The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, in collaboration with the MAA Montreal, is pleased to announce the duo “De Luca and Silvestri” in concert.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 – 6:30pm
Bistro MAA
2070, rue Peel, Montreal
R.S.V.P. (Reservation required, limited seating)
tfaucheux@clubsportifmaa.com 514 845-2233 p. 232
Giovanni De Luca, saxophonist, under the direction of Paul Trampetti, graduated – with honours – from the Conservatorio Stanislao Giacomantonio in Cosenza, his hometown. He then studied with prestigious masters including Mario Marzi, Claude Delangle and Fabrice Moretti. Winner of various national and international competitions, he has given numerous concerts as soloist, duo with piano, duo with accordion and with a saxophone quartet. Alternating concerts and teaching, he is a teacher in the public schools of his region, in Italy. Among his most recent activities is the recording of a CD in collaboration with accordionist Tommaso Arena, entirely dedicated to Richard Galliano (Tribute to Galliano).
Francesco Silvestri, pianist born in Vibo Valentia, studied at the music conservatories of Vibo Valentia, Reggio Calabria, Rome and Brescia. A graduate with honours in piano and harpsichord, chamber music and music education, his prestigious guides include Maestro Vicenzo Balzani. He has also taught at the conservatories of Trieste, Rovigo and Trapani. He took part in numerous national and international competitions: in 1999 he won that of the FMCIM (World Federation of International Music Competitions in Geneva). He was also heard at the Johannes Brahms International Festival in Poertschach, Austria, and at the Città di Caltanissetta Award. His concerts have taken him to many countries including Germany, Switzerland, France, Romania, Spain, Portugal and Australia. He was invited by various renowned institutions including the Teatro Lingotto of Turin, the Ducal Academy of Geneva, the Conservatorio Tartini of Trieste, the Art University of Berlin, the Cultural Institute of Carpentras and the El Musical Theatre of Valencia.