On 30 November, Thursday, at 19:00 h, the Italian Giampiero Sobrino will give a concert with his clarinet. In the programme are included authors like Wagner, Weber and Brahms. Conductor of the concert will be Ira Levin.
The musical critique is enthusiastic about the acting mastery of Giampiero Sobrino, his ability always to be up to the mark at each of his performances and about his great talent. Danny Gaysin wrote about the musician: “His mastery of the instrument is peerless. When he plays, the audience is listening enchanted”. And Gianni Villani pointed out: “Few clarinet players in the XXth century have contributed tо the expansion of the repertoire of this instrument and among them we have to mention Sobrino. The music, which sounds from his instrument, consists of its own expressiveness. Sobrino strives to a tender, mature sensitivity and everything turns into a lyrical triumph, into a bright culmination, dedicated to pure beauty”.
Giampiero Sobrino was born in Piedmont, Italy. He graduated with honours the Conservatory of Alessandria. He has participated in international clarinet competitions in Italy and France.
He was a soloist in the Symphonic Orchestra of RAI, of the Turin Philharmonic Orchestra and in the Orchestra of the Fondazione Arena di Verona.
Winner of a teaching professorship granted by Italy’s Ministry of Education, he has taught at different conservatories, given master classes, and participated in concerts and recordings in Italy, France, and Spain.
He was selected as first clarinet soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Lisbon for a major international tour. He has also appeared as a clarinet soloist at the Venice Biennale, the Mozart Festival in Prague, the September Musicale of Turin, Festival d'Automne in Paris, the Panathenaic Festival, Festival of Alicante and Aix-en-Provence, the Samobor Music Festival and the International Festival of the Arts in New York.
He has played also together with symphonic ensembles from Rome – The Concert Academy of RAI, in Naples – Music in May, Padua – Venice Soloists, the National Orchestra of Canada, the Soloists of Aquila, the Thailand Philharmonic in Bangkok, the Philharmonic of the Theatre in Verona, the Monte Carlo Chamber Orchestra and the Orchestras of RAI and Turin Philharmonic Orchestra.
With them he has performed works by Mozart, Salieri, Mercadante, Weber, Rossini, Strauss, Debussy, Copland, Finzi, Berio and others.