ALDO BRIZZI
Aldo Brizzi, was born in Italy in 1960. Graduated at the Bologna University. Composition with Aldo Clementi, Brian Ferneyhough, Niccolò Castiglioni. He studied also with Sergiu Celibidache, Pierre Boulez, Leonard Bernstein.
Prize “Venezia Opera Prima” - Venice 1981, “European Year of the Music 1985” – Paris, Cologne, Venice, “Franco Evangelisti 1986”- Rome, “Junge Komponisten Forum 1989” – Cologne.
Works commissioned by Hugo-Wolf-Akademie, Stuttgart; Orchestra Jazz-Sinfonica São Paulo-Brazil; Antasten Festival Heilbronn; Cesem, Lisbon; Gulbenkian Foundation; Istituto Svizzero, Roma; French Ministery for Culture; Radio France; SACEM; Festival 38e Rugissants of Grenoble, Donaueschinger Musiktage; Royaumont Foundation; ASAFRA Paris; Town of Bielefeld .
His music is played, among others, by the strings of the Berlin Philharmonic, the European Union Youth Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, Baden-Baden Radiosymfonieorkester, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Arditti String Quartet, etc.
He has consulted and worked with Ennio Morricone and Giacinto Scelsi.
He conducted works by Giacinto Scelsi recorded for Salabert/Harmonia Mundi (“Superchoc de Le Monde de la Musique 1990”) e INA/mémoire vive (“Diapason d’or 1993”).
Principal conductor of “Ensemble of Ferienkurse” in Darmstadt (1990-94). Brizzi has also conducted Santa Cecilia Chamber Orchestra of Rome, the strings of the Berlin Philharmonic, Bamberger Symphoniker, Ensemble Recherche of Freiburg, Ensemble Itinéraire of Paris, etc.
He opened the World Music Days 93 with a concert on Teotihuacán Pyramids, Mexico.
In 1998 releases the CD “The Labyrinth Trial” (Rara Records).
Multimedia Concert "The Labyrinth Trial" (music, dance, video, light design), directed by the composer, Roma, Madrid, Acqui Terme, Bruxelles, Porto, Salvador Bahia, São Paulo … (1998-2000)
Stage Music for “Le frigo”, by Copi, Palais de Chaillot, Paris ‘99 (Prix Molière) and for “Les Bonnes” by Jean Genet, Theatre de l’Athénée, Paris ’01 (both directed by Alfredo Arias).
In spring 2000 he co-produced the double album “ Cristal” of Ala dos Namorados (EMI), “Golden Disc” in Portugal
Music director and original soundtrack for the film " Trommler Tänzer Götter" by Georg Brintrup, produced by WDR & TVE, 2001
Music director of Virginia Rodrigues tour, Italy 2001
Orchestra arrangements for Arnaldo Antunes and Zeca Baleiro, 2002
In 2002, releases his second CD: “Brizzi do Brasil” (Eldorado Brasil/Sony). Songs by Aldo Brizzi interpretated by Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Teresa Salgueiro, Tom Zé, Carlinhos Brown, Arnaldo Antunes, Virgínia Rodrigues, Margareth Menezes, Augusto de Campos, Ala dos Namorados, Olodum.
In December 2002 world première of “Endless Trails”, at the 38 Rugissants festival of Grenoble, France and at the World Social Forum –Bombay 2004. Cycle of pieces about sacred on music for Neela Bagvath (Indian singer), Wimme Saari (Sami singer), Trio d'Argent (flutes trio), Terra em Transe (percussion), electronics, surround 7.1 & light design.
2003: live performance tour of the CD “Brizzi do Brasil” with the group “Aço do Açúcar” and special guests featuring Caetano Veloso, Arnaldo Antunes, Margareth Menezes, Zeca Baleiro, Virgínia Rodrigues.
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