Friday, August 20, 2021

Aperitivo 7:00-7:45pm
Concert 8:00pm

Duo Cerasoli - Zoboli

Giorgio Cerasoli, harpsichord (left) - Omar Zoboli, baroque oboe

Please note, the event is confirmed for this evening.
In case of continued inclement weather, the concert will be held in a large space inside the villa. Remember to bring your mask!

Musique de Table - Program

Georg Philip Telemann's famous Tafelmusik, published in 1733 with the original French title, is the fil rouge for a journey through the different styles of the Baroque music.

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Sonata for oboe and basso continuo in C minor HWV 366
Adagio / Allegro / Adagio / Bourrée anglaise

Alessandro Marcello (1673-1747)
from the Concerto for oboe, strings and basso continuo in D minor
II movement: Adagio

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and fugue in G major for harpsichord BWV 860

from the Sonata in G minor for oboe and harpsichord obbligato BWV 1030b
I movement: Andante

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
from the Suite in G minor for harpsichord HWV 432
Ouverture / Allegro / Passacaglia

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Sonata (Solo) in G minor, for oboe and harpsichord TWV 41
from Tafelmusik III series
Siciliana / Vivace / Dolce / Scherzando

‘‘Two accomplished virtuosos
with a special feeling
for the great masters
of the Baroque repertoire”

OMAR ZOBOLI, oboe

Born in Modena (Italy). Oboe studies with Sergio Possidoni, Heinz Holliger, Paul Dombrecht. Experience and inspiration gained by working with Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Frans Brueggen. Philosophy Faculty at Università Bologna/ Italy. First Prizes at the International Competition of Ancona and at the Italian Television (RAI) Competition for Young Performers 1978. He owes his international reputation largely to his first recordings (among others a CD dedicated to A.Pasculli, the “Paganini of the Oboe”) which were received with great acclaim, and brought engagements at various festivals and with major orchestras in Berlin, Rotterdam, Paris, Warsaw, Lugano, Geneva, Zurich, Basel, Milan, London, Japan and the United States.

Besides being a soloist, he is an enthusiastic performer varying from duo to baroque ensemble, playing on period instruments, and from wind octet (Ottetto Classico Italiano) to larger string-wind groups and contemporary music included improvisation. Composers like Bussotti, Castiglioni, Glass, Gaudibert, Hoch, Lucchetti, Möschinger, Pagliarani and many others have written for and dedicated works to him. He has recorded a DVD (Lebrun Concerto, Frans Brüggen conducting) and about 30 LPs and CDs for Accord, Claves, Divox, Ex Libris, Harmonia Mundi, Jecklin, Koch-Schwann, Stradivarius, Teldec and others with works that represent the oboe repertoire of the last three centuries at its very best.

Omar Zoboli has been oboe soloist of the Radio Orchestras of Lugano (RSI) and Naples (RAI), of the St.Gallen Symphony Orchestra and of the Basel Chamber Orchestra. Baroque and classical Oboes with Concentus Musicus Wien (Nikolaus Harnoncourt), Il Giardino Armonico (Giovanni Antonini), Scintilla Orchester Zürich, I Barocchisti (Diego Fasolis). Since 1991 he has also been conducting with great succes his hown projects with large wind ensembles and orchestras. He has been invited to give master classes in England (Royal College of Music in Kensington and Royal Academy of Music), Spain, Portugal, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, South America, China. Since 1988 he has been teaching oboe and chamber music at the Basel Music Academy.

GIORGIO CERASOLI, harpsichord

Born in Rome, he teaches harpsichord and historical keyboards at the "Giuseppe Verdi" Conservatory in Milan. Graduated in piano and organ at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory, he studied harpsichord with Ferruccio Vignanelli and subsequently with Kenneth Gilbert at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, where in 1992 he obtained the Diploma with full marks and honors.

After the prizes and awards received in important national and international competitions (Perugia 1988 for the organ, Bologna 1989 and Bruges 1992 for the harpsichord), he has developed a personal vision of music, passionate and multifaceted, testified by both the teaching and concert activity and from the commitment in the various sectors of communication, where it ranges from journalistic and editorial activities to the many radio collaborations with Rai.

OMAR ZOBOLI, oboe

Nato a Modena (Italia). Oboe studia con Sergio Possidoni, Heinz Holliger, Paul Dombrecht. Zoboli ha acquisito esperienza e ispirazione lavorando con Nikolaus Harnoncourt e Frans Brueggen. Facoltà di Filosofia dell'Università Bologna / Italia. Primi Premi al Concorso Internazionale di Ancona e al Concorso per Giovani Interpreti della Televisione Italiana (RAI) 1978. Deve la sua fama internazionale in gran parte alle sue prime registrazioni (tra gli altri un CD dedicato ad A. Pasculli, il "Paganini dell'Oboe" ), che sono stati accolti con grande successo e lo hanno impegnato in vari festival e con importanti orchestre a Berlino, Rotterdam, Parigi, Varsavia, Lugano, Ginevra, Zurigo, Basilea, Milano, Londra, Giappone e Stati Uniti. Oltre ad essere un solista, è un esecutore entusiasta che varia dal duo all'ensemble barocco, suona su strumenti d'epoca, e dall'ottetto di fiati (Ottetto Classico Italiano) a più grandi gruppi di fiati d'archi e musica contemporanea inclusa l'improvvisazione.

GIORGIO CERASOLI, clavicembalo

Nato a Roma, è docente di clavicembalo e tastiere storiche al Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi di Milano. Diplomato in pianoforte e organo al Conservatorio Santa Cecilia, ha studiato clavicembalo con Ferruccio Vignanelli e successivamente con Kenneth Gilbert al Mozarteum di Salzburg, dove nel 1992 ha conseguito il Diploma col massimo dei voti e la lode.

Dopo i premi e riconoscimenti ricevuti in importanti concorsi nazionali e internazionali (Perugia 1988 per l’organo, Bologna 1989 e Bruges 1992 per il clavicembalo), ha sviluppato una personale visione della musica, appassionata e poliedrica, testimoniata sia dall’attività didattica e concertistica sia dall’impegno nei vari settori della comunicazione, dove spazia dall’attività giornalistica ed editoriale alle molteplici collaborazioni radiofoniche con la Rai.