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DAVIDE ALOGNA

VIOLIN

            Davide Alogna has eclectic and international music education.

            He graduated both in violin and piano with honour at Conservatorio “G. Verdi” in Como and he obtain his master diploma in solist violin and chambre music at the Conservatoire Superieur Paris with a “Premier Prix a l’Unanimitè”. He also studied composition and graduated with a special mention at Accademia Chigiana of Siena with Giuliano Carmignola that describes him as “an amazing talent”. In 2017, Davide was invited by La Scala Orchestra to play concerts as guest soloist in Europe and on the 29th of October debuted at the Teatro Alla Scala of Milan with the La Scala Chamber Orchestra.

            Davide has already debuted in many important halls such as Carnegie Hall (Stern Hall), Teatro alla Scala, Berliner Philarmonie, Suntory Hall of Tokyo, Smetana Hall of Prague, Grand Theatre of Shangai, Salle Cortot of Paris, Gasteig and Herkulesalle in Germany, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Mahidol Hall of Bangkok and the Verdi Auditorium of Milan.

            He has been accompanied by some of the world’s leading orchestras, including La Scala Chamber Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini Philarmonic, Orchestra da Camera di Mantova, Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana, Sanremo Symphony, Thailand Philarmonic Orchestra, Munich Kammerphilharmonie, Tchaikovsky Philarmonic, Northern Czech Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of New York, New England Symphony, Mexico State Symphony Orchestra, Bellas Arte Chamber Orchestra, Monterrey Symphony, Istanbul Philarmonic, Adana State Symphony Orchestra, Kalisz Philharmonic and the Lutowslasky Filarmonic Orchestra, alongside great soloists and conductors including Natalia Gutman, Eliso Virsaladze, Enrico Pace, Bruno Canino, Roberto Prosseda, Roberto Plano, Lior Shambadal, Dariusz Mikulski, Giulio Tampalini, Hakan Sensoy and Francesco Lanzillotta.

            His solo career began in 2009 with the Prix d’Interprétation Musicale de la Citè Universitaire de Paris, and in 2010 he was awarded the Excellence Prize in Music in Milan.

            In 2009 he has given a Stradivari for different exhibitions for RAI 1, for the Council of Ministers, and a tournée with Brahms Sonatas in U.S.A. On May 2019 has released his debut album for Warner Classics. Davide has recorded for different labels including Naxos, Brilliant Classics, Amadeus, Velut Luna, Phoenix Classics. His recordings have aired on radio stations such as RAI Radio 3, Radio Classica, Swiss Italian Radio, Venice Classical and Radio France. Amadeus Magazine chose Davide twice as “Artist of the Month” and published articles on his recordings of Schubert violin sonatas and Respighi’s violin concertos. In September 2016 Davide released a CD of music for violin and piano with the pianist Bruno Canino for the national magazine Suonare News.

            In 2018 he recorded for Naxos a CD with 3 “world premiere” of Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco violin works as the 3rd Concerto for violin and piano dedicated to Jascha Heifetz that received 5 stars from many international musical magazine as “Musica” and BBC Magazine.

            Davide Alogna is Professor of Violin at the ‘L.Marenzio’ Conservatory of Music in Brescia (Italy).

            He performs on his precious Giambattista Guadagnini violin (Piacenza, 1743) and Anselmo Gotti violin (Ferrara, 1920).