Fabrizio Meloni
Clarinet
Fabrizio Meloni, since 1984, is the first solo clarinet chair of the Orchestra and the Philharmonic of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. He has finished his clarinet studies at Milan's Conservatorio "G. Verdi"with summa cum laude and the special mention for his artistic achievement.
Winner dozens of national and international prizes (ARD Munchen-1987- Prague – 1987-, among all), he has been partner of soloists of international reputation: Bruno Canino, Alexander Lonquich, Michele Campanella, Heinrich Schiff, Friederich Gulda, Nazzareno Carusi, Editha Gruberova, the Hagen Quartet, Myung-Whun Chung, Philip Moll and the Fine Arts Quartet. He has toured the United States and Israel with the "Quintetto a Fiati Italiano", performing works specially dedicated to this ensemble by Luciano Berio (with whom he has collaborated along the years 1989-1994) and Salvatore Sciarrino. With Nuovo Quintetto Italiano he has already toured South America and Far East, receiving enthousiastic consents of public and critic. The same success he has had in various series of concerts in Japan with Phillip Moll and I Solisti della Scala (Tokyo and Osaka), performing a program of Italian Opera's collections recorded in the CD "I Fiati all'Opera"(DAD Records).
With the ensemble I Solisti della Scala Trio he has performed all over the world. The Washington Post has written about their recital in Washington, DC: "An evening of breathtaking artistry". In 2007 he has toured Italy, Germany, the United States, Australia and Japan playing duo with the pianist Nazzareno Carusi, celebrating the anniversaries of Johannes Brahms and Domenico Scarlatti. After their performance for the Hamburg's Brahms-Gesellschaft, Cord Garben (the artistic producer of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli's Deutsche Grammophone recordings) has written: "The listening to their recital has been an unforgettable adventure".
He has realised various recordings: the Sinfonia Concertante and the Concert K 622 for clarinet and orchestra with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala conducted by Riccardo Muti; Pulcherrima Ignota with the Bairav Ensemble: tribute to the tzigane music in the world; Duo Obliquo with Carl Boccadoro; the Quintetti for clarinet and strings by Mozart and Brahms; the Histoire du Soldat by Stavinskij in the double version for trio and settimino with Domenico Nordio, Giorgia Tomassi and I Solisti della Scala; the Quatuor pour la fin des temps by Messiaen with the Trio Johannes. For the most prestigious Italian musical magazine, AMADEUS, he has published the Concertos for clarinetto and orchestra by Rossini, Donizetti and Mercadante with the Accademia Filarmonica of Verona; and the two Sonatas op. 120 for piano and clarinet by Brahms with Nazzareno Carusi: this recording has been defined "skillful"by the same review. In 2009 will be released several recordings: the DVD "Duets"(Warner), the Francaix/Nielsen/Copland's Clarinet Concertos (Amadeus), and "Ol ari Nyiro Diary" (by Fabrizio Meloni & Roberto Prosseda, from novels by Kuki Gallman).
He has given masterclass for the Paris Conservatory of Music, the Advanced Conservatory of Italian Switzerland in Lugano, the Tokyo University, the New York Manhattan School, the Chicago NorthEastern Illinois University, the Academy Ca' Zenobio in Treviso, Milano Music Master and for the summer courses of Monterubbiano (AP). He also teaches for the Teatro alla Scala's Academy, the Conservatorio di Modena (Italy), the Conservatorio Vecchi A.Tonelli (Modena, Italy), Peri ( Reggio Emilia, Italy), the Conservatorio di Udine (Italy) and the Conservatorio de Musica in Zaragoza (Spain).
He is author of the book "The Clarinet", published by Zecchini Editore, and prefaced by Riccardo Muti.
Albert Mamriev
Piano
Pianist Albert Mamriev rose to international prominence in 2008 when he became the first pianist to perform Franz Liszt’s complete piano transcriptions of Richard Wagner’s operas at the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth. Critics and audiences were captivated by his radiant tone, emotional intensity, and masterful interpretation.
His debut performance earned high praise from critic Frank Piontek, who highlighted Mamriev’s ability to bring Liszt’s paraphrased Wagnerian themes to life with both virtuosity and deep understanding. Following a 165-concert world tour featuring these transcriptions, Mamriev recorded the repertoire with Neue Sterne Records to wide critical acclaim.
A top prize winner at prestigious international competitions—including the Gina Bachauer, Vianna da Motta, UNISA, and Scottish International Piano Competitions—Mamriev has performed in many of the world’s leading venues. These include the Great Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, Bass Hall in Fort Worth, Gasteig Hall in Munich, Linder Auditorium in Johannesburg, the Shanghai Philharmonic Hall, Ateneo Hall in Madrid, Palazzo Pisani and Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi in Venice, Assembly Hall at Temple Square and Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City, the Forbidden Hall in Beijing, and numerous international festivals such as the Madeira Piano Festival, Nancy Music Festival, Fausto Zadra Piano Festival in Corato, Tübingen Music Festival, Mozart Festival in Johannesburg, and Kotor Art Festival in Montenegro.
As a soloist, he has collaborated with orchestras including the Shanghai Philharmonic, Utah Symphony, Johannesburg Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, San Remo Symphony Orchestra, Kiev Philharmonic, Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, and Pazardzhik Philharmonic. He has worked with distinguished conductors such as Alexander Lazarev, Tan Lihua, Enrique Bátiz, Piotr Sułkowski, Volodymyr Sirenko, and others.
Born into a musical family in Dagestan, Mamriev was introduced to music at an early age by his father, a music teacher. He recalls: “I was enveloped in the environment of music even before I was born.” His parents noted his strong curiosity toward the piano at the age of two. By seven, he was already performing in competitions and concerts.
He studied with Alexander Bakulov and Nikolai Kostylev at the Moscow Central Music School, with Professor Sergei Dorensky at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, and with Professor Arie Vardi at Tel Aviv University, as well as at the University of Music, Drama and Media Hannover.
His recordings include the complete Wagner–Liszt piano transcriptions, the world premiere recording of a piano concerto by Ami Maayani, and solo works by Alkan, Beethoven, Brahms, and Liszt for Neue Sterne Records. For Signum Records, he recorded Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonatas Op. 26 and Op. 110, as well as his own piano transcription of Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder.
Mamriev is also an active educator. He has held teaching positions at the University of Music, Drama and Media Hannover, the University of Braunschweig, and the State Conservatoire in Calabria. In 2016, he became rector of the Music Academy Neue Sterne in Hannover, where he currently serves as Head of the Keyboard and Chamber Music Departments.
Many of his students have won major international prizes, including first prizes at the Maria Canals Competition in Barcelona (2018), UNISA in Pretoria (2020), the George Enescu International Competition in Bucharest (2024), Ettore Pozzoli Competition in Seregno (2019), and the Verona International Piano Competition (2025).
Mamriev regularly gives masterclasses worldwide, including in Austria, Iceland, China, Malta, and Italy. He has taught at institutions such as the Music Academy in Reykjavik, Shanghai Conservatoire, University of South Africa, University of Stellenbosch, and the Conservatoire of Nancy. He is also frequently invited to serve on the jury of major international piano competitions, including UNISA, Maria Canals, Dinu Lipatti, Ettore Pozzoli, and others across Europe and beyond.