Date: 30th June 2023 (Friday)
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Jockey Club Auditorium, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Registration required. Registration starts on 26th May 2023.
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Flute Andrea Mogavero
Piano Valentina Parentera
Programme
Telemann Fantasia for Flute without Bass TWV 40:2 No. 1 in A major
Bach Sonata in G minor BWV 1029: Vivace – Adagio – Allegro
Mendelssohn Sonata in F Major MWV Q26: Allegro vivace – Adagio – Assai Vivace
Rossini arranged by Chopin “Nacqui all’affanno” from “Cenerentola”
Sollini À la manière de… Bach, for Flute
Verdi arranged by Briccialdi Fantasia on “Macbeth” Op.47
Verdi arranged by Krakamp Fantasia on “Traviata” Op.248
Two internationally acclaimed musicians, Andrea Mogavero and Valentina Parentera, both from Lecce, Italy come together for a night in Hong Kong to take you through a musical journey to Italy and beyond. The repertoire is curated with Andrea Mogavero’s own transcription.
ANDREA MOGAVERO
Andrea Mogavero is widely regarded as one of the foremost flutists of his generation, praised for his performances that evoke the great flutists of the past. He began studying the flute in 1992 after being inspired by the renowned French virtuoso, Jean-Pierre Rampal. With a broad repertoire that spans from Baroque music to contemporary compositions, Andrea is in high demand as a performer. He graduated with distinction from the “Tito Schipa” Conservatory of Lecce, Italy, and further honed his skills under the tutelage of international soloists Andrea Griminelli and Claudi Arimany, who have described him as “one of the young promises of the Italian flute” and “among the best flutists and interesting interpreters of his generation,” respectively.
In 2009, Andrea was invited to study at the Ecole Normale de Musique A. Cortot in Paris under the tutelage of Maestro Shigenori Kudo. He has collaborated with prominent flutists such as Sir James Galway, Massimiliano Damerini, Lady Jeanne Galway, Vittoria Yeo, and Rachele Stanisci. Andrea has also performed alongside other notable musicians such as the Canadian singer-songwriter Patrick Watson (for the International Residency Programme at the Music and Arts “Sound Res”), Hans-Jörg Schellenberger (1st Oboe at the Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester), Claudio Paradiso, Lorenzo Castriota Skanderbeg, Karl Martin, Mons. Marco Frisina, and the Etoile of dance Toni Candeloro.
Andrea has studied with renowned flutists such as Jànos Bàlint, Angelo Malerba, and Pierre-Yves Artaud, and has earned the Degree in Musical Teaching Methodology at the “Nino Rota” School of Music in Monopoli, Italy. He also holds the Degree in Flute Soloist and the Degree in Chamber Music from the “G. Paisiello” Conservatory in Taranto, Italy.
In 2018, Andrea released a disc dedicated to the Trio-Sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach in collaboration with pianist Alberto Ferro, which was published by Da Vinci Classics and distributed by NAXOS and EGEA Music. He followed up with a disc dedicated to Felix Mendelssohn with Massimiliano Damerini in 2021, a disc dedicated to Georg Philipp Telemann’s “12 Fantasies” in 2022, and a disc dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach with Claudi Arimany in 2023.
In 2022, Andrea also published a collection of three Sonatas by F. Mendelssohn for violin, transcribed for flute (two as first absolute transcription), which was distributed by Hal Leonard and published by Da Vinci Publishing.
Andrea’s exceptional musicianship has earned him recognition beyond the classical music world. His recording of the Sarabande from Solo Flute Partita in A minor BWV 1013 by J.S. Bach was featured in the soundtrack of the Canadian film La femme de mon frère by Monia Chokri, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019.
Andrea Mogavero plays a gold flute Wm S. Haynes 14k.
VALENTINA PARENTERA
Valentina Parentera was born in Lecce and earned a specialist degree in piano with a score of 110 and honors under the guidance of Carlo Scorrano.
She refined her skills with: Marvulli, Di Bella, Achucarro, Risaliti, Pace, Prosseda, Berman, Thiollier, Balzani, and Iannone. She has participated in numerous Italian and international piano competitions, achieving a considerable number of successes. Her concert repertoire ranges from Baroque music to more recent compositions. Her virtuosic and timbral qualities, recognized by high-level experts, have allowed her to tackle every keyboard difficulty.
Among the many evocative settings in which she has performed are the Ravello Festival, Germany (Dresden), and Albania. A teacher at the T. Schipa Conservatory of Music in Lecce, many of her students have distinguished themselves in national and international piano competitions.