Viola and Piano Duo:
~“Arpeggione” Sonata Franz Schubert
~“The grand tango” Astor Piazzolla
Mario Montore is an Italian pianist and chamber musician., born in 1985. He graduated with honors from the Cosenza Conservatory and the National Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome.. He has won numerous awards and recognitions for his talent., including more than 40 soloist competitions and awards with the Avos Quartet, which he co-founded in 2007. He has performed in important concert seasons in Italy and toured internationally.. Además, He is a professor at several conservatories and universities, and co-founder of the Avos Project, an international music school in Rome. He has shared the stage with prominent artists and regularly collaborates with members of the Avos Quartet.
Elizabeth Ridolfi is a renowned violist and teacher in Argentina. He works as a viola soloist in the Argentine National Music Orchestra and as a teacher at the JP Esnaola Higher School of Music.. He comes from a family with a rich musical tradition, his grandfather and father being prominent figures in music.
He has made numerous presentations and recordings with internationally renowned artists., like Luis Miguel, Ricky Martin, Caetano Veloso, entre otros. He has performed at important festivals and concerts in Italy, London, Canada, Brazil and Argentina.
He has received awards and recognition for his talent, including honorable mentions at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana of Sienna, Italy. He recently returned from a successful international tour of Japan with the Quintet del Ángel.
In July 2024, was invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to tour several cities in Italy, where he performed as a soloist, teacher and shared the stage with the artist Maxi Manzo on some of the tour dates.