Hans Liviabella, the violinist on this recording, is the great-great-grandson of a Rossini pupil and the son of a violist, who introduced him to the violin at age four.
Composer Biography
Liviabella initially defied his parents' wishes to pursue music, supporting himself by giving private lessons and playing piano in silent cinemas.
Composer Biography
Lino Liviabella, the composer, came from a family of musicians; his maternal grandfather was a pupil of Rossini, and his father was an organist and Chapel Master.
Performer Biography
Hans Liviabella has performed with prestigious ensembles like the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, and was invited by Claudio Abbado.
Instruments
For this recording, Hans Liviabella played a 1683 Dubray-Savile Stradivari and an 1848 Enrico Rocca violin, lent by the 'Adopt a Musician' association.
Composer Biography
Liviabella studied composition with Ottorino Respighi, a prominent Italian composer, and this teaching significantly influenced his music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Liviabella played a pioneering role in the early 20th-century movement to revitalize Italian instrumental music and free it from 19th-century opera.
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