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Allessandro Perpich was born in Florence and began his violin studies under the guidance of his father. He graduated magna cum laude in 1987 from the Conservatorio "Benedetto Marcello" in Venice. In 1982 he studied with Vaclav Benda at the Conservatorio in Prague. Twice he was invited by the Academy of Pommersfelden (Germany) to study in the class of Wilhelm Waltz. In 1989 he received the highest evaluation on the final exam in master classes with Corrado Romano and Adriano Vendramelli at the Accademia Internazionale of Biella. He continued to study with Maestro Romano in Geneva and in 1992 won the "PREMIER PRIX DE VIRTUOSITE' ". He has won numerous competitions including Vittorio Veneto, Pescara, Patti, Catanzaro and Chieti. Mr. Perpich has played in concert halls in the USA, South America, Asia and Europe including the Festival in Salzburg, Salle Pleyel and Opera Garnier in Paris, the Avery Fisher Hall in New York, Musikverein of Vienna, Coliseum in Buenos Aires, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, and la Scala in Milan. In 1987 Mr. Perpich played Maestro G. Petrassi's "L'Elogio per un ombra" in Rome. The composer was present in the concert hall and was very pleased with the performance by Mr. Perpich.
Currently Mr. Perpich is a teacher and artistic director of the master classes with Maestro Romano at "Il Coretto" in Bari, Italy. Between 1989 and 1994 he was a teacher at the conservatorio "N. Piccinni" in Bari. He is also the artistic director of the Festival Piceno and of the Festival Musicale Savinese. Mr. Perpich plays a violin by Johannes Schorn (1712), it was restored by Paolo Sorgentone in 1996, and his bow is by Floriano Nofri (1993). He has recorded previously for Frequenz and Ictius.
Allessandro Perpich was born in Florence and began his violin studies under the guidance of his father. He graduated magna cum laude in 1987 from the Conservatorio "Benedetto Marcello" in Venice. In 1982 he studied with Vaclav Benda at the Conservatorio in Prague. Twice he was invited by the Academy of Pommersfelden (Germany) to study in the class of Wilhelm Waltz. In 1989 he received the highest evaluation on the final exam in master classes with Corrado Romano and Adriano Vendramelli at the Accademia Internazionale of Biella. He continued to study with Maestro Romano in Geneva and in 1992 won the "PREMIER PRIX DE VIRTUOSITE' ". He has won numerous competitions including Vittorio Veneto, Pescara, Patti, Catanzaro and Chieti. Mr. Perpich has played in concert halls in the USA, South America, Asia and Europe including the Festival in Salzburg, Salle Pleyel and Opera Garnier in Paris, the Avery Fisher Hall in New York, Musikverein of Vienna, Coliseum in Buenos Aires, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, and la Scala in Milan. In 1987 Mr. Perpich played Maestro G. Petrassi's "L'Elogio per un ombra" in Rome. The composer was present in the concert hall and was very pleased with the performance by Mr. Perpich.
Currently Mr. Perpich is a teacher and artistic director of the master classes with Maestro Romano at "Il Coretto" in Bari, Italy. Between 1989 and 1994 he was a teacher at the conservatorio "N. Piccinni" in Bari. He is also the artistic director of the Festival Piceno and of the Festival Musicale Savinese. Mr. Perpich plays a violin by Johannes Schorn (1712), it was restored by Paolo Sorgentone in 1996, and his bow is by Floriano Nofri (1993). He has recorded previously for Frequenz and Ictius.
Fabio Bidini made his North American debut performing Beethoven's Fantasy for piano, chorus and orchestra, Opus 80, with Yoel Levi and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at the ASO Beethoven Summer Festival 1993. He undertook two North American tours: the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in the United States and a series of recital and orchestra engagements in key cities extending from Mexico City to Juneau, Alaska. Mr. Bidini's New York metropolitan area debut recitals included performances at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, The Frick Collection, the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Long Island, and a guest appearance with the BBC at the United Nations honoring the 49th anniversary of that institution.
On March 3, 1992, in a concert celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Barbican and the London Symphony Orchestra's residency there, Mr. Bidini appeared with the LSO under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas in a performance of the Liszt Concerto No.1 in E-flat. This marked Mr. Bidini's first performance as an official Steinway artist, and the inauguration of the Barbican's Steinway Concert Grand Piano. Mr. Bidini records for Encore Performance Recordings.
Born in Arezzo, Italy in 1968, Fabio Bidini began his piano studies at the age of five. Following ten years of private study, he enrolled in the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome where he graduated magna cum laude. He also studied composition at the Florence Conservatory and piano with Orazio Frugoni. He has further concentrated on specializing his technique on the greater repertoire with Mario Tipo. Mr.Bidini has been awarded the first prize in eleven of Italy's most prestigious national piano competitions and has been the recipient of the top prizes in eight international competitions.
Sonata in F major, op. 8 (23:33)
1 Allegro con brio (10:12)
2 Allegretto quasi Andantino - Pił vivo - Tempo I (5:51)
3 Allegro molto vivace (7:31)
Sonata in G major, op. 13 (22:33)
4 Lento doloroso - Poco allegro - Allegro vivace (9:32)
5 Allegretto tranquillo (7:14)
6 Allegro animato (5:47)
Sonata in C minor, op. 45 (25:62)
7 Allegro molto ed appassionato (10:08)
8 Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza - Allegro molto - Tempo I (8:13)
9 Allegro animato (7:41)
Total Program Time: 1:12:09