Saxophones

Massimiliano Girardi

Biography

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assimiliano Girardi is professor of saxophone at the Conservatorio “A. Bonporti” in Trento and he is also initiator, founder and artistic director of the fist euregio festival (Trentino, South Tyrol and Tyrol) of classical music called “Alpen Classica Festival” and of the first euregio saxophone festival called “Alpen Classica Saxfest”. He has an intense concert activity with various ensembles like the Milano Saxophone Quartet, Sargas Duo (saxophone and organ/piano), Worksong Duo (saxophone and accordion). Massimiliano performed in worldly famous concerts halls and academies like Wiener Musikverein, Wiener Konzerthaus, Sala Verdi Milan, Belgrade Philharmonie, Trento Philharmonie, Teato Ristori Verona, Triennale Milano, Teatro Vittoria Torino, Muth Theatre Vienna, Bielsko Concert hall, Music-university “Frederik Chopin” Warsaw and also in renowned festivals like Milano Musica, Festival Mito, Transart Festival, Società del Quartetto di Milano, Vienna Saxfest, Musica Riva Festival, Stage internazionale del saxofono di Fermo, Chile Saxfest, Temporada de Musica UTEM (Chile), Tarapaca Musica Festival (Chille), Fryday Night with Yury Revich and many others.

He steadily works with young renowned composers to widen the saxophone repertoire. As soloist he performed the Austrian premiere of the “Concerto Comenia” for saxophone and wind orchestra written by the Belgian composer Maarten De Splenter. He recorded for ARS, Azzurra Music and Ambiente. He studied saxophone at the Milan Conservatory under the guidance of M. Daniele Comoglio with whom he hold his bachelor and also master degree with best marks. Further impulses brought him to Vienna with Lars Mlekusch at the Vienna conservatory where he attended a two year’s specialisation course. Besides his saxophone study he also got his degree in modern languages and literature and also in Euro-American languages and literature with best marks and honours at the university of Trento and Graz (Austria). He is now doing a PhD project at the university of Vienna, combining his musical and literal studies, researching the logical combination between the composed music and the written lyrics of the medieval writer composer and poet Wizlaw von Rügen. The projects is called: “The songs Wizlaw’s von Rügen: a literal and musicological analyses.” Massimiliano is D’Addario , Zac and Selmer artist.

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PIER DAMIANO PERETTI (*1974):
VERTIGO (2017)
Konzertstück für Tenor-, Alt-,
Sopransaxophon (1 Spieler)
und Orgel. (Dem Sargas Duo gewidmet)
PAUL CRESTON (1906-1985):
RAPSODIE (1976)
op. 108 a for Eb Alto Saxophone and Organ
HANNES KERSCHBAUMER (*1981):
STEME (2015)
für Alt-, Sopran-, Tenorsaxophon (1Spieler)
und Orgel (Dem Sargas Duo gewidmet)
HENRI SAUGUET (1901-1989):
ORAISONS (1976)
our divers saxophones et orgue
HIPPOLYTE ESCUDIÉ (1816-1881):
SIX ANDANTES
pour saxophone alto et orgue
MAARTEN DE SPLENTER (*1984):
CONCERTINO (2018)
for soprano saxophone and organ
(Dem Sargas Duo gewidmet)

DOMENICO CIMAROSA (1749-1801)
Concerto für Oboe und Streicher in C-Dur

ARCANGELO CORELLI (1653-1713)
John Barbirolli (1899-1970)
Concerto in F-Dur für Oboe
und Streichorchester
ALESSANDRO MARCELLO (1673-1747):
Concerto in d-Moll für Oboe
und Streichorchester
TOMMASO ALBINONI (1671-1751)
Concerto in g-Moll op. 9 n 8
für Oboe und Orchester

ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI (1660-1725)
Concerto IX dai 24 concerti del manoscritto
di Napoli (1725) für Flöte,
zwei Geigen und Continuo
ANTONIO LUCIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)
Concerto in a-Moll RV461

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