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주최 : 주한이탈리아문화원

후원 : 일신문화재단

Concert presented by Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with Ilshin Foundation.

Quartetto di Cremona

2000년 크레모나 콰르텟이 결성된 후, 이들은 국제 무대에서 가장 주목 받은 실내악단 중 하나로서 명성을 쌓아 왔습니다.

그들의 ' 베토벤 현악 사중주 7집'은 2017년 2월 독일 잡지사인 Pizzicato의 Supersonic Award 그리고 그 해 7월 Echo Klassik 2017을 수상하였다. 가장 최근에 발매한 2개의 베토벤 현악 사중주 앨범은 국제챔버뮤직어워즈(International Chamber Music Award)를 수상하는 기쁨을 안겨주었다. 심사원들은 아래와 같은 평을 시상 이유로 들었다:

“These interpretations are powerful, vibrating, excitingly intense and inspiring from the very first to the very last note, providing decisive proof of Quartetto di Cremona's overwhelming technical capacity and fantastic musicianship".

크레모나 콰르텟은 Santa Cecilia, 로마의 IUC, Società del Quartetto di Milano, 피렌체 Amici della Musica, 런던의 위그모어홀( Wigmore Hall ), 암스테르담의 콘세르트헤바우 (Concertgebouw di Amsterdam), 베를린 콘체르트하우스 (Konzerthaus di Berlino), 파리 살 가보(Salle Gaveau di Parigi)의 무대에 올랐으며 Amburgo, Hanover, Stoccolma, Zurigo, Madrid, Vancouver, New York 페스티벌 등 주요 국제 음악 페스티벌에 초청 받아 연주를 했다. 

현재 크레모나 콰르텟은 Nippon Music Foundation의 후원으로 안토니오 스트라디바리우스의 명기를 연주하는 최초의 이탈리아인 앙상블이다.

Cristiano Gualco   violin

Paolo Andreoli   violin

Simone Gramaglia   viola

Giovanni Scaglione   cello

http://www.quartettodicremona.com/

THE STRAD «Internationally renowned for their extremely mature and lyrical sound»
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE «The Quartetto di Cremona exude phenomenal energy and momentum»
THE CLASSICAL REVIEWER «…the quartet are magnificent, with playing of such spirit, precision and understanding...it is the individual voices of these players that are so beautiful as well as they way they interact so naturally»
THE HERALD SCOTLAND «My goodness, here is something special. The group sound reminds me in some ways of that of the great Quartetto Italiano»
WDR “TonArt” «Ein Streichquartett von internationalem Rang»

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. Regularly invited to perform at the most important festivals and concert seasons across Europe, South America, the United States and the Far East, the Quartet has garnered universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike for its high level of interpretive artistry.
They are a regular feature on radio and television broadcasts around the world (RAI, WDR, BBC, VRT, SDR, ABC) performing their extensive repertoire which ranges from early Haydn to contemporary music.

2017 has marked the release of the final volume in their complete recording of the Beethoven quartets, on the German label Audite. The first volume in the series received immediate recognition, from a five-star rating in BBC Music Magazine to being selected as album of the month by the prestigious German journal Fonoforum. Subsequent volumes attracted similarly high levels of acclaim in the international press, with the Quartetto di Cremona being unanimously considered the true heir of the great Quartetto Italiano. Among their most recent accolades were the Supersonic Award by German magazine Pizzicato and the Echo Klassik 2017 prize, both given to the seventh volume of the Beethoven cycle.

In 2011 their recording of the complete quartets of Fabio Vacchi was released on Decca, and in 2012 they released “Italian Journey,” an album exclusively dedicated to Italian composers.

The Quartetto di Cremona made a successful debut at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam during the 2017-18 season, and will return to the new Muziekgebouw in January 2018 for the prestigious String Quartet Biennale. The season will also include tours of the United States, China, Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom. Recent and upcoming noteworthy engagements include performances at the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, in Vancouver, Zurich, Stockholm, Geneva and Madrid, as well as ongoing relationships with the major Italian concert halls and seasons.

They have collaborated with numerous artists of international renown, including Lawrence Dutton, Edicson Ruiz, Andrea Lucchesini, Antonio Meneses and the Emerson String Quartet.

Frequently invited to present masterclasses across Europe and the United States, since autumn of 2011 the Quartet has directed the prestigious Master’s program for professional and advanced string quartets at the Accademia Walter Stauffer in Cremona.

The Quartetto di Cremona is an ambassador for the international “Friends of Stradivari” project: thanks to the network, at the moment they are playing on the “Paganini Quartet” by Antonio Stradivari on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.

Cristiano Gualco – Stradivarius 1727 Violin “Paganini”

Paolo Andreoli – Stradivarius 1680 Violin “Paganini”

Simone Gramaglia – Stradivarius 1731 Viola “Paganini”

Giovanni Scaglione – Stradivarius 1736 Cello “Paganini”

The Quartetto di Cremona is kindly supported also by the Kulturfond Peter Eckes with four fabulous instruments (violin Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, violin Paolo Antonio Testore, viola Gioachino Torazzi, cello Don Nicola Amati) and they are testimonial for Thomastik-Infeld Strings.

In November 2015 they were awarded honorary citizenship of the city of Cremona.

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