Bruno Giuranna

In 1989 he recorded the Beethoven String Trios again for Deutsche Grammophon at the invitation of Anne-Sophie Mutter and Mstislav Rostropovich. This recording was nominated for a Grammy award in 1990. Giuranna performed the premiere of Musica da Concerto for viola and string orchestra, by Giorgio Federico Ghedini, under the baton of Herbert von Karajan. He has played as a soloist with orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and La Scala in Milan under conductors including Claudio Abbado, Carlo Maria Giulini, Sir John Barbirolli, Riccardo Muti and Sergiu Celibidache. Giuranna held the post of Professor of viola at the Hochschule der Kunste in Berlin from 1983 until 1998 and has held Viola Professor positions at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, the Royal College and Royal Academy in London, and the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana in Lugano. Frequently invited to the Marlboro Festival in the USA, he currently teaches at the Fondazione Stauffer in Cremona and at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena. From 1983 to 1992 he was the artistic director of the Orchestra da Camera di Padova e il Veneto. In 1987, he was decorated by the Italian president with the title of Cavaliere di Gran Croce al Merito. Giuranna was also responsible for a transcription of Bach's Goldberg Variations. The world premiere recording of this work was made by the Trio Broz in 2008. Also a member of the Trio Italiano d'Archi and of the Italian chamber orchestra I Musici di Roma. In 2020, Giuranna served as president of the central board for ESTA (European String Teachers Association).

Bruno Giuranna studied at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. The recorded working language is Italian. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome. Employment is recorded with Royal Academy of Music and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Distinctions recorded are Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.