Artist · Flute
Raffaele Trevisani
Biography
Raffaele Trevisani’s virtuoso technique and distinctive musical personality have earned him recognition from audiences and critics. He studied privately with Sir James Galway before receiving his diploma from the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan. Galway has praised his singing tone, technique and dedication to music; Jean-Pierre Rampal, Maxence Larrieu and Julius Baker have also expressed their appreciation of his playing.
From 1984 to 1988, he collaborated with the orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. His international solo career began with I Solisti Veneti, with whom he appeared in leading concert series in Italy and abroad. He has also performed as a soloist with the Orchestra da Camera di Padova e del Veneto, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, I Cameristi della Scala, I Solisti della Scala, the Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, the Arcata chamber orchestra in Stuttgart, the Bielefelder Philharmoniker and other ensembles.
His concert appearances have included the Teatro alla Scala, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, and Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan and Suntory Hall. He has participated in the Settimane Musicali di Stresa, Settembre Musica in Turin, the Rheingau Music Festival and South Africa’s MIAGI festival, as well as the celebrations marking ten years of freedom in South Africa.
He has given concerts and masterclasses in Europe, Japan, the United States and South Africa, and has appeared at flute festivals in Boston, Frankfurt, Detroit, Chicago, Rome, Las Vegas, Milan and New York.
A recording artist for Delos, Trevisani has also recorded for Italy’s RAI, Germany’s SDR, Japan’s NHK, the BBC, Russian television and Brazilian television. Brazil’s Globo and RAI Corporation in New York have devoted programmes to him featuring interviews and live performances, including the programme Italiani in America. He has also performed duo concerts with Maxence Larrieu and Sir James Galway for Italian television.
His instruments include a fourteen-carat gold Muramatsu flute formerly owned by Sir James Galway and a fourteen-carat gold Powell flute.