(May 29, 2017) "Celebrating Italy": the traditional concert organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney returns this year to celebrate the Republican celebration. After pianist Roberto Prosseda in 2014, Christian Leotta - also on piano in 2015 - and duo Francesco d'Orazio on violin and Giampaolo Nuti on piano in 2016, this year the interpreters invited by the Institute of Culture will be violinist Domenico Nordio and guitarist Massimo Scattolin. As in previous editions, the duo will perform in Sydney on June 2 at the reception organized by the Consul General, and also in Canberra the following day, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy. The two musicians will present in the Australian dates a music program by Niccolò Paganini and Mauro Giuliani. Maestro Nordio will arrive in Australia after the New Zealand Concerts, organized in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Wellington and several local authorities, where he will perform a music program by J.S. Bach, Fazil Say and Goffredo Petrassi. (Red)

ABOUT / THE STARS

Domenico Nordio has performed in the most prestigious concert halls in the world, Carnegie Hall in New York, Salle Pleyel in Paris, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, with leading orchestras including the London Symphony, the National de France, the Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome. He is currently artist in residence at the Orchestra Verdi in Milan. Massimo Scattolin is jury member of prestigious national and international competitions, teaches specialization courses both in Italy and abroad, and is the first Italian guitarist appointed principal guitar teacher in the Master course offered at the Salzburg "Mozarteum". He has recorded CDs as a soloist, with orchestras and chamber orchestras with violinists Giuliano Carmignola and Franco Mezzena, flute player Roberto Fabbriciani, the Quartetto Amati, pianist Massimiliano Damerini, percussionist Tullio De Piscopo, cello players Julius Berger and Arturo Bonucci, guitarist Tolo Marton and celebrated Cuban ensemble Grupo Compay Segundo-Buena Vista Social Club. He has established the Paganini Consort and Guitarland ensembles.