Alfredo Rossi Vezzani (15 August 1906 – 5 September 1986) was an Italian pianist who specialized in chamber music and was notably famous in his time as an accompanist to solo artists.Notas Musicales, 11 May 1954, ABC journal, Spain.
Biography From an early age, he studied piano with his mother, Gisella Vezzani. At the age of 6, he was presented to a contest at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan and obtained a scholarship to continue his studies. In the Conservatory studied piano with the teacher ,"Serata benefica al Conservatorio", Corriere della Sera, 18 March 1919 (in Italian) finishing the studies in July 1925."Al R. Conservatorio di musica Verdi", Corriere della Sera, 14 July 1925 (in Italian) Later he studied composition in the same Conservatory, under the direction of the teacher Arrigo Pedrollo, finishing in 1931."I saggi al Conservatorio", Corriere della Sera, 30 May 1931 (in Italian) He won the first prize of the conservatory and the famous titles "Durini" and "Erba". He also won the first prize of the Interprovincial Lombard Union of the Musician Contest."All'Universita Popolare", Corriere della Sera, 12 December 1935 (in Italian) He completed further studies with Nicola Janigro, father of the famous cellist Antonio Janigro. Precisely, accompanying Antonio Janigro began to give his first concerts,"Oggi ala radio", La Stampa, 15 August 1935 (in Italian) and curiously, in his first presentations also accompanied his brothers Umberto Rossi (cellist) and Eliane Rossi (soprano)."Al Conservatorio", Corriere della Sera, 3 February 1926, (in Italian)"I concerti", Corriere della Sera, 24 February 1929, (in Italian)
At the end of World War II, he joined the Chamber Orchestra of Milan, directed by ."L'orchestra di Milano alla Camerata" , La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, 1 January 1948, (in Italian) He had great success in Spain,"La Orquesta de Cámara de Milán", La Vanguardia, 19 November 1946 (in Spanish)"Asociación Cultura Musical de San Sebastián", musical magazine Ritmo, December 1946 (in Spanish) which opened the doors to start gigging in this country,"El pianista Alfredo Rossi Vezzani en el Instituto de Cultura Italiana", musical magazine Ritmo, May 1950 (in Spanish) both soloist and as an accompanist.
In Madrid, he met his future wife, Andrea Miguel Llorente, with whom he had two children, Lucia and Roberto.
After offering some successful concerts in Brazil accompanying Pierre Fournier,"Pierre Fournier", Folha Da Manhã, 19 May 1950, Brazil. he warned that he would have better job opportunities in South America. He decided to settle in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a city to which his mother and three of his sisters had emigrated earlier. In the Port of Barcelona on March 30, 1951,"Próximas salidas desde Barcelona", 13 March 1951, ABC journal (in Spanish) he sailed with his family aboard the transatlantic Conte Bianacamano, disembarking on April 14, 1951,"CEMLA", Buscador. in Buenos Aires, where he definitely established.
Chamber music Artistically, he specialized in chamber music and tried, through teaching, to promote the development of this speciality. In his own words, he was not an accompanist for soloists but was part of chamber duos.
Teaching He was professor of piano in the following conservatories: Conservatory "Giuseppe Verdi", Milan, Italy Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali "Gaetano Donizetti", Bergamo, Italy, Benigni Luciano, Allievo dell'Istituto musicale "Gaetano Donizetti", BGpedia, Italy., Mazzoleni Amleto, Allievo di Alfredo Rossi, BGpedia, Italy., Nessi Aldo, BGpedia, Italy. Conservatory "Beethoven", Buenos Aires, Argentina Conservatorio Superior de Música "Manuel de Falla", Buenos Aires, Argentina."Manuel de Falla, el instituto que lucha por una sede propia", La Nación, 3 June 2017, Argentina. Conservatory "Juan José Castro", La Lucila, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Travel
In addition to concerts in his native country, he gave concerts in many countries, among others:
Argentina:"Conciertos-Victoria de los Angeles-Teatro Colón 1962 y 1972" Buenos Aires, La Plata, Adrogué, Córdoba, Tucumán, Santa Fé, Mar del Plata, Bahía Blanca, Paraná, Mendoza, Punta Alta, San Rafael, Concordia, Campana, Mercedes. Belgium: Liège. Brazil:"Renato Barbieri na Cultura Artística", Ultima Hora journal, 9 October 1952, Brazil. São Paulo, Río de Janeiro, Recife, Niterói, Salvador de Bahía, Pernambuco, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Belém, Sergipe, Ponta Grossa, João Pessoa, São Luís. Chile:"Conciertos de solistas – Victoria de los Ángeles" , Revista Musical Chilena, no. 47, December 1954, Chile. Santiago de Chile, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar. China: Macau. Colombia: Bogotá. Croatia:"Notizie Brevi" , La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, 17 January 1937 (in Italian) Zagreb. Cuba:"Victoria de los Ángeles", Diario de la Marina, 26 October 1955, Cuba. Havana, Santiago de Cuba. Curaçao:"Christian Ferras: van de muzen begenadigd", Amigoe Di Curaçao, pp. 1, 5, 21 November 1956, Curaçao. (in Dutch) Willemstad. Ecuador: Quito. France:"Recitals et concerts", L'Écho de Paris, 3 December 1937 (in French) Paris. Germany: Berlin, Essen, Barmen, Wiesbaden Gibraltar"Brillante temporada de conciertos en la Gibraltar Society for Musical Culture", musical magazine Ritmo No. 261, May 1954 (in Spanish) Guatemala: Guatemala City. Hong KongConcert Program Japan: Osaka, Kōchi, Matsuyama, Miyazaki, Tokyo. India: Mumbai. Iran: Tehran. Italy: Milan, Siena, Brescia, Bolzano, Turin, Trieste, Bari, Rome, Lodi, Venice, Catania. Malaysia:"Cellist to give a recital", The Straits Times, 10 March 1960, Malaysia. Penang. Mexico: Mexico City, Monterrey. Netherlands:"Antonio Janigro", De Tijd, 18 December 1948, Netherlands. The Hague, Amsterdam. Paraguay: Asunción. Peru: Lima. Portugal:"Lisboa", musical magazine Ritmo, August 1954 (in Spanish) Lisboa, Oporto. Singapore"Cellist Mr. Michelin to play in Singapore", Singapore Free Press, 14 March 1960, Singapore."Great reception for Michelin", Singapore Free Press, 24 March 1960, Singapore."The old Vic... where the cello will sound heavenly", Singapore Free Press, 30 March 1960, Singapore."Cellist on the air", Singapore Free Press, 1 May 1960, Singapore. Spain:"Palacio de la Música – La cantante Virginia Paris", La Vanguardia, 23 January 1949 (in Spanish) Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Cádiz, Girona, Terrassa, Sabadell, Bilbao, Pamplona, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Santander, San Sebastián, A Coruña, Oviedo, Gijón, Pontevedra, Badajoz, Málaga, Valladolid, Tarragona, Vigo, Lugo, Ourense, Alicante, Granada. Thailand: Bangkok. Uruguay:"Victoria de los Ángeles canta a Nin" , World premiere recordings. Montevideo. Venezuela: Maracay. Vietnam: Saigon.
Concerts
Related artists He accompanied famous artists of his time, such as: Antonio Janigro, Pierre Fournier, Guila Bustabo, ,"1 gennaio 1948" , La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (in Italian) , Victoria de los Ángeles, Montserrat Caballé, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Georg Kulenkampff, Virginia Paris, Dimitry Markevitch, Mascia Predit, Gaspar Cassadó, Bernard Michelin, Eva Heinitz,Boletín de música y artes visuales, vols. 51–76 Váša Příhoda, , , , Alfredo Campoli, Ida Haendel, Enrico Mainardi, , Riccardo Brengola, André Navarra, Camilla Wicks, Ivry Gitlis, , Ruggiero Ricci, Ricardo Odnoposoff, , Gloria Davy, Isaac José Weinstein, Erno Valasek, Ruben Varga, , Peter-Lukas Graf, Simón Bajour, Anahí Carfi, Christian Ferras, Carmela Saghy, Lawrence Winters, Agustín León Ara, Uto Ughi, McHenry Boatwright,Boletín Interamericano de Música, Números 1–380 among others.
Recordings Montserrat Caballé at the Teatro Colón. Franz Schubert, Richard Strauss, Claude Debussy, Enrique Granados and Joaquín Rodrigo. 11 September 1965, Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina (EKR CD P2 Eklipse).Stanford University Libraries. Ludwig Hoelscher / Bernard Michelin: TBS Vintage Classics. Henry Eccles, Manuel de Falla and Camille Saint-Saëns, 29 May 1960, Osaka ABC Hall, Japan. Poesías de Juana de Ibarbourou. Beethoven, Fauré, Grieg, Prokofiev, Ravel, Schubert and Szymanowski. Voices: Inda Ledesma & Iris Marga. Music: Anahi Carfi & Alfredo Rossi. 19 June 1972. Disco GPE 1004. Editorial Aguilar Argentina. Buenos Aires.Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina, 1973, 1ra sección. Victoria de los Ángeles canta a Nin. Concert collection of Victoria de los Ángeles with various pianists. Alfredo Rossi performed with her "Canço de Nadal", recorded in Montevideo, Uruguay, 1954. World premiere recordings.
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