Workshop's Structure

This course is addressed to any musician who is aiming to develop his skills in conducting an ensemble, accompanying a soloist, and who is interested in learning the principles of concertation as well as tips for rehearsing. Six days of lessons, playing and conducting will be the core of this course. 

The main topics will consist in:

One-by-one and group lessons, for the basic gesture;
Formal and harmonic analysis, for conducting aims;
Conducting rehearsals with piano;
Free attendance at the Francesco Telli lecture on Musical Analysis;
Participation in ensemble (if necessary);
Conducting rehearsals with ensemble;
Possibility to conduct in one of the two final concerts;
Participants will be selected on curriculum basis. Any student could be requested to perform in the ensemble or, if desired, to perform as soloist: this will not prevent from the active participation to the course. Be a member of the ensemble is part of the workshop and it will develop a continue feedback between the students, especially between those who are playing and those who are conducting. The ensemble orchestration and the repertoire will be defined after the deadline.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Alessandro Viale is an extremely versatile musician. He holds Master's Degrees in Piano, Harpsichord, Composition and Conducting. In 2012 and 2013 he gained the annual scholarship in the Chamber Music course at Fiesole Music School. He has also been awarded a Junior Fellowship in Piano Accompaniment at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire for the 2016–2017 academic year.

Born in Rome (Italy), he has recently moved to the UK and he is now assistant conductor and accompanist for Peterborough Sings!. Since 2016 he is also Professional Accompanist at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

Alessandro has been the principal conductor of many orchestras, among which Archi Accademia Nova and Rest Ensemble, which also conducted in radio and television recordings. His wide and comprehensive repertoire, from baroque to contemporary music, is presented with philological insight and attention to the historical performance practices. He has collaborated with such renowned musicians as Vadim Brodski, Ofer Falk, Romain Garioud, Roberto Gonzalez and Giuliano Sommerhalder. He has also performed, in theatre and on television, with actors such as Roberto Herlitzka and Francesco Siciliano.

Appreciated composer, his “Songs of simple desires” for voice and cello has been recently premiered in Estonia. He is the author of the soundtrack to the film “Cam Girl” directed by Mirca Viola.

He recently participated in the Nuova Consonanza Festival, in the Pontino Festival, in the Filarmonica Romana recital series “Assoli”, and with many ensembles including the Imago Sonora Ensemble, the Rest Ensemble and the Ardorè Duo. He has premiered more than thirty pieces written by young composers from many countries. In September 2015 Alessandro recorded "Steps Volume 5: Sixteen Scenes before a Crucifixion", composed by Peter Seabourne, for the label Sheva Collection.

While completing his musical studies, Alessandro obtained a Bachelor’s Degree (with honours) in Physics.