The Liceu Cambra Masterclasses & Concerts is synonymous with musical excellence and the exchange of knowledge among the most prominent performers and creators in the international scene. In this tenth edition, the cycle solidifies its place as one of the most outstanding initiatives of its kind, once again becoming a highly anticipated meeting point for students of the Conservatori Liceu and renowned masters, as well as an unmissable event for music lovers in Barcelona with the finest music.
This masterclass, dedicated to the cello, will be taught by Giovanni Gnocchi, an Italian musician with a distinguished career and currently a professor at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg.
He studied with Mario Brunello, Rocco Filippini, Luca Simoncini, Enrico Bronzi, Natalia Gutman, Altenberg Trio Wien, David Geringas, Heinrich Schiff, Clemens Hagen, Steven Isserlis, Ferenc Rados and András Schiff.
He made his debut at a very young age as a soloist in concert for 2 cellos and orchestra together with Yo-Yo Ma. He has performed as a soloist under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel, Christopher Hogwood, Carlo Rizzi, Daniel Cohen, Enrico Bronzi, Michele Spotti, Daniele Agiman, Daniele Giorgi, Ernst Hoetzl, among others.
For years he has performed regularly in chamber concerts with Leonidas Kavakos, in duo with Alexander Lonquich and trio with Ilya Gringolts, with members of the Hagen Quartet, Marco Rizzi, Elizabeth Leonskaja, Itamar Golan, Pierre Amoyal, Pekka Kuusisto, Alena Baeva, Roman Simovic, Alexandra Conunova, Vadym Kholodenko, Cristian Budu, Jens-Peter Maintz, Wolfram Christ, Diemut Poppen, Herbert Schuch, in trio with Olli Mustonen and Alessandro Carbonare.
His solo and chamber performances have been broadcast by RAI-Radio3, ORF-1 Austria, RTVS-Rádio Slovensko, Bayerische Rundfunk 4-Klassik and NPO-Radio4 in the Netherlands. He has recorded solo and chamber repertoire for Deutsche Grammophone, Stradivarius and for the Mozarteum in Salzburg.
Between 2002 and 2010, he also worked as a principal cello of Camerata Salzburg. He has also collaborated with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra Mozart, London Symphony Orchestra and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.
Liceu Cambra – Masterclasses & Concerts series has the patronage of Ferrer-Salat Music Foundation.
