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Alfredo Rossi Vezzani

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Alfredo Rossi Vezzani
Background information
Birth nameAlfredo Rossi Vezzani
Born(1906-08-15)15 August 1906
Milan, Italy
Died5 September 1986(1986-09-05) (aged 80)
Adrogué, Argentina
GenresClassical music
OccupationPianist

Alfredo Rossi Vezzani (15 August 1906 – 5 September 1986) was an Italian pianist who specialized in chamber music and was notably famous at his time as accompanist to solo artists.[1]

Biography

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From an early age, he studied piano with his mother, Gisella Vezzani. At the age of 6 years he was presented to a contest at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan and obtained a scholarship to continue his studies. In the Conservatory studied piano with the teacher Vincenzo Appiani [it],[2] finishing the studies in July 1925.[3] Later he studied composition in the same Conservatory, under the direction of the teacher Arrigo Pedrollo, finishing in 1931.[4] He won the first prize of the conservatory and the famous titles "Durini" and "Erba". He also won the first prize of the Interprovincial Lombard Union of the Musician Contest.[5] He completed further studies with Nicola Janigro, father of the famous cellist Antonio Janigro. Precisely, accompanying Antonio Janigro began to give his first concerts,[6] and curiously, in his first presentations also accompanied his brothers Umberto Rossi (cellist) and Eliane Rossi (soprano).[7][8]

At the end of World War II, he joined the Chamber Orchestra of Milan, directed by Michelangelo Abbado [it].[9] He had great success in Spain,[10][11] which opened the doors to start gigging in this country,[12] both soloist and as an accompanist.

In Madrid, he met his future wife, Andrea Miguel Llorente, with whom he had two children, Lucia and Roberto.

After offering some successful concerts in Brazil accompanying Pierre Fournier,[13] he warned that he would have better job opportunities in South America. He decided to settle in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a city to which his mother and three of his sisters had emigrated earlier. In the Port of Barcelona on March 30, 1951,[14] he sailed with his family aboard the transatlantic Conte Bianacamano, disembarking on April 14, 1951,[15] in Buenos Aires, where he definitely established.

Chamber music

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Artistically he specialized in chamber music, and tried from the teaching to promote the development of this specialty. In his own words, he was not an accompanist of soloists but was part of the chamber duos.

Teaching

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He was professor of piano in the following conservatories:

Travel

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In addition to concerts in his native country, he gave concerts in many countries, among others:

Concerts

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Main article: Alfredo Rossi concerts
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He accompanied famous artists of his time, such as: Antonio Janigro, Pierre Fournier, Guila Bustabo, Michelangelo Abbado [it],[40] Xavier Turull [es], Victoria de los Ángeles, Montserrat Caballé, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Georg Kulenkampff, Virginia Paris, Dimitry Markevitch, Mascia Predit, Gaspar Cassadó, Bernard Michelin, Eva Heinitz,[41] Váša Příhoda, Franco Gulli [it], Wanda Luzzato [it], Sirio Piovesan [it], Alfredo Campoli, Ida Haendel, Enrico Mainardi, Cesare Ferraresi [it], Riccardo Brengola, André Navarra, Camilla Wicks, Ivry Gitlis, Renato de Barbieri [it], Ruggiero Ricci, Ricardo Odnoposoff, Noemí Souza [es], Gloria Davy, Isaac José Weinstein, Erno Valasek, Ruben Varga, Janine Andrade [de], Peter-Lukas Graf, Simón Bajour, Anahí Carfi, Christian Ferras, Carmela Saghy, Lawrence Winters, Agustín León Ara, Uto Ughi, McHenry Boatwright,[42] among others.

Recordings

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References

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  1. ^ Notas Musicales, 11 May 1954, ABC journal, Spain.
  2. ^ "Serata benefica al Conservatorio", Corriere della Sera, 18 March 1919 (in Italian)
  3. ^ "Al R. Conservatorio di musica Verdi", Corriere della Sera, 14 July 1925 (in Italian)
  4. ^ "I saggi al Conservatorio", Corriere della Sera, 30 May 1931 (in Italian)
  5. ^ "All'Universita Popolare", Corriere della Sera, 12 December 1935 (in Italian)
  6. ^ "Oggi ala radio", La Stampa, 15 August 1935 (in Italian)
  7. ^ "Al Conservatorio", Corriere della Sera, 3 February 1926, (in Italian)
  8. ^ "I concerti", Corriere della Sera, 24 February 1929, (in Italian)
  9. ^ "L'orchestra di Milano alla Camerata" Archived 2016-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, 1 January 1948, (in Italian)
  10. ^ "La Orquesta de Cámara de Milán", La Vanguardia, 19 November 1946 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ "Asociación Cultura Musical de San Sebastián", musical magazine Ritmo, December 1946 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ "El pianista Alfredo Rossi Vezzani en el Instituto de Cultura Italiana", musical magazine Ritmo, May 1950 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ "Pierre Fournier", Folha Da Manhã, 19 May 1950, Brazil.
  14. ^ "Próximas salidas desde Barcelona", 13 March 1951, ABC journal (in Spanish)
  15. ^ "CEMLA", Buscador.
  16. ^ "Benigni, Luciano", Benigni Luciano, Allievo dell'Istituto musicale "Gaetano Donizetti" , BGpedia, Italy.
  17. ^ "Mazzoleni, Amleto", Mazzoleni Amleto, Allievo di Alfredo Rossi, BGpedia, Italy.
  18. ^ "Nessi, Aldo", Nessi Aldo, BGpedia, Italy.
  19. ^ "Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel de Falla". Archived from the original on 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  20. ^ "Manuel de Falla, el instituto que lucha por una sede propia", La Nación, 3 June 2017, Argentina.
  21. ^ "Conciertos-Victoria de los Angeles-Teatro Colón 1962 y 1972"
  22. ^ "Renato Barbieri na Cultura Artística", Ultima Hora journal, 9 October 1952, Brazil.
  23. ^ "Conciertos de solistas – Victoria de los Ángeles" Archived 2016-11-06 at the Wayback Machine, Revista Musical Chilena, no. 47, December 1954, Chile.
  24. ^ "Notizie Brevi" Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, 17 January 1937 (in Italian)
  25. ^ "Victoria de los Ángeles", Diario de la Marina, 26 October 1955, Cuba.
  26. ^ "Christian Ferras: van de muzen begenadigd", Amigoe Di Curaçao, pp. 1, 5, 21 November 1956, Curaçao. (in Dutch)
  27. ^ "Recitals et concerts", L'Écho de Paris, 3 December 1937 (in French)
  28. ^ "Brillante temporada de conciertos en la Gibraltar Society for Musical Culture", musical magazine Ritmo No. 261, May 1954 (in Spanish)
  29. ^ a b Concert Program[better source needed]
  30. ^ a b ""Universal Music Japan"". Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  31. ^ "Cellist to give a recital", The Straits Times, 10 March 1960, Malaysia.
  32. ^ "Antonio Janigro", De Tijd, 18 December 1948, Netherlands.
  33. ^ "Lisboa", musical magazine Ritmo, August 1954 (in Spanish)
  34. ^ "Cellist Mr. Michelin to play in Singapore", Singapore Free Press, 14 March 1960, Singapore.
  35. ^ "Great reception for Michelin", Singapore Free Press, 24 March 1960, Singapore.
  36. ^ "The old Vic... where the cello will sound heavenly", Singapore Free Press, 30 March 1960, Singapore.
  37. ^ "Cellist on the air", Singapore Free Press, 1 May 1960, Singapore.
  38. ^ "Palacio de la Música – La cantante Virginia Paris", La Vanguardia, 23 January 1949 (in Spanish)
  39. ^ a b "Victoria de los Ángeles canta a Nin" Archived 2016-11-06 at the Wayback Machine, World premiere recordings.
  40. ^ "1 gennaio 1948" Archived 2016-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (in Italian)
  41. ^ Boletín de música y artes visuales, vols. 51–76
  42. ^ Boletín Interamericano de Música, Números 1–380
  43. ^ Stanford University Libraries.
  44. ^ Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina, 1973, 1ra sección.
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