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Duo Alterno | |
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Origin | Turin, Italy |
Genres | Contemporary classical |
Occupation(s) | Chamber ensemble |
Years active | 1997-present |
Website | |
Members | Founder Tiziana Scandaletti and Riccardo Piacentini |
The Duo Alterno is an Italian voice-piano chamber ensemble specializing in 20th century and contemporary classical music. The Duo made up of soprano Tiziana Scandaletti and composer-pianist Riccardo Piacentini.
Duo Alterno's made its debut in February 1997 at the Vancouver Italian Contemporary Music Festival, where it held concerts and masterclasses for the University of British Columbia, the Simon Fraser University and the Vancouver Academy of Music. Since then they have performed in the major Italian festivals and in more than forty countries, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australia, through concerts, masterclasses and CDs.
Recent[ when? ] international performances include:
(Composers who have dedicated works to the Duo Alterno are in italics)
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