Passepartout Duo

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Passepartout Duo is a contemporary music duo composed of pianist Nicoletta Favari and percussionist Christopher Salvito. The group has been active since 2015, and has performed at music festivals for contemporary classical music like Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Dark Music Days Festival, and Havana Festival of Contemporary Music. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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They have programmed works by and collaborated with composers such as Lansing McLoskey, Hafdís Bjarnadóttir, Hannah Lash, Wally Gunn, Andy Akiho, Kaj Duncan David, Bryan Jacobs, Florent Ghys, Christopher Adler, and Mayke Nas. [1] [2] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Artist Residencies

Passepartout Duo's work is related in part to their participation in a number of artist in residence programs. [3] [10] [11]

Selected Works Commissioned

Discography

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