Solstice Concert
Sunday, 21 June – 10:00 a.m. | Val Saisera (area B)
AUDiMuS Orchestra, Francesco Gioia – conductor
Gran Partita: Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, KV 361
Irene Paglietti – oboe I
Cristian Zoccolan – oboe II
Christian Iacuzzi – clarinet I
Stefano De Marco – clarinet II
Rita Maggio – basset horn I
Cristina Braida – basset horn II
Gabriele Pozzo – bassoon I
Cesare Pozzo – bassoon II
Mauro Verona – horn I
Matteo Fontanot – horn II
Lorenzo Valentini – horn III
Sofia Moro – horn IV
Laura Soranzio – double bass
Francesco Gioia – conductor
Please note: free event, paid parking in Val Saisera.
In case of bad weather, the concert will be held at the Palazzo Veneziano in Malborghetto with free admission until all seats are filled.
Francesco Gioia graduated in Law and obtained his Piano diploma with distinction under the guidance of Valter Sivilotti. He then completed a degree in Musical Disciplines with a performance–composition focus, graduating with full marks (110/110) after studying with Andrea Carcano, Ilario Gregoletto, and Daniele Zanettovich. He has attended various advanced courses with A. Specchi, A. Carcano, L. Ferrini, and G. Abbà.
He studied orchestral conducting with L. Shambadal, D. Renzetti, M. Dittrich, R. Gessi, A. Fogliani, E. Nicotra, and G. Lanzetta. He was awarded second prize at the orchestral conducting competition in Budapest with the Duna Simphony Orchestra, and received a special mention from the jury at the “Black Sea Conducting Competition” in Constanța, Romania. He was selected to conduct three Brahms symphonies with the “G. Rossini” Orchestra in Pesaro and a Beethoven symphony with the “Pomeriggi Musicali” Orchestra in Milan.
He is the founder and president of the cultural association AUDiMuS E.T.S. and conductor of the S. Cecilia Wind Band of Pradamano. He is Artistic Director of the Scuola di Musica della Carnia and of the “G. Canciani” Concert Series. In 2010 he published, together with Maestro G. Canciani, the piano technique book Il Metodo Chopin (Audax). He is also co-author and lecturer, together with biomedical engineer G. Pravisani (Siemens), of the talk “Matematica&Musica”, which since 2020 has also been offered as a special course at various university institutions.
Website: https://gioiafrancesco.weebly.com
The orchestral ensemble “AUDiMuS” was founded in 2012 from the idea of bringing together young musicians who wished to join forces and collaborate in giving voice to the classical orchestra. The cultural and musical association “AUDiMuS” has around eighty members and has now established itself as one of the most vibrant young musical institutions in Friuli Venezia Giulia.
Since 2012, more than two hundred young musicians have played in the ranks of AUDiMuS. The group is led by Maestro Francesco Gioia. There have been important collaborations with conductors such as Maestro J. Smeets (Netherlands), Maestro G. Estrada (Venezuela), and Maestro A. Calcagnile (Milan), and with soloists including David Cooper (principal horn, Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra), Marco Braito (principal trumpet, RAI Orchestra), Friedrich Edelmann (former principal bassoon, Münchner Philharmoniker), Stefano Flaibani (principal trumpet, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra), Paolo Armato (principal horn, Arena di Verona Orchestra), Rocco Rescigno (principal trombone, Duisburger Philharmoniker), as well as Rebecca Rust, Carlo Teodoro, and Sebastian Di Bin.
In 2024, the Italian pianist and pedagogue Luca Rasca became “pianist in residence” of AUDiMuS. The goal is to create as many cultural opportunities as possible in the region, with free admission (all AUDiMuS concerts are free), drawing audiences closer through the profound passion and high quality that are brought to every event.
