Culture & Music. Easter concert for piano four hands

the piano Giulio Andreetta and Carlo Alberto Cazzuffi

Roan culture & music continues its work by proposing to the traditional Easter fixture with classical music.The concert will take place on Sunday 5 April, at 21.00, at the Council Chamber of the Town Hall in Canove, followed by a small reception.

The two talented young pianists, Giulio Andreetta and Carlo Alberto Cazzuffi will offer the public an interesting concert for piano four hands, presenting works by Schubert, Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Dvorak.

"Lebensstürme" ("storm of life"), by f. Schubert, will open the concert: it's a story pervaded by an immediate and electrifying drama, sublime expression, almost sort of symphonic poem in which a fierce, almost martial theme, it alternates a sweet and Heavenly exquisitely.

Followed by a small suite consisting of five pieces, But Mere l'Oye by m. Ravel, inspired by many illustrations from a book of "fairy tales for children" (hence the subtitle "Cinq pièces enfantines").
The Fables that inspired the 5 movements are:
1. "La bella addormentata nel bosco", (Perrault);
2. "Tom Thumb", (Perrault);
3. "Laideronnette, Empress of the pagodas", (d'Aulnoy);
4. "the conversari of beauty and the beast", (Beaumont);
5. "The Enchanted Garden" (of uncertain origin).
The suite was written for the children of Ida and Cipa Godebski (which Ravel had earlier dedicated his ' Sonatine '), Mimie and Jean, of six and seven years respectively, and designed to fit the modest possibilities of two small piano. Adapts with tender participation in their sensitivity,
unfolding a world of dreams and accompanying them through mysterious adventures, amazing, iridescent spells spells.


The Carnival of the animals, of SaintSaëns, is the best known among the works by Saint Saëns. was composed in 1886 at a Carnival party among musician friends. The author forbade publication before his death because he considered this work a simple fun for family and friends. The
the composition consists of 13 songs that describe amusing and ironic features of some animals. After the last track Saint Saëns inserts a finale that cheerfully concludes this fun gallery of characters. The author, along with the animals, put also the caricature of characters (s
pianists and music critics) related to his work as a performer and composer.

A very famous song, Slavonic dance in c minor op. 46 No. 7 of Dvořák, conclude the program.
The Slavonic dances are a set of 16 pieces for orchestra composed by Dvořák in 1878: inspired by Brahms ' Hungarian dances, originally composed for piano four hands, and later were orchestrated under the request of Dvořák's Publisher. The strongly nationalist, pieces,
were well-received at the time, and today are among the most famous pieces of Czech composer.

Giulio Andreetta graduated in piano at the "Cesare Pollini" Conservatory of Padua under the guidance of maestro Franco Angeleri with the vote of ten and praise and merit mention.
He obtained the diploma of second level academic biennium at the Conservatory Arrigo Pedrollo "in Vicenza, under the guidance of maestro Riccardo Zadra, with the vote of 110 and praise. Also has a degree in musicology at the University of Padua with a dissertation that analyzes the relationship between cinema and minimalist scores with scores of 110 and praise.
He studied with internationally acclaimed pianists, including Alexander Madzar and Wolfram SchmittLeonardy.
It was awarded in several national and international piano competitions, including the first prize at the international competition "Andrea Baldi" of Bologna (2013).
He played as both a soloist for concert institutions of international prestige like Amici della musica di Padova, Venetian Concert Society (Teatro la Fenice), Amici della musica di Ferrara, Serate Musicali di Milano, both in duo with pianist Carlo Alberto Cazzuffi with whom he was invited to play at German Italian Association of Venice under ArtNight music festival.
It is also active in the field of composing soundtracks for movies, documentaries and theatre.
In 2013 has composed the music for the short film "the lesson of the master", directed by Diego d. Davina, selected to the film competition "David di Donatello" 2013 Edition and the "Venice Meeting" Film, in the course of the days of the Biennale Cinema in 2013.

Carlo Alberto Cazzuffi began playing the piano at the age of four, receiving the first lessons in family.
Key to his training will be the recitalist Pierluigi Piran, a pupil of the famous Fausto Zadra, who follows him for several years and sends pianistic school teachings of the great master.
It perfects then studying with "Liszt Prize" Igor Roma and at the Accademia pianistica Internazionale of Padua under the guidance of the masters Riccardo Zadra and Federica Righini.
Not attending traditional diploma courses, but goes directly to the two years of piano at the Conservatory Arrigo Pedrollo "in Vicenza.
It was selected among the best pianists and later among the best students of the Conservatory, plays within the French National Festival "sounds" and "Bru Zane, Centre de musique romantique française" in Venice. In duo with singer Claudia Burlenghi participates at the Festival "Simultaneous Ensemble" playing to Castelfranco, Padua, Venice, Verona and Vicenza. It was chosen to participate in an important selection at the Teatro la Fenice in Venice, the best musicians of the Veneto conservatories and Piano section of the "Premio Nazionale delle Arti", reserved for the best conservative pianists of Italy. It has been awarded in national and international competitions and has participated as an actual student at several masterclasses held by masters such as g. Agazzi, m. Saleem, Wolfram Schmitt Leonardy, l. Zilberstain, r. Prosseda...
He has been invited by the Istituto Musicale del Veneto di Thiene to hold concerts at the Teatro Comunale, the Auditorium and Fonato to perform as a special guest in the initiative "Pianos in progress". Performs regularly both solo recitals and played also for major companies as "Meeting concert on the keyboard" of Vicenza, both in duo with pianists John Tassoni and Giulio Andreetta which was invited to play for the German-Italian Association of Venice as part of the exhibition "ArtNight". Continues to improve under Riccardo Zadra at the Vicenza Conservatory and with Alberto Nosè Amadeus at the Academy.