Piermarco Viñas

Piermarco Viñas: Born in Chile he began his studies at the National Music Conservatory in La Paz, Bolivia, where he also graduated in Theology at the S.

Pablo Catholic University. Once he moved to Italy, he graduated at the Donizetti Music Conservatory in Bergamo where he studied with Sonia Corsini. He continued his studies at the Civic Music School C. Abbado of Milan with Vincenzo Manno. His repertoire ranges from Gregorian Chant to contemporary music with a special predilection for Sacred Music: as a soloist, he has performed works by F. Cavalli, M. Cazzati, H. Purcell, A. Scarlatti, J.S. Bach, G. Bassani, F.J. Haydn, W.A. Mozart, J.S. Mayr, L.V. Beethoven, G. Rossini, F. Listz, C. Saint Saëns, G. Fauré, M. Duruflé, A. Pärt among others. With the Italian Philarmonic Orchestra, he performed Mozart’s Requiem at the S. Mark church in Milan. With the Chamber Orchestra of Mantova, he performed the Coronation Mass by W.A. Mozart and the Theresienmesse by F.J. Haydn in the Cathedral of Pisa. Under M° Filippo Maria Bressan he performed the Petite Messe Solennelle by G. Rossini. Piermarco Viñas is also the founder of the ensemble I Solisti della Cattedrale of Bergamo. In addition, he holds the position of vocal coach of the Schola Gregoriana of the same cathedral. Furthermore, he is one of the cantors of the Musical Chapel of S. Maria Maggiore church in Bergamo. In the opera repertoire, he performed as a soloist in the Monteverdi’s trilogy, Dido and Æneas by H. Purcell, Die Zauberflöte by W.A. Mozart, Carmen by G. Bizet, Bohème by G. Puccini. In 2020, he was involved in the reopening of the restored Donizetti’s Theatre with two works by the Italian composer from Bergamo: Marin Faliero and Belisario, both directed by R. Frizza. From 2008 he is a member of the Donizetti Theatre’s choir of Bergamo and he worked with the choir of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
In 2002 he was named singing professor at the S. Cecilia Music Academy of Bergamo.