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Raffaele Trevisani has been praised consistently
for his style and musicality by the public and the critics.
He has been one of the very few students of Sir James Galway
for many years and he received unanimous appreciations also
from Jean Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker and Maxence Larrieu.
Sir James Galway said about him: " Raffaele belongs to
the best of the flutists of the day for his beautiful singing
tone, perfect technique and dedication to the art of music".
Mr.Trevisani, native of Milan, began his solo career with
I Solisti Veneti, performing in numerous prestigious
concert series in Italy and around the world. He has also
performed as soloist with the Orchestra da Camera di Padova
e del Veneto, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, I
Cameristi della Scala, I Solisti della Scala, the
Kammerorchester "Arcata" Stuttgart, the Bielefelder Philarmoniker,
the Orquestra Sinfonica do Estado de Sao Paulo, the Orquestra
Sinfonica de Santo Andrè, the Orchestra "Cantelli", the Istanbul
State Simphony Orchestra, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra
and many others.
Raffaele Trevisani has played in some of the major halls of
Japan (Bunkakaikan, Suntory Hall, Nikkei Hall), USA,
Canada, South America, Russia as well as in Italy (Teatro
Olimpico in Vicenza, Settimane Musicali in Stresa, Amici della
Musica in Florence, Società dei Concerti in Milan, Accademia
Filarmonica "Bellini" in Catania,…), Europe, (Wigmore
Hall in London, Musikhalle in Hamburg, Rudolf-Oekter-Halle
in Bielefeld, Philarmonie Gustav-Siegler-Haus in Stuttgart),
Switzerland, Turkey, Slovenia and Israel.
He has participated in well-known music festivals such as
Settimane Musicali in Stresa, Settembre Musica in Turin, Palaces
of St.Petersburg International Music Festival, Rheingau Music
Festival, Campos de Jordao Music Festival. He performed the
world premiere of the "Concerto dell'Aria" written
for him by the italian composer Carlo Galante with the Orquestra
Sinfonica de Santo Andrè in Brazil and in 2004 he performed
the premiere of Alberto Colla "Quasi una Romanza" for
flute and strings with the Orchestra of Teatro Lirico di
Cagliari and a new concerto for flute, violin and orchestra
by Hendrik Hofmayr with the Chamber Orchestra of South Africa
at the State Teather in Pretoria for the celebrations of "Ten
years of freedom".
He did also the premiere of the flute concerto by Stephen
Yip with the Israel Strings Ensemble in Haifa, Tel
Aviv and Jerusalem. He has been invited to play and give masterclasses
in the most prestigious flute festivals around the world (Boston,
Frankfurt a. M, Detroit, Chicago, Rome, Las Vegas, Milano).
He has recorded for the Italian RAI, the German SDR, the Japanese
NHK, the English BBC, the Russian Television and the Brazilian
Television; moreover, Globo Brazilian Television and RAI Corporation
Television in New York (for the program "Italiani in America")
have dedicated to him specials with interviews and live concerts.
He has recorded several CDs for Stradivarius, AS Disc, Hanssler
Classic and the complete works for flute and orchestra by
W. A.Mozart with the Kammerorchester Arcata Stuttgart, a joint
production by the Süddeutsche Rundfunk of Stuttgart and the
Italian music magazine "Amadeus".
In January 2002 "Amadeus" published his recording of the C.Ph.E.Bach
flute concertos with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, that is
now available on Delos International label. He recorded for
Delos also a cd with Italian Flute concertos with the Moscow
Chamber Orchestra and "The virtuoso flute" for flute and piano.
The next release with Delos International will be the Mercadante
flute concertos with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra. He has
been invited to play with Maxence Larrieu and, for Italian
Television, with James Galway . He is flute teacher at the
"International Academy of Music" of the Foundation of the
Civic Schools of Milan.
He plays a 14 carat gold Muramatsu flute and a 14 carat gold
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