Filomena Moretti Biography
Filomena Moretti (born 11 June 1973) is an Italian cl*ical guitarist. She was born in S*ari, graduated from the S*ari Conservatory, winning the first prize. After her graduation, she continued her studies with Ruggero Chiesa and won several international compe*ions:
- 1985–1987 Premier Prix and "Mention Spéciale" at the Compe*ion Mondovi
- 1991 Premier Prix "Golfo degli Angeli" at the Compe*ion Cagliari
- 1992 Second Prize "E. Pujol" at the International Compe*ion of S*ari
- 1993 Premier Prix at the International Compe*ion of Stresa; Second Prize at the Compe*ion Fernando Sor in Rome
- 1995 Premier Prix et mention spéciale at the International Compe*ion of Alessandria
- 1996 Premier Prix at the Compe*ion de l'A.R.A.M.
In 1993, she obtained a grant to pursue her studies with Oscar Ghiglia at the Chiagana Academy in Siena.
Performances
Filomena Moretti has played in Italy and throughout Europe. She has been invited by some of the most prestigious musical ins*utions, such as:
- The Spiegelsaal im Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg
- The Gartensaal im Schloß Wolfsburg, the Zitadelle Spandau of Berlin, Kiel, the Chopin Foundation in Warsaw, Kraków twice in a row, by the «Società dei concerti» of the Verdi Conservatoire in Milan
- The "Salone della Musica" in Turin
- The Musicora in Paris.
She took part in several master-cl*es with Alirio Diaz, David Russell, Julian Bream, José Tomás and Manuel Barrueco.
Filomena Moretti also performed with leading orchestras. Her extensive repertoire includes the most important guitar concertos. She toured Italy in March 1999 with the renowned Lucero Tena (castanets). In June 1999, she performed the Giuliani Concerto with the Società dei Concerti at the Verdi Conservatory in Milan. In France, she has appeared at the TransCl*iques at La Cigale in Paris, at the Flâneries Musicales in Reims, at the Festivals de Radio France in Montpellier, at the Young Soloist Festival in Antibes. Her concerts have been broadcast on Muzik and Mezzo TV channels. She has also been invited by the FRANCE 2 Channel.
Recordings
Filomena Moretti has recorded two CDs, for Phoenix and Stradivarius (record label). The release of the complete works for solo guitar by Joaquín Rodrigo on the Stradivarius label Filomena Moretti led to her being featured on the front page of the Italian magazine Cl*ica. In 1998 she received the "Golden Guitar" for her recording of Fernando Sor under the Stradivarius label. She recorded two volumes of J.S. Bach's lute works transcribed for guitar for the Transart UK label.
References
External links
- Bio listing awards Archived 15 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- Discography Dead link: CDpresto is no longer available
