Clássico

O trompetista Allen Vizzutti é um instrumentista e compositor versátil mais conhecido por sua proezas no jazz, embora tenha um trabalho bastante amplo também na área clássica.

Amon Rá é um artista extremamente talentoso. Dono de uma musicalidade ampla, Amon é o "Violino Solo" da Família Lima. Sua capacidade de improvisação e sua memória musical lhe renderam importantes conquistas profissionais, inclusive fora do núcleo da Família Lima: Amon já deixou a marca de seu violino nos discos de Maria Bethânia, Sandy & Junior, Mafalda Minozzi e Chitãozinho & Xororó.

“Estas são as pessoas que colocaram a música dos instrumentos de sopro de metal no mapa: com a combinação imbatível de virtuosismo, espontaniedade e humor, eles abrilhantaram diversas salas de concertos, festivais internacionais e séries orquestrais em todo o mundo. Suas diversas gravações, apresentações em TV e o incansável esforço no campo da educação musical resultaram em um grande aumento da audiência para a arte do Canadian Brass." (Publicado no Washington Post)

Damiano was born in 1961 in Asti, Italy, and graduated from Verdi Conservatory of Turin in 1982. Before coming to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, he was a principal of bassoon in the RAI (Italian Radio) Orchestra of Turin (1982-85) and in the Vienna Philharmonic (1985-87).

Don Liuzzi was born and raised in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and completed high school at the Franklin Learning Center in Philadelphia. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan and his Master of Music degree from Temple University. Before joining The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1989, Mr. Liuzzi was a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony percussion section from 1982 to 1989.

Quando se fala em violinista, quase sempre se pensa em música clássica, mas quando se trata de Fernanda, o violino mostra um universo encantador cheio de sonoridades originais, muitas vezes desconhecidas pelo grande público mas que conquistam assim que ela dá a "primeira arcada".

Born in 1967 in Mallersdorf, Mr. Schindlbeck began drumming at age five. After serving as principal percussionist at the Mannheim Nationaltheater, he joined the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in 1992. While mastering classical percussion, he is also actively performing as a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Jazz Group and appears at numerous jazz festivals.

Born in 1958 in Montreal, Canada, Khaner studied at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of the late Julius Baker. After serving as co-principal of the Pittsburgh Symphony and principal of the Cleveland Orchestra and Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, he has been Principal Flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1990.

Keiko Abe is linked to the marimba the way Isaac Stern is linked to the violin, or Yo Yo Ma to the cello. She has given master classes at leading music conservatories in North America, Europe, and Asia.In addition, she has recorded extensively on the Denon label, and has received numerous awards, including being the first woman inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame. Abe is a Professor of Music at Toho Gauken School of Music in Tokyo, maintains a full schedule of composing and touring, and has released more than 20 recordings.

Nebojsa Zivkovic is recognized as one of the world's top marimba and percussion soloists and as one of the most unique and expressive artists in the field today. He tours Europe extensively, performs in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Russia, Latin America, Mexico, and annually in the USA. As a soloist, Zivkovic has performed with many orchestras around the globe: Stuttgart Philharmonic, Munich Symphonic, Bochum Philharmonic, Austrian Chamber Symphony, Hannover Radio Symphony, National Orchestra of Costa Rica, Minnesota Orchestra and many others.