedrila je brojne nezaboravne trenutke suvremenog koncertnog života.
Nastupali su na najprestižnijim svjetskim pozornicama – od Festivala Amherst Collegea u Bostonu do koncertne dvorane u Cambridgeu, gdje su nastupili za BBC Music Magazine, od Glazunovljeve dvorane Konzervatorija u Sankt Peterburgu do Musikhalle u Ludwigsburgu, od Cristoforijeve dvorane u Amsterdamu do Instituta za kulturu u Cuernavaci u Meksiku.
U Frankfurtu su debitirali 2000. godine u dvorcu Kronberg, a nastupali su i za predstavnike europskog financijskog svijeta u Muzeju Städel, Villi Giersch te u novoj dvorani Njemačke burze (veljača 2002.), na poziv predsjednika Wernera Seiferta, u nazočnosti ministara, predsjednika banaka i predstavnika europskih burzi.
Posebno su zapaženi njihovi uspjesi na Bachovu i Schubertovu festivalu u Tuttlingenu i Horbu (Freiburg), gdje su izvodili Bachove koncerte za dva klavira i orkestar, kao i njihov koncertni snimak uživo Saint-Saënsova Le Carnaval des animaux.
Za klavir četveroručno snimili su dva CD-a s djelima Mozarta, Schuberta, Brahmsa, Ravela i Liszta, producirana u Frankfurtu pod pokroviteljstvom Njemačke burze i International Bankers Foruma. Njihove nastupe njemačka je kritika ocijenila kao izvedbe pijanista svjetskog ugleda.
Vincenzo je primio i brojna značajna individualna priznanja, među kojima se ističu prestižna nagrada Bechsteina u Nizozemskoj za izvedbu posljednje dvije Beethovenove sonate, uvrštenje među 25 najboljih europskih pijanista u knjizi Het Klassieke Pianorecital autora Bena Daetera, nagrada „Plötz Top 500”, koja okuplja najutjecajnije osobnosti Frankfurta i Njemačke, te priznanje „Sicanorum Cantica”, koje dodjeljuju Predsjedništvo Republike Italije i Senat.
Oboje su primili UNESCO-vu nagradu za kulturu i umjetnost – Vincenzo 1998., a Giacometta 2000. godine – koju im je dodijelila UNESCO-ova komisija u Trapaniju, uz imenovanje za UNESCO-ve ambasadore za nove generacije.
Godine 2021. brat i sestra Marrone d’Alberti osnovali su glazbenu udrugu „Trapani Classica” i pokrenuli Međunarodno pijanističko natjecanje „Domenico Scarlatti”. Ta dva projekta predstavljaju središte njihova današnjeg djelovanja: otkrivanje, podršku i usmjeravanje mladih talenata na zahtjevnom putu prema profesionalnoj karijeri, uz pružanje konkretnih mogućnosti za umjetnički razvoj, međunarodnu vidljivost i suočavanje s najvišim standardima izvođaštva.
Danas su Giacometta i Vincenzo Marrone d’Alberti redoviti profesori klavira na Konzervatoriju Alessandro Scarlatti u Palermu, gdje s jednakim žarom nastavljaju svoju umjetničku i pedagošku misiju, prenoseći novim generacijama rigoroznost, senzibilitet i izvrsnost koji su obilježili njihov cjelokupni umjetnički put.
PROGRAM
Maurice Ravel
Ma mère l’Oye
Franz Schubert
Allegro u a-molu, D 947 „Lebensstürme”
Johannes Brahms
16 valcera, op. 39
Sergej Rahmanjinov
6 Morceaux, op. 11
E-mail: gmarronedalberti@gmail.com
Tel.: +39 347 7068451
The piano duo formed by the siblings Giacometta & Vincenzo Marrone d’Alberti represents one of the most refined and highly regarded realities on the international music scene, always combining innate talent, profound interpretive synergy, and an aesthetic pursuit of sound that has accompanied them since childhood. Giacometta Marrone d’Alberti graduated with top marks from the Alessandro Scarlatti Conservatory in Palermo, studying with Maestros Antonio Fortunato and Eliodoro Sollima. She continued with the highest-level advanced training, working with some of the greatest masters of our time: Maria João Pires, Sergio Celibidache, and Boris Petrushanskij. She also perfected her skills with the legendary Edith Picht-Axenfeld, a direct student of Rudolf Serkin, and earned her degree with top honours as a solo concert performer and chamber musician at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen (Germany), under the guidance of Maestro Wolfgang Wagenhäuser. Vincenzo Marrone d’Alberti graduated with top marks in 1989 from the “Alessandro Scarlatti” Conservatory in Palermo under Antonio Fortunato, later deepening his studies with internationally renowned masters such as Eliodoro Sollima, heir to the school of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. Between 1988 and 1991 he studied in Freiburg with Picht-Axenfeld, inheriting her Bachian vision; he then continued in Frankfurt with Edelstein and, from 1992 to 1994, with Tichman, who in 1993 introduced him to the famous Taubman School of Piano in Amherst (Massachusetts), where he worked with Dorothy Taubman, one of the world’s greatest innovators in piano technique. Their collaboration as a duo has given rise to unforgettable moments in contemporary concert life. Invited to the world’s most prestigious stages — from the Amherst College Festival in Boston to the Concert Hall in Cambridge (for the BBC Music Magazine), from the Glazunov Hall of the St. Petersburg Conservatory to the Musikhalle in Ludwigsburg, from the Cristofori Hall in Amsterdam to the Instituto de Cultura in Cuernavaca, Mexico, they made their debut in Frankfurt in 2000 at Kronberg Castle and performed for European high finance at the Städel Kunstmuseum, Villa Giersch, and the new hall of the German Stock Exchange (February 2002), at the invitation of President Werner Seifert, in the presence of ministers, presidents of banks, and European stock exchanges. Particularly celebrated were their successes at the Bach and Schubert Festivals in Tuttlingen and Horb (Freiburg), with Bach’s Concertos for two pianos and orchestra, and the live recording of Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals. They have recorded two CDs for piano four-hands featuring works by Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Ravel, and Liszt, produced in Frankfurt under the patronage of the German Stock Exchange and the International Bankers Forum: German press reviews hailed them as pianists of world renown. Vincenzo has also received significant individual accolades, including a prestigious prize from Bechstein in the Netherlands for Beethoven’s last two sonatas, inclusion among the top 25 European pianists in Ben Daeter’s volume Het Klassieke Pianorecital, the “Plötz Top 500” award among the most influential personalities in Frankfurt and Germany, and the “Sicanorum Cantica” honour conferred by the Presidency of the Italian Republic and the Senate. Both received the UNESCO Prize for Culture and Art (Vincenzo in 1998, Giacometta in 2000) from the UNESCO Commission of Trapani, with their appointment as UNESCO Ambassadors for the new generations. In 2021, the Marrone d’Alberti siblings founded the “Trapani Classica” Musical Association and launched the International Piano Competition “Domenico Scarlatti”, two projects that represent the heart of their current commitment: discovering, supporting, and guiding young talents along the challenging path toward a professional career, offering them concrete opportunities for artistic growth, international visibility, and confrontation with the highest performance standards. Today, Giacometta and Vincenzo Marrone d’Alberti are both full professors of principal Piano at the “Alessandro Scarlatti” Conservatory of Music in Palermo, where they continue with passion their artistic and educational mission, passing on to new generations the rigour, sensitivity, and excellence that have characterised their entire journey.
PROGRAMMA
Maurice Ravel
Ma mère l’Oye
Franz Schubert
Allegro in A minor D 947 Lebensstürme
Johannes Brahms
16 valcera, op. 39
Sergej Rahmanjinov
6 Morceaux, op. 11
E-mail: gmarronedalberti@gmail.com
Tel.: +39 347 7068451