Melis Gianmaria

THE ARTISTS

GIANMARIA MELIS

Violin

First violin on the shoulder of the Teatro Lirico Foundation of Cagliari, since 2009 he has started studying the violin under the guidance of Paolo Marascia. Graduated with full marks at the Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina State Conservatory of Music in Cagliari, he wins the second prize at the national violinist festival of the Vittorio Veneto City Prize. He was the winner of three international competitions, as the first suitable violin in a row, at the foundations: Arturo Toscanini of Parma, Teatro Lirico of Cagliari, Haydn of Bolzano and Trento. He has worked with numerous important directors including: Carlo Maria Giulini, Yuri Ahronovich, Lorin Maazel. He has collaborated with prestigious musicians including: Sergej Krylov, Hans-Jörg Schellenberger, Pierre Goy, Simonide Braconi, Klaidi Sahatci. Since 2014 he has also been playing regularly with the Novafonic Quartet, a formation made up of soloists and first parts of important orchestras, offering a contemporary repertoire of Piazzolla and jazz inspiration. He regularly holds international masterclasses in Italy. He plays a “Silvio Vezio Paoletti” violin from 1929 and a “Pio Montanari” violin from 2008. He regularly collaborates with the Anton Stadler Association for some productions.

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