We are delighted to invite you to a concert featuring two remarkable artists from Milan—
both Grammy Award winners!

Alessandro Mauriello is a young Italian cellist who has captivated audiences worldwide with his expressive artistry. *The New York Times* has hailed Alessandro as "the new hope of the classical cello." Angela Ignacchiti is a virtuoso pianist who has performed throughout Europe and is already scheduled to embark on a major U.S. concert tour in 2025 as part of the "Italian Women in Music" ensemble.

The concert also features virtuoso pianist, "New Liszt" Michail Bulychev-Okser—Artistic Director of the Gershwin Music Competition.

Program
The program features Schubert’s nostalgic "Arpeggione" Sonata, transcriptions of Italian operas, and tangos by Astor Piazzolla. The concert will culminate with David Popper’s iconic "Tarantella."

About the Artists.

Alessandro Mauriello, born in Milan in 2003, began studying cello at the age of 5 with Melisa Volpi at the Dedalo Music School in Novara. Since 2013, he has studied under the guidance of Graziano Beluffi at the “G. Verdi” Conservatory in Milan. He has attended advanced cello courses with Fausto Castiglioni in Paola (CS), with Stefano Cerrato in Asti, with Roberto Trainini in Guardia Piemontese (CS), and in chamber music with Luigi de Filippi. He is a member of the “Under 13 Orchestra” of Milan conducted by Maestro Sergio Del Mastro, with whom he has performed numerous concerts in prestigious venues such as the “Arcimboldi” Theater, the “Dal Verme” Theater, the “Piccolo Teatro”, the Sala Verdi of the Milan Conservatory, the “Duse” Theater in Bologna, the Auditorium of the Violin Museum in Cremona and many others. He has participated in several competitions, in particular he distinguished himself by obtaining the first prize in 2012 at the “Mozart” International Competition for Young Musicians in Quinto Vicentino (VC), in 2015 the first prize at the International Competition of the Lake Como Festival in Bellagio, in June 2016 the first prize overall at the Valsesia Musica Juniores International Competition “Kaway-Monterosa” Prize in Varallo Sesia (VL). In 2017 he won the 1st prize overall 100/100 at the XXIII National Chamber Music Competition “Giulio Rospigliosi” in Lamporecchio (PT) in a cello and piano duo. In 2016 and 2017 he was selected and participated in projects promoted by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Teatro La Scala in Milan, where he performed as a soloist accompanied by Luisa Prandina, first harp of the Teatro La Scala in Milan. Milanese composer Sandra Conte wrote a piece for solo cello, "Wildes Stuke," dedicated to Alessandro. Alessandro was invited to perform a five-concert tour in Mexico in November 2017. He regularly performs in concert series as a soloist and in duos for cello and piano.

Angela Ignacchiti, born in Naples, studied piano with H. Aisemberg, J. A. Lepore, and Paolo Spagnolo, graduating from the "G. Martucci" Conservatory in Salerno. She subsequently earned a diploma in harpsichord with distinction under the guidance of Marina Mauriello at the "G. Verdi" Conservatory in Milan, where she also took a course in Music Education. She has attended masterclasses in piano in Italy, Belgium, and Spain, taught by B. Canino, D. Rivera, A. delle Vigne, and the Moreno-Capelli duo. He has held numerous piano concerts as a soloist and in chamber music groups throughout Italy, Belgium, France, Romania, the Principality of Monaco and at the International Music Festival in Zumaya in Spain. She currently has an intense concert activity as a pianist and harpsichordist, which has led her to perform successfully in important concert halls such as the Teatro Alfieri in Turin, the “Sommerakademie” in Lilienfeld and the Musikakademie in Altenburg in Austria, then again at the Palazzina Liberty, the Teatro Angelicum, the Teatro alle Erbe for the “Società dei Concerti” and “le Serate Musicali” in Milan, the Teatro Anteo, the “Circolo della Stampa” and the “Società del Giardino” in Milan, the Vivaldi Church in Venice, in major Italian cities and in Le Baux and Paris in France. She has collaborated with various chamber music and orchestral groups such as “L’Archicembalo”, the “Zephiro Barocco” Trio, the “Coro Bach” of Milan, the “Mozart e Milano” Orchestra, the Lecco Symphony Orchestra, and the Dedalo Orchestra of Novara. For several years she has been a permanent member of the “Art Gallery Ensemble, with which she has performed over 100 concerts for major musical institutions and associations throughout Italy and abroad, always receiving widespread acclaim from audiences and critics. With the same ensemble, she recorded the CD "Opera...e non solo!". An event promoter, she is the Artistic Director of the "Note d'Arcadia" Concert Season, the "Classicamente" Festival in Milan, and the "Antiche Note in Concerto" Festival in Praia a Mare (CS). She is a tenured piano teacher at the I.C. Arcadia in Milan and a teacher of the harpsichord course at the "Dedalo" School of Music in Novara.