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MARIO MARZI

Mario Marzi (born on July 29, 1964 in San Giovanni in Marignano) is an italian saxophonist.

BIOGRAPHY

Mario Marzi, winner of nine national and four international competitions, has performed with the most important symphonic orchestras, amongst them the “Orchestra Sinfonica RAI di Torino”, “Accademia naz. di Santa Cecilia”, “Arena di Verona”, “Teatro Comunale di Firenze”, “Teatro alla Fenice di Venezia”, “Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana” and the “Caracas Symphony Orchestra”. Since twenty years he has been working with the “Teatro alla Scala” and with the “Filarmonica della Scala” under the baton of the nowadays leading conductors R. Muti, C. M. Giulini, G. Prètre, L. Maazel, L. Berio, S. Bychkov, G. Sinopoli, W. Sawallisch, M. W. Chung, G. Dudamel, C. Abbado, R. Chailly and D. Harding. He often plays with Mr. Riccardo Muti and is regularly invited to join Mr. Zubin Mehta and the “Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino” on concert tours. He has played at famous national and international festivals such as the “Biennale di Venezia”, “Settembre Musica”, “La Scala di Milano”, “Accademia Filarmonica di Roma” or the “Ravenna Festival”. Other concerts took place in Salzburg, Athens, Madrid, Saint Petersburg and Mexico City as well as in prestigious halls and theatres such as in the “Carnegie Hall” in New York, the “Suntory Hall” in Tokyo, the “Gewandhaus” in Leipzig, the “Musikverein” in Wien, the “Schauspielhaus” in Berlin, the “Lacma Museum” in Los Angeles, the “Grand National Theatre” of China-Beijing, the “European Parliament” in Brussels, the “Ciajkovskij Hall” in Moscow and the “Liceu” in Barcelona etc. He devoted himself to XXth century repertoire and some of the most meaningful contemporary works for saxophone are dedicated to him. He has recorded for EMI, Edipan, Stradivarius, Agorà, BMG and Sony Classical. His CD of the major saxophone concertos for soloist and orchestra, which he recorded with “G. Verdi Symphony Orchestra” conducted by H. Schellemberger, was recently released in Italy by Amadeus and is nowinternationally released on ARTS (München). He is Rico’s endorser. Marzi teaches saxophone at “G. Verdi” conservatory in Milan, gives post-graduate courses and master classes in Oporto, Amsterdam, Lisboa, Frankfurt, Beijing, Denver and Caracas, within the Abreu’s project (El Sistema). Member of the jury in the main competition for the saxophone, including Dinant in 2010, he is responsible for Italy of Gerry Mulligan’s Publisher. He is also author of several educational scores for Carisch. His book Il Saxofono Zecchini Ed. was published in October 2009.

DISCOGRAPHY


 * 2011 EAST TRAVEL Antonio Carlos Jobim
 * 2010 "10 ANNI DOPO" Franco Donatoni
 * 2010 PIANO CAR Stefano Ianne
 * 2009 PIAZZOLLA FOUR SEASONS OF BUENOS AIRES Piazzolla, Troilo, Iturralde, Gershwin
 * 2009 THE ART OF SAXOPHONE Glazunov, Debussy, Ibert, Milhaud, Villa-Lobos
 * 2008 MILONGA DEL ANGEL Nazaret, Gismonti, Zanchini, Pascoal, Corea
 * 2005 LA VOCE DEL SAX Amadeus (prima italiana assoluta)Glazunov, Debussy, Ibert, Milhaud, Villa-Lobos
 * 2005 NONOSTANTE TUTTO Cocomazzi
 * 2004 THE SOUND OF THE ITALIAN SAXOPHONE QUARTET Live concert in Verona Scarlatti/Pierné, Bach,Francaix, Iturralde, Piazzolla, Troilo, Joplin, Gershwin, Nagle,
 * 2003 SAXOPHONE COLOURS Italian & French music for saxophone and piano Sollima, Salvatore, Dulbecco, Galante, Del Corno, Andreoni, Ferrero, Boccadoro, Ibert, * 2003 ENSEMBLE STRUMENTALE SCALIGERO Gershwin, Corea, Iturralde, Piazzolla
 * 2003 L'ARTE DEL FUNAMBOLO Sollima, Salvatore, Dulbecco, Galante, Del Corno, Andreoni, Ferrero, Boccadoro
 * 2003 RAPSODIE FRANCAISE Ibert, Jolivet, Milhaud, Debussy, Francaix, Schmitt, Desenclos
 * 2003 TANGO Y ALGO MAS Nazaret, Gismonti, Zanchini, Pascoal, Corea
 * 2003 GEORGE GERSHWIN Gershwin
 * 2000 HISTOIRE TANGO Piazzolla
 * 2000 DEDICATED TO ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Piazzolla
 * 1999 SCARAMOUCHE Milhaud, Jolivet, Ibert, Debussy, Francaix, Schmitt, Desenclos
 * 1999 HELLO, MR. SAX Monteverdi, Haendel, Vivaldi, Brahms, Alessandrini, Gershwin, Piazzolla, Corea
 * 1998 ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Piazzolla, Gismonti
 * 1998 ENSEMBLE ITALIANO DI SASSOFONI Billi, De Rossi Re, Masini, Nicolao, Prosperi, Sallustio, Telli
 * 1997 SUITE FOR FRIENDS Cocomazzi

BIBLIOGRAPHY Il Saxofono Zecchini Editore

LINK:


 * Official website: http://www.mariomarzi.net
 * http://www.italiansaxophonequartet.com
 * http://www.selmer.fr
 * http://www.ricoreeds.com
 * http://www.zecchini.com
 * http://www.stradivarius.it
 * http://mariomarzi-jp.net/

References: www.mariomarzi.net (with his approval) "Il saxofono" Zecchini editore