who is who
Giuliano Carmignola, Baroque Violin, Special Guest
Equally adept on both modern and Baroque violin, Giuliano Carmignola's career began with awards in the Premio Città di Vittorio Veneto in 1971 and in the Paganini Competition in Genoa in 1973. Subsequently he has appeared as soloist with numerous European orchestras. Carmignola has also toured extensively as a soloist with I Virtuosi di Roma with performances in Royal Albert Hall, La Scala, Musikverein, the Berlin Philharmonie and Moscow's Tchaikovsky Hall. He gave the Italian premiere of the Dutilleux violin concerto and is highly regarded for his broad range of repertoire encompassing the works not only of the classical and romantic periods, but also of the Baroque and 20th Century.
Carmignola was recently signed as an exclusive artist with Deutsche Grammaphon . Recent CDs with Sony Classical include three recordings of Vivaldi with the Venice Baroque Orchestra, the first of which features three previously unrecorded concertos and The Four Seasons . It was awarded the Diapason D'Or in France and the Echo Award in Germany. Other discs include Bach sonatas with harpsichordist Andrea Marcon, and Locatelli concertos with Marcon and the Venice Baroque Orchestra. Giuliano Carmignola is currently concertmaster and soloist with the Orchestra Mozart Bologna under the direction of Claudio Abbado.
A great player, with a beautiful, refined tone, and virtuosity up the wazoo. San Francisco Examiner
An immensely novel sound. The searing notes emanating from his violin seemed to reach this listener's heart before his ears. The Los Angeles Times