Simone Maffioletti
From 2014 trombonist of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra (Luzerner Sinfonieorchester), Switzerland. In the same year, under the guidance of Ian Bousfield, he obtained the title of Master in Music Performance at the Hochschule der Künste Bern (Bern, Switzerland), spending a semester in Germany as an Erasmus student at the Hochschule für Musik Theater und Medien in Hanover (Prof. Jonas Bylund).
In 2012 he obtained the 2nd Level Academic Diploma at the Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali della Valle d’Aosta (prof. Vincent Lepape and Stefano Viola) with grade 110/110 cum laude et mentione; at the ISSM G. Donizetti of Bergamo he graduated in 2008 (prof. Ermes Giussani).
From 2010 to 2012 he was a member of the Orchester Akademie Ossiach, Austria, while his professional activity sees him performing with the most important Italian ensembles (Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Orchestra Mozart Bologna, Teatro Regio Torino, Teatro la Fenice in Venice, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Orchestra Haydn in Bolzano and Trento, Arena di Verona, Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari).
In 2006 he won the “Lino Barbisotti” scholarship, as well as the scholarship of the Rotary Club of Bergamo, in the same year. As a teacher, in 2015 he held a three-day course at the ISSM of Valle d’Aosta, at the invitation of Prof. Stefano Viola.
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Regulation
- The courses of High Musical Perfection will take place within the Festival della Piana del Cavaliere, in the town of Configni (Rieti).
- Musicians can participate in the courses without limits of age and nationality, which will be distinguished between actives and hearing. The administration reserves the right to close enrolments if the maximum number of effective participants for each class, established by the teacher, is reached. There is no maximum limit of hearing students.
- There will be accompanying pianists at the disposal of the students and teachers. For baroque music courses there will be harpsichord accompaniment.
- For all students ( active students and hearing students) the application form, to be sent by 26th July 2020, must be filled in on the official website Masterclass – Sign up, enclosing all the required documentation. The administration reserves the right to exceptionally accept applications received later, if it deems it appropriate.
- The following must be attached to the application form: copy of an identity document and tax code; curriculum (only for actual students); authorization from a parent, in case the student is a minor, with photocopy of an identity document and tax code.
- Participation in the masterclasses is free of charge. The actual students and hearers are only entitled to the payment of the registration fee. Actual students must enclose with the application a copy of the bank transfer of Euro 100 (this amount includes the course enrolment, the participation in the course chosen as an actual student with the help of the accompanying pianist and the insurance fee). Students who are auditors must enclose with the application a copy of the bank transfer of 50 Euros (this sum includes registration, participation in the course chosen as auditor and the insurance fee). Bank transfer made out to Associazione Festival della Piana del Cavaliere – IBAN: IT05V0538740510000002985102 – Causal: enrolment Masterclass Name Surname (insert the student’s first and last name)
- In case of cancellation by the students, the registration fee will not be refunded. Refunds will be made only if the organisation decides to cancel the course for reasons beyond the participants’ control. As far as the participation fees are concerned, they will not be refunded in any case after the courses have started.
- Where to accommodate: the organization has entered into agreements with the accommodation facilities of the place. Details can be found on the website.
- The organization is not responsible for any damage to people and things that may occur during the whole period of the courses in the spaces reserved for lessons, study and concerts.
- Participants must bring with them the music proposed with the relative piano part, a concert attire, or in any case suitable for this purpose, and a music stand. The use of a mask is also required in accordance with the Covid-19 emergency regulations.
- At the end of the courses an official certificate of attendance will be issued to each student.
- There will be public concerts, which will be held in particular in the municipalities of Sabina, as part of the Festival della Piana del Cavaliere. They may be solo performances and/or ensembles in which the students are required to participate, if the teachers deem it appropriate.
- The students will have the opportunity to participate free of charge in the events of art, culture, music and entertainment scheduled within the Festival.
- For any request or information please contact the organization at the following email address: masterclass@festivalpianadelcavaliere.it
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