Ode to Peace Concert

Tickets €30

Denis Zardi, pianist and composer, divides his artistic career between solo performances and chamber music, performing for prestigious music institutions across Italy, Europe, the United States, and South America. He has collaborated with renowned orchestras such as Camerata Musicale di Pisa, the "Francesco Durante" Orchestra of Naples, the Padova e del Veneto Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Ensemble Mariani, and LaCorelli from Ravenna. As a solo pianist, he has won over 20 first prizes in national and international competitions, particularly recognized for interpretations of Schumann, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff. With the Rotterdam Youth Symphony Orchestra, he performed Scriabin's "Prometheus" at the Gergiev Festival. He collaborates regularly with flutist Filippo Mazzoli, recording for DaVinci Publishing. With the Ensemble Istantanea in Bologna, he dedicates himself to contemporary repertoire, performing both new compositions and 20th-century classics. He currently teaches piano at the “Buzzolla” Conservatory in Adria.

Filippo Mazzoli graduated with highest honors under the guidance of G. Melli, M. Mercelli, and G. Cambursano, and in 2007 earned a Master's degree in flute cum laude. He further honed his skills at the International Academy "Incontri col Maestro" in Imola, where he obtained diplomas (Master, Excellent) in the three-year courses of Flute (2000) and Chamber Music (1999), and with Maestro Marasco in Florence. In June 2019, he graduated with highest honors in flute from the Superior Conservatory of the "Liceu" in Barcelona. He has won various prizes in national and international competitions as a soloist and in chamber music ensembles. He collaborates as principal flute with various chamber music ensembles and orchestras, including the Orchestra "Teatro Comunale" of Bologna, the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Orchestra del Teatro "C. Felice" of Genova, Nextime Ensemble, Solisti Veneti, Orquesta Excelentia/Santa Caecilia di Madrid, and the Orchestra "Verdi" of Milan.