“WE THE PEOPLE” Immigrant stories in music – part 10

Ottorino Respighi: Antiche danze et arie per liuto, Suite No.3
Ernesto Ferreri: Octet for Chamber Orchestra, op. 32
Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto, Op.77
Adrian Sylveen, violin
Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra
Damiano Tognetti, guest conductor

Italian Conductor and violinist Damiano Tognetti began musical studies at the age of seven with Maestro A.Fornai and graduated in 2001 from the “Boccherini” Musical Institute in Lucca under the guidance of Maestro A.Bologni. He was first violin and soloist of the institute’s orchestra. Having perfected his skills at the Fiesole Music School, he was the winner of several national competitions. Already a member of the Cherubini Orchestra of Piacenza directed by Riccardo Multi, he collaborates with various orchestras including Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, Orchestra Regionale of the Emilia Romagna Tuscan Foundation, Orchestra of Padua and Veneto, Venetian Regional Orchestra.

Award-winning musician Adrian Sylveen enjoys a performing career as a conductor and a violinist in the United States and Europe. He is a founding artistic director of the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and the Connecticut Lyric Opera. Mr. Sylveen has conducted approximately 35 operatic titles and has an extensive orchestral repertoire. He has conducted and performed concerts in the United States, Poland, Italy, Israel, Cuba, Switzerland, Germany, and the former Soviet Union and worked with ensembles such as the Israeli Chamber Orchestra, Teatro Lirico D’Europa, Olsztyn Philharmonic, Elbląg Chamber Orchestra, Holguín Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra da Camera di Greve-In-Chianti, The Palmetto Opera, Kamerata Gdyńska, and others.