Roberto Molinelli
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Roberto Molinelli is an Italian composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

, conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...

 and violist
Violist
-Notable violists:A* Julia Rebekka Adler * Sir Hugh Allen , conductor* Kris Allen * Johann Andreas Amon * Paul Angerer , composer* Steven Ansell * Atar Arad * Cecil Aronowitz...

.

Biography

He has graduated with honors and won prizes in national and international competitions.
His CD on Carl Reinecke
Carl Reinecke
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's chamber music was awarded with "CD of the Month" prize on "CD Classical" magazine.
As a composer, arranger and conductor he has collaborated with many Artists such as Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....

, Sara Brightman, Gustav Kuhn, Cecilia Gasdia
Cecilia Gasdia
-Biography:Cecilia Gasdia studied music and piano at the Conservatorio di Verona, graduating in 1980. That same year she won the first prize in the "New Voices for Opera" competition dedicated to Maria Callas...

, Anna Caterina Antonacci
Anna Caterina Antonacci
Anna Caterina Antonacci is an Italian soprano, known for her roles in the bel canto and Baroque repertoire.Born in Ferrara, Antonacci studied in Bologna, and made her debut as Rosina in 1986 at Arezzo. She spans the soprano and mezzo-soprano repertoire...

, Valeria Esposito, Andrea Griminelli
Andrea Griminelli
Andrea Griminelli is an Italian flutist.-Education:Griminelli started to play the flute at the age of ten, studying with Jean-Pierre Rampal, who called him an "artist of the highest caliber", and Sir James Galway, who has described him as "the greatest flute player who has come to the forefront of...

, Valeria Moriconi
Valeria Moriconi
Valeria Moriconi was an Italian actress who appeared both in movies and on stage....

, Federico Mondelci, Enrico Dindo, Elena Zaniboni, Danilo Rossi, Giorgio Zagnoni.

His premières have been performed by many Orchestras worldwide (Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, La Scala Theatre, Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Moscow Chamber Orchestra
The Moscow Chamber Orchestra is a Chamber Orchestra based in Moscow, Russia, and assigned to the Moscow Philharmonia, a State-run enterprise, formerly under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture and now, Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation.-Founding, 1955 :Rudolf Barshai was a virtuoso...

, Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
Ural Philharmonic Orchestra is a full orchestra based in Yekaterinburg and considered to be one of the leading orchestras in Russia...

, Manchester Camerata
Manchester Camerata
The Manchester Camerata is a British chamber orchestra based in Manchester, England. The orchestra was founded in the 1971–1972 season. A sub-group from the orchestra, the Manchester Camerata Ensemble, specialises in chamber music performances....

, Norwalk Symphony Orchestra, Slovenian Radio-TV Orchestra, Orchestra Haydn Bozen, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, I Solisti di Pavia with Enrico Dindo, Euroradio Concerts live via satellite, Symph. Orch. of Sanremo, Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana, Istituzione Sinfonica Abruzzese, Orchestra di Roma e del Lazio, Symph. Orch. of Bari) in many Concert Halls (Carnegie Hall, New York City, Moscow International House of Music, Manchester Cello Festival, Brunnenhof Monaco di Baviera, Marinskij Theatre St.Petersburg, Theatre de Las Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Norwalk Concert Hall, Auditorium RadioTV Slovenia, The Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall, Ankara, Turkey).

He has also written original music for soundtracks and famous advertising campaigns (Barilla Italian pasta, broadcasted in many countries from 1999 to 2007), and did collaborations with famous Italian pop music artists, among others Lucio Dalla, Angelo Branduardi, Alexia, Mario Lavezzi.

He is the Artistic Director for Innovation of G.Rossini Symphony Orchestra, and teacher at the Conservatory of Pescara.

Works

  • Chanson antique, for flute, viola and harp, 1986.
  • Milonga Para Astor, for viola, cello and strings orchestra, 1988.
  • Tosca... tu a me una vita, io a te chieggo un istante!, fantasy-concerto from the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
    Giacomo Puccini
    Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire...

     for viola and strings orchestra, 1997.
  • Movie Concerto, scenes written like a soundtrack, for viola and symphony orchestra, 1999.
  • Padre nostro, for tenor and symphony orchestra, 2000.
  • Leonard ouverture, for big symphony orchestra, 2000.
  • Montessoriana, cantata for soprano, dramatic reading, viola, children's choir and orchestra, texts by Paolo Peretti, 2000.
  • Four pictures from New York, for saxophone and symphony orchestra, 2001.
  • Opus 7, n° 5, variations on a theme by Haendel, for symphony orchestra, 2001.
  • Elegia per Manhattan, for viola, cello and strings orchestra, 2001.
  • Cadenza, for the second concert for violin and orchestra “La campanella
    La Campanella
    La campanella is the nickname given to the third of six Grandes études de Paganini , S. 141 , composed by Franz Liszt. This piece is a revision of an earlier version from 1838, the Études d'exécution transcendente d'après Paganini, S. 140. Its melody comes from the final movement of Niccolò...

    ” by N. Paganini, 2001.
  • Impressioni di metà secolo, for piccolo, flute, flute in G, bass flute, 2002.
  • Due cadenze, for the Concert in C minor for viola and orchestra by Johann Christian Bach
    Johann Christian Bach
    Johann Christian Bach was a composer of the Classical era, the eleventh and youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach. He is sometimes referred to as 'the London Bach' or 'the English Bach', due to his time spent living in the British capital...

    , 2002.
  • Once upon a memory, four season tales for armonica, bandoneon, piano narrator and symphony orchestra, 2003.
  • Processo a Babbo Natale, comic oper in one act for soprano, comic bass-baritone, pop vocalist, choir and symphony orchestra, 2003.
  • Twin legends, for cello and strings orchestra, 2004.
  • Crystalligence, for solo cello, 2005.
  • Papa Wojtyla, multimedial oratorio for soloists, rapper, dramatic reading, choir and symphony orchestra, 2006.
  • Once upon a memory, for viola (plus electric viola), piano, drums and strings orchestra, 2007.
  • The Lodger, original soundtrack for the silent movie by Alfred Hitchcock
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...

    , 2008
  • Trittico, for bandoneon and orchestra, 2009.
  • Nubicuculìa, theatre music, 2009.
  • Sempre caro mi è, for flute, harp, violin, cello and piano, commissioned by Parco naturale regionale del Monte San Bartolo, 2009.
  • Chanson y Milonga, for harp and piano, 2009
  • Preghiera ad Iside, for baritone and strings orchestra, on a text found inside the Piramid of Unas, 2009
  • FJH Divertimento - on Franz Joseph Haydn's name, for symphony orchestra, commissioned by Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento, 2009
  • Iconogramma, concerto in four movements for cello and symphony orchestra, 2010
  • Saxwalk, for saxophone and strings orchestra, 2010
  • S Come..., for accordion, bandoneon and orchestra, 2011
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