Marco Fusi: Donatoni, Sciarrino, Billone

Violinist Marco Fusi presents three works by masters of the Italian avant-garde: the intricate and playful music of Donatoni, Sciarrino’s ethereal Caprices and a UK premiere by Billone.

Programme:

Franco Donatoni – Ciglio III
Salvatore Sciarrino – Sei Capricci per violino
Pierluigi Billone – Equilibrio. Cerchio (UK premiere)

Marco Fusi is a violinist/violist, and a passionate advocate for the music of our time. Among many collaborations with emerging and established composers, he has premiered works by Pierluigi Billone, Salvatore Sciarrino, Peter Eötvös, Raphaël Cendo and Brian Ferneyhough.

Marco has performed with Pierre Boulez, Lorin Maazel, Alan Gilbert, Beat Furrer, David Robertson, and frequently plays with leading contemporary ensembles including Klangforum Wien, MusikFabrik, Meitar Ensemble, Mivos Quartet, Ensemble Linea, Interface (Frankfurt), Phoenix (Basel) and Handwerk (Köln). Marco records for Kairos (Pierluigi Billone ITI. KE. MI / Equilibrio. Cerchio), Stradivarius (Salvatore Sciarrino works for violin and for viola; John Cage Freeman Etudes; Scelsi Collection Vol. 7), Col Legno and Geiger Grammofon.