Welcome to Filippo LATTANZI's class
Defined as an outstanding interpreter and as one of the leading figures in the worldwide panorama of marimba and percussions, Filippo Lattanzi began his study of percussion instruments when he was 6 years old, obtaining a diploma at a very young age with the highest marks and praise at the Niccolo' Piccinni Conservatory (Bari, Italy). He continued his studies at the Conservatoire National de Region de Rueil Mailmaison (Paris) where he was awarded the gold medal and the 1er Prix de la Musique a l'unanimite' et-felicitations for four consecutive years. In 1998 he was conferred – for the first time ever, by the unanimous decision of the board – thePremier Prix Special de Virtuosite' en Marimba. During the same period he perfected with Robert Van Sice, Michael Rosen and Leigh Howard Stevens.
In addition he continued to perfect himself as Jazz drummer with incredible musicians like Peter Erskine, Tommy Igoe, Massimo Manzi, Dafnis Prieto, John Ramsay, Antonio Sanchez,Steve Smith and Dave Weckl. He is regularly invited in prestigious Jazz Festivals such as: "Padova Jazz", "Valsugana Jazz", "Fano Jazz", "Multiculturita Jazz Festival" and many others, where he collaborates also with international musicians like Alex Acuna, Amik Guerra, Maurizio Rolli, Marco Pacassoni, Marco Panascia and many others.
As classical percussionist, Lattanzi has presented Italian and world premiere performances of works by Richard Rodney Bennett, Luciano Berio, Carlo Boccadoro, Mauro Cardi, Franco Donatoni, Jean Pierre Drouet, Petr Eben, Eric Ewazen, Gareth Farr, Ivan Fedele, Marie Helene Fournier, Vinko Globokar, Gerard Grisey, Evan Hause, Raymond Helble, Peter Klatzow, Peer Norgard, Jane O’Leary, Gabriela Ortiz, Steve Reich, Ney Rosauro,Kaija Saariaho, Joseph Schwantner, Alessandro Solbiati, Toru Takemitsu, Andrew Thomas, James Wood, and many others.
Lattanzi performes as a concert soloist in Italy, Canada, France, Greece, Germany, Poland, Turkey and the United States. From 1996, he was selected by the Associazione Romana Amici della Musica, to represent Italy in the most prestigious European exhibitions of contemporary music. He plays regularly in some of the most important concert halls, such as the Musik Halle in Hamburg, the Chopin Musical Academy in Warsaw, the Praha Concert Academy, the Teatro Comunale in Bologna, the Teatro Comunale in Ferrara, the Auditorium della RAI in Torino, theTeatro Comunale in Firenze, the Teatro Valli in Reggio Emilia, the Teatro Politeama in Palermo, the Sala Giuseppe Verdi in Milano, the Piccolo Teatro alla Scala in Milano, and theKonzertsaal KKL in Luzern.
In addition to his work as a soloist Lattanzi has been involved with a number of orchestras working with musicians such as Salvatore Accardo, Martha Argherich, Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez, Diego Fasolis, Vinko Globokar, Alain Lombard, Elliot Gardiner, Lorin Maazel, Misha Maisky, Mikhail Pletnev. Mr. Lattanzi collaborated for different years as Keyboard and percussion player of Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana of Lugano (CH), where he recorded numerous compact discs with important labels like, Sony, Harmonia Mundi, CPO, Forlane,Naxos, EMI Classics and others.
His activity as an artist has included hundreds of concerts as a soloist (in Italy, France, Germany, Greece, Poland, Turkey and the United States), with which he has combined performances in chamber music, where he plays with prestigious ensembles such as the Wood Drops Percussion Ensemble (founded by Lattanzi himself), the NexTime Ensemble and the Arnold Schoenberg Choir in Vienna.
He has to his credit a large number of first-time recordings of pieces for Marimba solo and Concerts for Marimba, Percussion and Orchestra composed by such authors as Bennett, Berio, Donatoni, Drouet, Fedele, Globokar, Grisey, Schwantner, Takemitsu, Thomas, and Wood (recorded for the Koch-Schwann-Aulos, and DAD RECORDS labels). He debuted for DAD RECORDS as a soloist, recording different monographic compact discs of authors such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Rodney Bennett, Raffaele Gervasio, André Jolivet, Steve Reich and Joseph Schwantner.
In the 2008, Mr. Lattanzi founded the ADAMS International Percussion Group. They performed concerts in Holland (23 May, Ittervoort 'Adams Slagwerkfestival 2009' and too in Italy with numerous clinics and masterclasses. For the italian event Emmanuel Sejournee and Saverio Tasca wrote works, commissioned by the Fondazione Petruzzelli, that was performed as “premiere” during their concerts.
He teaches specialization courses promoted by the European Community, the Fondazione Arturo Toscanini of Parma, theAssociazione Percussionisti Italiani, the International Music Teachers Association of Los Angeles, the Oberlin College of Music (Ohio-USA), the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY USA), the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, USA), the University of Akron (Akron, OH USA), the Youngstown State University (Youngstown, USA), the New Mexico State University, the Indiana State University (Evansville – USA), theHarrison College (USA), the Percussive Arts Society, The Michigan University, for the University of Akron (Ohio-USA) for the Perkumania Festival (Paris).
Mr. Lattanzi is frequently invited as member of the Juries for International Marimba Competitions around the world. He teaches Percussion Instruments at the Conservatorio Statale di Musica “Niccolo' Piccinni” of Bari (Italy).
He plays exclusively, as endorser, ADAMS Marimbas and Percussion Instruments, GRETSCH Drums, SABIAN cymbals, CleverTools and MG Mallets.
MASTER CLASS SCHEDULE
The Percussion Master Class is one of the master classes within the World Percussion Movement "Academy, Competition & Festival" 2021, which combines individual and group lectures. The program of the master class can be partly chosen by participants, soloist repertoire and also music for ensembles or orchestral excerpts, which are part of each audition. There is a huge emphasis on the technique, sound and interpretation. Participants and professor discuss various traditions and styles of playing marimba and set-up.
Date: 9 - 10 Septembre
Schedule:
MASTER CLASS FEE: €120,00
LOCATION: Repubblica di San Marino
APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 31th
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