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Maurizio Barboro via
Ovada 13 Italy phone
fax +39/0143/89327 |
Maurizio Barboro completed his artistical education at the
“Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia” in Rome, under the
guidance of Lya De Barberiis.Winner of Italian piano
competitions,
since 1980 he has combined an intense career in Italy as well as
in the
major cultural centres in Europe,Asia and North
America,collaborating
with famous conductors and prestigious orchestras.Since 1996
Barboro
has been currently “artist in residence” and
“permanent soloist” of the “Dumitrescu”
Philharmonic Orchestra of Valcea (Romania).
In 1999 he made his debut in the United States, where now he is
periodically invited to hold master classes at institutions such
as Boston Conservatory, Longy School of Music,
Rivers
School, Sosu University of Oklahoma, Vancouver Clark
College. In
October 2000 he inaugurated the symphonic season of the
Berkshire
Symphony Orchestra (Massachusetts) with Rachmaninoff’s Second
Concert.In April 2001 he played Shostakovich’s Second Concert,
accompanied by the prestigious “Enescu” Philharmonic
Orchestra at the Bucharest Ateneu Hall. During 2004 and 2005
concert-seasons he played with the Longwood Orchestra at
the
Jordan Hall in Boston.In 2008 other notable performance at Turin
“Giuseppe Verdi” Concert Hall with Beethoven “Choral
Fantasy”.
Barboro also performs in various distinguished chamber music
ensembles
like “Nuovo Quartetto Pianistico Italiano”(two pianos,eight
hands), with the violinists Aiman Musakhodzhaeva and Gernot
Winischhofer,the flutists Maxence Larrieu and Giuseppe Nova, the
cellist Dario Destefano.He has undertaken several recordings of
works
by Italian composers for reputed National TV and Radio networks
in both
Western and Eastern Europe;other notable CD recordings
include
the complete works for two pianos,eight hands,the works of the
Italian
contemporary composer Mario Panatero,the complete collection of
Shostakovich’s Piano Concertos (with the Belarus National
Philharmonic Orchestra),the Brahms,Franck,Rachmaninoff,
Shostakovich
and Kabalevsky Sonatas for Cello and Piano.Maurizio
Barboro is
the holder of the Chair of Piano at the “Antonio Vivaldi”
State Conservatory in Alessandria and at the International
Summer
Courses in Bergolo.He is a member of the jury of several
prestigious
international contests,Art Director of the “Cittą di Ovada
– Schubert Prize” International Competition and the
“Alfredo Casella” Music Association.
Press
Quotes
“Pianist Maurizio Barboro from Italy proved himself as being an
elite professional, a brilliant soloist who co-operates closely
with
the orchestra.”
Diario
de la Tarde, Spain
“.....the rigour of those who know, the passion of those who
feel and the simplicity of the truly great....”
Tineretul,
Romania
“Barboro played Mozart’s concerto in an inner manner,
dreamy and at the same time inspired. A virtuoso of the piano
and a
most sensible interpreter.”
Il
Secolo XIX, Italy
“…..spontaneity and genuine temperament, a remarkable
pianist....”
Il
Gazzettino, Italy
“His piano playing proves a brilliancy, full of distinction, a
science of the touch not often seen in recital these years.”
Der
Tagesspiegel, Germany
“Liszt’s b minor Sonata gives Maurizio Barboro the possibility
to display a great technical mastery.”
Zdane
Gazeta, Bulgaria
“Italian pianist Maurizio Barboro is an artist remarkable for
his
sense of style, his interpretative insight and impeccable
technique.”
V.Dubrovskj,
conductor, Belarus