On tour on the West Coast, Quartetto di Cremona – Cristiano Gualco violin, Paolo Andreoli violin, Simone Gramaglia viola and Giovanni Scaglione cello – will perform in two concerts presented in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles:
November 6 at 4 pm PT in Santa Monica, California
The Maestro Foundation
Mendelsohn Hall
Program:
Wolf: Italian Serenade
Dvořák: String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, “American”
Beethoven: String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59, no. 3
November 9 at 7:30 PT in Houston, Texas
DACAMERA
Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Program:
Verdi: “Quando le sere al placido” from Luisa Miller
Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-flat Major, Op. 34
Mozart: Adagio e Fuga, K. 546
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
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QUARTETTO DI CREMONA
Since its formation in 2000, the Quartetto di Cremona has established a reputation as one of the most exciting chamber ensembles on the international stage, garnered universal acclaim for its high level of interpretive artistry.
“BBT Fellowship” prize winner in 2005, the Quartetto di Cremona received by the Borletti Buitoni Trust also the “Franco Buitoni Award” (2019) for its constant contribution to the promotion of chamber music in Italy and around the world.
In 2020 the Quartetto di Cremona celebrated its first twenty years of career, with distinguished concerts and recording projects. Among them, the release of “Italian Postcards” (Avie Records), which assembles evocations of the Mediterranean country by four non-natives (Mozart, Wolf, Tchaikovsky, Borenstein). The album has been very well received by the international critics.
Due to the pandemic emergency, in 20/21 season several concerts were postponed (among them, the debut at Carnegie Hall in New York and the returns to Wigmore Hall in London and Salle de la Madelaine in Geneva). However, the ensemble has made its debut at the Rudolfinum in Prague, the CRR Concert Hall in Istanbul and will perform in spring and summer in Germany, France, Scandinavia, as well as at major Italian concert societies. The 21/22 season includes concerts in India, Spain, Holland, Germany, tours in Asia and North America, with the debut at Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in New York.
Noteworthy previous recording projects include the prizewinning Beethoven’s string quartets cycle and a double CD dedicated to Schubert (featuring cellist Eckart Runge) which attracted high levels of acclaim in the international press.
Frequently invited to present masterclasses in Europe, Asia, North and South America, since 2011 they are Professors at the “Walter Stauffer Academy” in Cremona. They are ambassadors for the international project “Friends of Stradivari” and honorary citizens of Cremona, UNESCO Cultural Heritage for violin making. They are also testimonials for “Le Dimore del Quartetto” and Thomastik Infield Strings.
Cristiano Gualco – violin Nicola Amati, Cremona 1640
Paolo Andreoli – violin Paolo Antonio Testore, Milano ca. 1758 (Kulturfonds Peter Eckes)
Simone Gramaglia – viola Gioachino Torazzi, ca. 1680 (Kulturfonds Peter Eckes)
Giovanni Scaglione – cello Dom Nicola Amati, Bologna 1712 (Kulturfonds Peter Eckes)