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The network enhancing young string quartets and the
European cultural heritage, in a circular economy
FEBRUARY 2022
91 Ensembles
281 Houses in 17 Countries
WHY A SOMBRERO?
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This month's header is dedicated to Mexico:
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a tribute to La Maison du Mexique, in Paris, that joined Le Dimore del Quartetto's network!
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THE QUARTETS SELECTED FOR THE STAGE IN FRANCE
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Three European quartets have been selected to participate in the MUSA – European young MUsicians soft Skills Alliance program in France, at the Ferme de Villefavard en Limousin from April 30th to May 7th, 2022: a week of workshops, concerts and artistic residency organized by ProQuartet and La Ferme del Villefavard dedicated to the recording and distribution of music, and to the physical and mental preparation of musicians.
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Fanny Anaïs Schell, violin
Mario Sögtrop, violin
Raphael Maria Schönball, viola
David Fuchs, cello
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Olivia Scheepers, violin
Fiona Robertson, violin
Sophie Vroegop, viola
Pau Marquès i Oleo, cello
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David Ursei, violin
Francisco Ramonda, violin
Mihai Todoran, viola
Victor Sandu, cello
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FOURFUN | THE QUARTET IN THE SCHOOLS
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Two new appointments in the schools with Fourfun, the string quartet as an ideal metaphor for teamwork: a working group to take some inspiration from.
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PINACOTECA DI BRERA IN COLLABORATION WITH LE DIMORE DEL QUARTETTO
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Thursday, February 17 at 6 pm on the website of Pinacoteca di Brera, the second appointment of Brera Musica, in collaboration with Le Dimore del Quartetto. Under the direction of Clive Britton, on the third Thursday of every month it will be possible to listen to a concert inspired by an artwork of the Pinacoteca.
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The appointment of 2022 will see young ensembles of Le Dimore del Quartetto’s network coming from different countries and selected by the artistic director Simone Gramaglia, violist of Quartetto di Cremona.
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SECOND APPOINTMENT: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022 - 6 PM
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Terra String Quartet (USA)
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Harriet Langley, violin
Amelia Dietrich, violin
Ramón Carrero Martínez, viola
Geirthrudur Gudmundsdottir, cello
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Corale n. 226
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Sofija Asgatovna Gubajdulina - String Quartet n. 2
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The artwork from which they take inspiration is the “Supper at Emmaus” by Caravaggio
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QUARTETTO DI CREMONA IN THE USA
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Il Quartetto di Cremona, testimonial of Le Dimore del Quartetto, from Thursday, February 3rd to Saturday, February 5th, 2022, was hosted by our partner Si-Yo Music Society Foundation, in Tenafly, New Jersey. On this occasion, the Quartet held master classes and a private house concert.
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Carlo Domeniconi (1947) – Koyunbaba
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SIMONE GRAMAGLIA, viola & ALBERTA KHOUR, guitar
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Niccolò Paganini (1782 – 1840) – Sonata Concertata in A major op. 61
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Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) – Quartet in F major
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TRIO RIGAMONTI FOR 35 YEARS OF APM SALUZZO
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The concert of Trio Rigamonti - organized in collaboration with Le Dimore del Quartetto - on the occasion of the celebration of 35 years of activity and training in the artistic-musical field of Scuola di Alto Perfezionamento Musicale di Saluzzo is online.
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A. Copland – “Vitebsk”, study on a Jewish Theme
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F. Schubert – Piano Trio in E-flat major, D.897
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M. Ravel – Piano trio in A minor
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Trio Rigamonti live at Fondazione Scuola APM
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This newsletter's playlist features VenEthos Ensemble, an all-Italian ensemble whose musicians are united not only by their great passion for music, but also by the fact that they are all four from the Veneto region. A peculiarity, this, that makes even more special their link with ancient music and their proposition to play it with instruments and performances in the style of the era, studying and following the practices of the Baroque and Classical period: Venice and Veneto have always been important musical centers.
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Here, the four performers offer us seven little gems, the first seven quartets composed by a very young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In particular, the first of the seven, called "Lodi", was composed by a fourteen-year-old Mozart during a brief stay in a guesthouse in Lodi. VenEthos ensemble offers a wonderful reading. Delicate, elegant but energetic and bubbly at the same time. The four musicians highlight all those characteristics already present, even if still not fully developed, that will make Mozart one of the greatest composers of all time. And the pure beauty that we find listening to this recording, is good for the heart and soul and comes at a time when we all need to find some serenity. Absolutely not to be missed.
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MOZART: THE MILANESE QUARTETS - LODI QUARTET
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s six ‘Milanese’ quartets constitute a milestone in his artistic activity. Written between Bolzano and Milan between 1772 and 1773, they came a few years after the Quartet K80/73f that he had composed in Lodi during his first Italian visit. More than that work, these six pieces – conceived before Mozart left the Milanese public with his third and last work for the Lombard capital, Lucio Silla K135 – constitute one of the first organic sets of string quartets ever conceived. Though based on the model of Haydn, they reveal Mozart’s modern spirit, capable of following a new path and enriching it with his own personal contribution.
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Thirty years after the first and only recording of these works on period instruments by the Festetics Quartet, here is the recording debut of a young Italian ensemble, with the bonus of the first ever historically informed recording of the Quartet K156’s original second movement.
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FILIPPO ANNUNZIATA PRESENTS: LA VOIX HUMAINE
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Tuesday, February 16th 2022, at 7 pm, Magazzino Musica will host the presentation of the book "La voix humaine" by Jean Cocteau, curated by Filippo Annunziata, friend and councilor of Le Dimore del Quartetto.
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Together with musicologist Cesare Fertonani, Filippo Annunziata will tell us how Cocteau's text continues to speak to us today, transforming and influencing different sources: from the opera, to pop music, to rock, to cinema.
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LE DIMORE DEL QUARTETTO'S NETWORK GROWS
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Maison du Mexique is a student residence located in the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CiuP). Located next to the Maison Internationale, the Maison du Mexique was the twenty-fifth to be established in the Cité Internationale Universitaire of Paris, in the heart of the complex.
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Marta Ceretta, piano
Stefano Raccagni, violin
Giorgio Lucchini, cello
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The most ancient center is undoubtedly La Villa that sees in the Tower-House the origin of the name of the place. Also called House-Tower is an example of construction of medieval origin, typical of the Reggio Emilia Apennines.
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WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT US
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"We are truly grateful to Le Dimore del Quartetto for the beautiful experiences that this collaboration has allowed us to live. This Covid period, if it has had at least one positive implication, is precisely that of teaching us how precious every single moment lived in beauty and harmony can be. Hosting the musicians of MUSA has been a moment of great personal enrichment."
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"I am very curious and very interested in the work of Le Dimore del Quartetto. Everything you do is exciting and great for young musicians."
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Jean Claude Leconte at Biennale de Quatuors à cordes in Paris
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"[...] Le Dimore del Quartetto, which stands out and finds strength in its ability to network with local, national and international actors, generating shared value."
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"I would like to congratulate you on the wonderful Dimore/Brera initiative. I followed the first concert with enthusiasm: I found it magnificent!
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"What a great project ! Congratulations. We will circulate it to our collaborators!"
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"We are very grateful for everything we received from your team. We love the whole idea, your commitment and the highest standards of your work."
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