Fifth Edition

5^th Edition (2020)

5^th Edition
22 November – 13 December (2020)
Online Edition

Guest Artists

MARCO PIEROBON - ITALY

Marco Pierobon is an internationally acclaimed Italian trumpeter, soloist, and educator. A prizewinner at prestigious international competitions in Germany and Italy, he served as Principal Trumpet of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra and the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, collaborating with renowned conductors including Zubin Mehta, Antonio Pappano, and Daniel Barenboim. As a soloist, he has performed with leading orchestras across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, while his recordings have received widespread critical acclaim. An active chamber musician, he is a member of the internationally recognized GomalanBrass Quintet and has released several acclaimed albums. Since 2007, Marco has been Professor of Trumpet at Italian conservatories, regularly presenting masterclasses worldwide and inspiring the next generation of brass musicians.

GREGORY JONES - USA

Dr. Gregory Jones is an internationally recognized trumpeter, conductor, educator, and Director of the School of Music at Purdue University Fort Wayne. He holds degrees from Florida State University, the University of North Texas, and the Eastman School of Music. Throughout his distinguished career, he has performed with leading orchestras and renowned artists, including the Kansas City Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Wynton Marsalis, and Joshua Bell. A recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Grant, Dr. Jones has taught and performed extensively across Europe, Asia, and the United States, with a particular commitment to educational initiatives in the Balkans. An accomplished author and sought-after clinician, he continues to inspire musicians worldwide through his performances, masterclasses, conducting, and leadership in higher music education.

Albanian Brass Quintet

Albanian Brass Quintet & Percussion This ensemble has been created since 2007 by 6 friends. The constituent artists of this ensemble are well-known names in the field of music and very important for the institutions where they work, such as: the National Opera and Ballet Theater and the Symphony Orchestra of the Albanian Radio Television. This ensemble has been part of numerous ceremonies and concerts at home and abroad. Artists being very compact with each other, have become the inspiration for different composers who have written or brought back numerous works in a very special approach. Their success also consists thanks to a very diverse and attractive repertoire, which aims to bring the public closer to art but also to promote Albanian music.

Gianmario Strappati - italy

Born in Ancona, he gives concerts as a soloist, in chamber ensembles and orchestras. He has recorded for Rai, Radio Vatican, Sky Classic, recorded for the record company Concert-Music Media and published by the publishing house Academy. As a soloist he has performed under the baton of Maestro Leonardo Quadrini accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of Bacau, the Bulgarian National Symphony Orchestra, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (Russia, Udmurtia), from the Campania Chamber Orchestra and lately by State Philharmonic Orchestra of Vidin in Bulgaria. He has given recitals in Spain, Germany, Bulgaria and Slovakia. He was the first tuba player to win the prestigious Price “Nino Rota”, 2015 previously attributed to artists like K. Ricciarelli and J.Horowitz.

Hrvoje Pintaric - CROATIA

Hrvoje Pintarić is a distinguished Croatian horn player with an extensive career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer. A graduate of the Zagreb Music Academy, he continued his studies in Prague under the renowned horn player Zdeněk Tylšar. After serving as Principal Horn of the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, where he frequently appeared as a soloist, he joined the Croatian National Opera Orchestra in 2004 as Associate Principal Horn. A founding member of the acclaimed Simply Brass Quintet, Hrvoje has performed throughout Europe, North America, and the Balkans, appearing in prestigious venues including New York’s Lincoln Center. Alongside his international performing career, he is recognized for his dedication to chamber music and is an official Dieter Otto Horns performing artist.

Gomalan Brass Quintet - Italy

… In November 2001, the group won the first prize at the “Town of Passau” International Brass Competition, one of the world’s most prestigious brass awards, receiving enthusiastic praise from international brass celebrities such as Roger Bobo, David Ohanian, Steven Mead, Dale Clevenger and Froydis Ree Wekre. Many radios have broadcast concerts and pieces by the Gomalan Brass Quintet, to name but a few: Bayerisches Rundfunk, Radio Vaticana, Radio Classica, Radio Canada and Radio Rai Tre (for whom the group has performed several world premieres).The Quintet has released their first two Cds by Summit Records, and the third one by Naxos is already the most downloaded on classicsonline.com. The fourth one was released to celebrate the first activity decade. During 2010 was released a Dvd containing the Lodi concert (Auditorium BNL) and a documentary over the group’s activity.

IRIS HASANI - ALBANIA

Iris was born in 1986 in Korca Albania. She took her first lessons in piano in her hometown from the year 2005-2009 at music school“Tefta Tashko-Koco”. After her studies at Academy of Arts in Tirana with pedagogue Ina Petrollari (2009-2012), she graduated Master Degree for Chamber Music. She had lessons with many profesors of pianio in foreign countries like: Prof. Y. M. Galea Malta, Prof I. Ursula Viena ect. Iris is active in many concerts in different cities and couontries like solist but also in chember music or accompanying voice choir. Actually she is piano Pedagogue at High school of music “Jordan misja” in Tirana.