duo D'APRILE - COGATO

MARIAROSARIA D’APRILE, violin
TOMMASO COGATO, piano

Praised by critics for her musicality and expressive sound, Mariarosaria D’Aprile has received widespread recognition from contemporary composers and renowned conductors. Throughout her career, she has won numerous awards, including First Prize at the “Città di Vittorio Veneto” National String Competition and First Prize at the prestigious “A. Postacchini” International Competition in Fermo, as well as prizes at the “Rospigliosi” Competition and the “Accent 08” Competition in Cincinnati, United States.

At a very young age, she earned her Diploma in Violin with honors from the “E. R. Duni” Conservatory in Matera. She has taken part in masterclasses with Igor Ozim, Vera Vaidman, Marco Rizzi, and Ana Chumachenco. She earned her doctorate from the University of Seville and a second-level master’s degree from the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano. She has served as a violin professor at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano. Having won a public competition, she currently teaches at the “Maderna–Lettimi” Conservatory in Cesena–Rimini.

Winner of the “Ciudad de Ferrol” International Competition, Tommaso Cogato completed his PhD at the University of Seville in 2017, presenting a dissertation on piano pedagogy. He has performed as part of the Santa Fiora International Festival (Grosseto), for the Giovanni Paisiello Association of Lucera and the Accademia dei Cameristi of Bari, at the University of Siena and Arezzo, Southern Methodist University, the Jofre Theatre (El Ferrol, Spain), Sala Joaquín Turina (Seville, Spain), Auditorio Ciudad de León (León, Spain), Sala de la Real Maestranza de Caballería (Seville, Spain), Schoenberg Hall (Los Angeles), Morton Meyerson Music Center (Dallas), Teatro Lope de Vega, and Teatro de la Maestranza (Seville, Spain). He graduated with the highest honors, distinction, and honorable mention from the “Nino Rota” Conservatory in Monopoli, where he studied under Benedetto Lupo. He subsequently earned the Artist Certificate Diploma from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where he also obtained a Master’s degree in Music Performance under the guidance of Joaquín Achúcarro.

He holds the chair of piano at the “G. Paisiello” Conservatory in Taranto.

program

Brahms
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Op. 78
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2, Op. 100
Scherzo from the FAE Sonata
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3, Op. 108
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