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Vittorio Ghielmi

Illustration — Vittorio Ghielmi (foto Holger Schneider) Vittorio Ghielmi is a Milanese soloist (viola da gamba), conductor, composer. He has been compared by critics to Jasha Heifetz ("Diapason") for his virtuosity, and described as "An Alchemist of sound" ("Diario de Sevilla"), "A shaman of the viol" ("La Repubblica") or "Ein Teufelgambist" (“Mittelbayerische Zeitung”) for the intensity and versatility of his musical interpretations. - Le violiste au coup d’archet le plus libre et le plus enlevé de la planète. (Radio France "France Musique"). • Illustration — Vittorio Ghielmi (foto Orlando Bonaldo) As viola da gamba soloist or conductor, he appears regularly with famous orchestras in the fields of both classical, modern and early music (Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra – with J.G.Graun's Concerto in the Hollywood Bowl; the London Philharmonia, Staatskapelle Berlin, The Wiener Philharmoniker, the Wiener-Symphoniker, Il Giardino Armonico, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Akamus etc.).

Vittorio Ghielmi

Витторио Гиельми на X международном фестивале "Музыкальная коллекция" в Санкт-Петербурге 13.05.2015. Малый зал филармонии Санкт-Петербурга. Витторио Гиельми (виола да гамба) выступает в сопровождении барочной капеллы "Золотой век" (художественный руководитель Александр Листратов).

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Nationality
Italy
Occupation
composer · conductor · viol player · harpsichordist · musician · university teacher · writer · violist
Fields
music
Languages
Italian

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Illustration — Vittorio Ghielmi (foto Holger Schneider) Vittorio Ghielmi is a Milanese soloist (viola da gamba), conductor, composer. He has been compared by critics to Jasha Heifetz ("Diapason") for his virtuosity, and described as "An Alchemist of sound" ("Diario de Sevilla"), "A shaman of the viol" ("La Repubblica") or "Ein Teufelgambist" (“Mittelbayerische Zeitung”) for the intensity and versatility of his musical interpretations. - Le violiste au coup d’archet le plus libre et le plus enlevé de la planète. (Radio France "France Musique"). • Illustration — Vittorio Ghielmi (foto Orlando Bonaldo) As viola da gamba soloist or conductor, he appears regularly with famous orchestras in the fields of both classical, modern and early music (Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra – with J.G.Graun's Concerto in the Hollywood Bowl; the London Philharmonia, Staatskapelle Berlin, The Wiener Philharmoniker, the Wiener-Symphoniker, Il Giardino Armonico, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Akamus etc.).

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  1. 01Compositions and principal works
  2. 02Recordings and discography
  3. 03Archives and collections
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