BRUNO APREA, Dirección de Orquesta
Bruno Aprea inició
sus estudios musicales como pianista bajo la dirección de su padre Tito
Aprea en el Conservatorio de Santa Cecilia de Roma. Desde muy joven
obtiene notables éxitos que le abren las puertas como concertista
internacional. Toca numerosas veces con la Orquesta de la Accademia de
Santa Cecilia, con la Orquesta de la RAI de Roma, Milán y Turín bajo la
dirección de C. Dutoit, P. Maag, etc. Debuta en la Deutsche Staatsoper de
Berlín en 1968 interpretando el Concierto nº 2 de Beethoven, bajo la
dirección de Otmar Suitner.Ha colaborado en
cerca de 100 nuevas producciones líricas con los más famosos directores de
escena.
En cuanto a su actividad pedagógica, desde 1978 desempeña la cátedra de
Dirección de Orquesta, que antes había sido de su Maestro Franco Ferrara,
en el Conservatorio de Santa Cecilia de Roma. En estos 25 años de
enseñanza, han salido de su cátedra muchos de los más valiosos jóvenes
directores italianos de la última generación. Ha ofrecido Masterclass de
Dirección de Orquesta en la Arts Academy de Roma, en la West Virginia
University y en la Morgentown University (USA).
En los años 2004, 2005 y 2006 ha sido invitado por la Fundación Eutherpe, a dar estas clases en León (España) y en Montreal y Caracas. También en 2004, es invitado por la JONDE (Joven Orquesta Nacional de España)
Ha sido nombrado Director Artístico de la Ópera de Palm Beach, Florida, para el trienio 2005-2008
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Bruno Aprea began his
musical career as a pianist after studying with his father Tito Aprea at
the "Santa Cecilia" School of Music, in Rome. He performed numerous
concerts with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra, RAI Orchestra of
Rome, Milan and Turin, Deutsche Staatsoper in Berlin, and several tours
in Italy, Germany and Holland. In 1968, he played Mozart's Concerto in E
flat for two pianos and orchestra, in duo with his father, Tito at RAI
in Rome under the direction of Sergiu Celibidache. This performance was
released on record by Fonit Cetra. In the late 1960's he began studying
conducting with Franco Ferrara at the Saint Cecilia School of Music, in
Rome and the Accademia Chigiana, in Siena.
His conducting debut was in 1970, at the Two Worlds Festival in Spoleto
conducting The Medium, directed by the composer, Gian Carlo Menotti. And
after it, he conducted Rigoletto in Amsterdam. In 1977, at Tanglewood
Festival, U.S., he got the Koussevitsky Prize (this Prize was given by
Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa, among others).
He has conducted concerts for l'Opéra de Monte Carlo, Théâtre du
Châtelet in Paris, RAI of Rome, Milan, Turin and Naples, Israel Chamber
Orchestra of Tel Aviv, and Orquestra Sinfônica of São Paolo. Opera
engagements include Deutsche Oper Berlin, Cape Town Opera, Wexford
Festival (Ireland), Rome Opera, La Fenice (Venice), S. Carlo (Naples),
Ravenna, and Ankara. U.S. appearances include Philadelphia ( Don
Pasquale), Cincinnati ( Il Trovatore and Lucia di Lammermoor), Baltimore
(Carlo Bergonzi's last stage appearance in l'Elisir d'Amore), Denver (
Don Giovanni), Palm Beach ( Don Giovanni and Lucia di Lammermoor),
Portland ( Tosca, La Favorita, Don Carlo, Traviata), Columbus ( La
fanciulla del West, Rigoletto). Artists who have played under his
conducting: J. Achúcarro, R. Orozco, N. Magalof, A. Ciccolini, L. Berman,
Kontarsky brothers, d. Ciani, Z. Kocsis, D. Ranki, J.Y. Thibaudet, F.
Thiollier, W. Shnaideran, S. Gazzelloni, etc.
Bruno Aprea's conducting activity includes symphonic and lyrical
performances. His symphonic repertoire embraces from the 9 Beethoven
Symphonies to Stravinsky "Le Sacré du Printemps"; from Haydn and Mozart
to Debussy and vanguardist music since 1900; all important composers
such as Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mahler, etc. And always taking care
of no so well known repertoire, he had conducted compositions of rare
performance: Beethoven "Christus am Ölberg", Mendelssohn "Die erste
Walpurgisnacht", Bruckner "Nullte Symphony", Tchaikovsky "Manfred", etc.
(Janacek and Ives as well).
In 80's and 90's, his activity as opera conductor was intensified, after
his success in Berlín, 1983, with Madama Butterfly. Maestro Aprea has
also recorded a number of rare operas for Nuova Era and Bongiovanni such
as Mercadante's Il Bravo, Lauro Rossi's Il Domino Nero, Rossini's La
Pietra del Paragone, Puccini's Le Villi, Mascagni's Le Maschere.
In his pedagogic activity, since 1978 he has held the teaching post of
Orchestra Conducting, which had been held by his maestro Franco Ferrara
at the Saint Cecilia School of Music, in Rome. In these 25 teaching
years, the most valuable young italian conductors of the last generation
have emerged from his Professorship. He also gives masterclasses in
Conducting at the Arts Academy of Rome, in the West Virginia University
and in the Morgentown University (USA).
During 2004, 2005 and 2006 he has been giving masterlessons in León (Spain),
for Eutherpe Foundation, and in Montreal and Caracas. In 2004, as well
he gave guest lectures by Jonde (Joven Orquesta Nacional de España).
Recently, he has become the Artistic Conductor at Palm Beach Opera
(Florida) in 2005-2008 period, to conduct operas and symphonic concerts.
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