25° Concorso internazionale
“Città di Porcia”

Giampaolo Doro was born in Venice in 1949. He graduated at the Venice Conservatory “Benedetto Marcello” first in horn under the class of m° Renato Fagotto, Principal Horn in the Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, and later in antique instruments with m° Pietro Verardo. He collaborated with some orchestras including the Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice in Venice and the Orchestra “I Pomeriggi Musicali” in Milan.

He joined several groups for the chamber music including “Sestetto ed Ottetto a fiati” in Venice, with whom he performed during the concert seasons in Venice, Treviso, Padua and took part in international contests with gratifying results. As the same time he played antique music with instrumental groups such as “Strumenti Rinascimentali di Venezia”. He performed in concerts both in Italy and abroad for over a decade (Salerno, Venice: Sale Apollinee Teatro La Fenice, Udine, Padua, Mantova, Novara: 1st and 2nd Antique Music Festival on Lake d’Orta, Strasbourg: Palais de Rohan and L’école di Saint-Michel).

He recorded a programme about Renaissance and Baroque music and dance for RAI 3. In 1980 he founded the Association Amici della Musica “Salvador Gandino” in Porcia and he has been the Artistic Director ever since. In 1982 he founded the Music School “Salvador Gandino” of which he is the Principal. Over the last few years the school has become the most attended one in the Province of Pordenone with over 220 enrolments. He has organised all the editions of the concert seasons as Artistic Director of the Association “Salvador Gandino” and he has collaborated with public administrations to organise musical events.

He is the founder, inventor and artistic director (first edition 1990) of the International Competition “Città di Porcia”: he has participated as artistic director in all the international juries of the competition. He was invited as juror at the International Competition “Rovere d'oro” in the section Chamber Music and in 2007 he participated as juror in the Competition “Quintetti d'Europa” in Majano (Udine).

In 2006 he was awarded the prize Puccini Operosità by U.N.C.A.L.M. (Unione Nazionale Circoli e Associazioni Liriche Musicali) for working twenty-five whole years in the field of musical culture and for encouraging a lot of young people to play music.

On 6th January 2012 he received the prize Purlilium which is a very important acknowledgement that Proloco, in collaboration with the townhall of Porcia, gives to those people who distinguished themselves for cultural, entrepreneurial and voluntary activities in the municipality.

Gabriele Cassone received his conservatory diploma in Trumpet following studies with Mario Catena, and in Composition studying with Luciano Chailly.
He is world renowned not only as a historical artist performing on original instruments (Baroque natural trumpet, Classical keyed trumpet, rotary valve trumpet and piston cornet), but enjoys an equal fame as a contemporary musician.
Luciano Berio selected Gabriele Cassone to premiere his works for solo trumpet: Sequenza X for solo trumpet, and Kol-Od, performed with L’Ensemble Intercontemporain under the direction of Pierre Boulez.
He has also shared the stage with celebrated trombonist Christian Lindberg in performances of Berio's opera Cronaca del Luogo, commissioned by the Salzburg Festival.
Famous international conductors have requested Gabriele Cassone for performances of the most demanding trumpet repertoire; Sir John Eliot Gardiner named him principal trumpet in the English Baroque Soloists for the entire cycle of J.S. Bach's Cantatas, and for the Second Brandenburg Concerto, and Ton Koopman, director of the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, requested him as principal trumpet for the ensemble's recording of Cantata BWV 51 by J.S. Bach.

He has a duo with Antonio Frigé, with whom he was co-founder of the baroque music Ensemble Pian&Forte. Gabriele Cassone has given solo concerts in major international theatres including the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Cité de la Musique in Paris, La Scala in Milano, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, New York's Carnegie Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London and the Vienna Konzerthaus. He is featured on over twenty acclaimed compact disc recordings in repertoire spanning the centuries from the baroque through the contemporary era.

Gabriele Cassone is a professor at the Conservatory of Novara in Italy, and holds regular international masterclasses as guest professor at the Academy of S. Cecilia in Rome.

He is frequently featured as guest lecturer and teacher at masterclasses throughout Europe and in the United States, and is a regular jury member at prestigious international competitions throughout the world.
Gabriele Cassone plays trumpets, cornets and flugelhorn by Courtois.

Eric Aubier entered Maurice Andre's class at the CNSM of Paris at the age of 14 where he was the youngest graduate at the time earning three first prizes. He later won various prizes in international competitions in Prague, Toulon and Paris and Rolf Liebermann named Eric Aubier the solo trumpet for the Paris Opera Orchestra. He was only nineteen at the time.

He is very involved in developing the repertoire of his instrument and is the favorite trumpet player of many composers who dedicate their works to him, notably Nicolas Bacri, Thierry Escaich, Betsy Jolas, Carlos Grätzer, Martin Matalon, Karol Beffa and Charles Chaynes. He has a world-wide reputation as the major interpreter in the French wind instrument tradition throughout the world, he is perceived as the one who best perpetuates the French wind instrument tradition; he is, in a sense, the "trumpet in the new light".

Eric Aubier has become the most eminent French representative invited to sit regularly for juries at such international competitions as Munich (ARD Germany), Paris (Maurice André), Porcia and Roma (Italia), Markneukirchen (Germany), ITG USA, Lieksa (Finland), Jeju (Korea), Budapest (Hungary). Today, his name is attached to competitions in Colombia and Chile.

He teaches at the CRR of Rueil-Malmaison in France, at the Royal Academy of Music of London in UK and at Shobi Conservatory in Tokyo.

The year 2015 have seen the opening of his French Trumpet Institute in Tokyo − Japan:
www.eric-aubier-institute.net;
and the first Eric Aubier competition Latino-Americano in Medellin (Colombia): www.concursotrompetala.com.

In 2017 was the second Eric Aubier competition Latino-Americano in Bogota − Colombia www.concursolatinoericaubier.com and in next October the first Eric Aubier International Trumpet competition will take place in Rouen − France:
www.ericaubier-trumpetcompetition.com.

His discography includes over 150 works produced by Sony Classical, Arion / Pierre Vérany, Calliope, Mandala, Bis, Accord / Universal. “La Trompette Française” won the Diapason d’Or, ‘Recommandé’ by Classica. Eric Aubier has recorded about 15 CDs gathered in the “Eric Aubier Anthology” by Indesens records.

A native of Chicago and graduate of Juilliard (BM, MM), Edward Carroll (b. 1953) is a trumpeter, conductor, and teacher of international stature. He serves as Professor of Trumpet and Coordinator of Brass Studies at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), on the trumpet, conducting, and chamber music faculty of the Bard Conservatory, Brass Advisor to The Orchestra Now (TON), and is a Senior Lecturer at Dartmouth College. His students occupy important positions all over the world. Previous appointments include Associate Professor at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music (2007-2011, assuming the role of brass area chair in 2009), the International Chair of Brass Studies at London’s Royal Academy of Music, and Professor of Trumpet at the Rotterdam (NL) Conservatory. Edward Carroll is the Director of the Center for Advanced Musical Studies at Chosen Vale which hosts the world renowned Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar, where he is joined on the faculty by such trumpeters as Hakan Hardenberger, Thomas Stevens, Jeroen Berwaerts, Pacho Flores, Marco Blaauw, Clement Saunier, Markus Stockhausen, Gabriele Cassone, Mark Gould, and Stephen Burns. He was responsible for the music programming of the California State Summer School of the Arts from 2006-2008 and also chaired the commissioning committee of the International Trumpet Guild (ITG) from 2005-2011.

Author John Wallace states in his book THE TRUMPET (Yale University Press) that “the work of Ed Carroll has been seminal to the creation of a new generation of adventurous young trumpet players since his work at the Rotterdam Conservatory and the establishment of the Lake Placid Music Seminars in the mid-1990s in New York State.” He has presented master classes at the Juilliard, Eastman, and Manhattan Schools of Music, the Curtis Institute, Rice and Northwestern Universities, the Universities of Michigan and North Texas, the Interlochen Arts Academy, North Carolina School for the Arts, the Tanglewood Institute, as well as at the St. Petersburg Conservatory “Rimsky Korsakov” (Russia), Bremen Trumpet Academy and Hochschule für Musik Köln (Germany), Franz Liszt Academy (Hungary), The Conservatoire de Paris (France), the Australian National Academy of Music, Sofia Conservatory (Bulgaria), Kuopio Conservatory (Finland), Novara Conservatorio “Guido Cantelli” and Bergamo Conservatorio “Gaetano Donizetti” (Italy), Semana de la Trompeta Peruana (Lima), and in the UK at the Royal Scottish Conservatoire (Glasgow), Royal Academy of Music (London), and Royal Northern Conservatory (Manchester).

Mr. Carroll has served as Principal Trumpet of the Rotterdam Philharmonic (James Conlon, Jeffrey Tate, and Valery Gergiev, Music Directors), the San Diego Symphony (David Atherton), and as Associate Principal Trumpet of the Houston Symphony (Lawrence Foster), touring most of the world’s major concert halls and festivals, and recording for Sony, EMI, Virgin, and Erato.
A frequent guest with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Edward Carroll directed, recorded, and toured with the New York Trumpet Ensemble from 1979 to 1988.
He has performed with the London Sinfonietta, Speculum Musicae, Music Today, I Musici di Montreal, Orpheus, the Bach Aria Group, the Handel and Haydn Society (Boston), and as soloist with many North American and European orchestras. Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Larry Polansky, Anne LeBaron, Bruce Adolphe, and Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Moravec are among the many composers that have written new music for him, and his many solo recordings can be found on the Sony, Vox, and Newport Classic labels.

He Has Collaborated For Many Years&Nbsp; With Many Orchestras And Ensembles&Nbsp; Both In Italy And All Over The World: I Pomeriggi Musicali, Angelicum , Teatro La Fenice Of Venice, Orchestra Of Pforzheim (Germany), Solamente Naturali Of Bratislava, Klang Forum Of Vienna, Montis Regalis, Orchestra Di Padova e Del Veneto, Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta, Orchestra Sinfonica Del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Modo Antiquo Of Florence And Venice Baroque Orchestra; Chamber Groups As Ex Novo Ensemble Of Venice And Ensemble Novecento e Oltre Of Milan. He Has Played In The Most Prestigious European Theatres Including Teatro Alla Scala Of Milan, La Fenice Of Venice, Teatro Dell’ Opera Of Rome, Teatro Massimo Of Palermo, Teatro Regio Of Turin And Rai Of Turin, Rai Of Rome, Musikverein Of Vienna, Mozarteum Of Salzburg , Opera Theatre Of Frankfurt, Opera Theatre Of Berlin, Radio Of Munich (Germany),Colon Theatre Of Buenos Aires And Concertgebow Of Amsterdam And Radio Of Lubjana Always As Soloist Or Principal Trumpet. He Has Participated As Soloist In Several International Festivals Of Ancient And Contemporary Music In Cologne, Strasbourg, Milan, Rome, Venice And Spoleto And He Has Played Live With Rai, Wrd (Germany) And Radio France. He Has Recorded For Archiv Deutsche Grammophone,Teldec,Erato And Other&Nbsp; Labels. With Ensemble Aeneus He Has Recorded For The World PréMiere Of Vidi Acquam By Ennio Morricone. He Collaborates With V.Ashkenazy, B. Petrushansky, M. Rostropoivich, a. Lonquich, Emma Kirkby, o.Dantone, a. Marcon, M. Brunello, P. Maag, K. Richter, R. Goebel, M. Argerich, M. Tipo And&Nbsp; a. Ephrikian. He Founded&Nbsp; The Harmonie Brass Ensemble With Whom He Recorded The Cd “Brass & Swing”&Nbsp; With a Formation Of Ten Brasses And The Cd “Baroque” With Three Trumpets, Kettledrums And Organ. He&Nbsp; Taught At The Conservatories Of Trieste, Vicenza, Castelfranco And Udine. Currently He Is Principal Professor Of Trumpet At The Conservatory "C. Pollini "Of Padua.

Si Diploma In Tromba Nel 1987 Presso Il Conservatorio Musicale "Jacopo Tomadini" Di Udine Con I Professori G.Buonomo e V. Pancaldi. Si Perfeziona a Lubljana Con Il Maestro S.Arnold Ed In Seguito In Francia Con Il Maestro R.Delmotte Presso Il Conservatorio Di Versailles. Dal 1991 Al 2005 Ha Ricoperto Il Ruolo Di Prima Tromba Presso L'Orchestra Del Teatro "La Fenice" Di Venezia. Dal 2005 è Titolare Del Posto Di Prima Tromba Presso Il Teatro "Carlo Felice" Di Genova. Idoneo Al Concorso Di Prima Tromba Presso L'Orchestra Della Rai Di Torino e Per Seconda Tromba Presso L'Orchestra Di Cannes. Ha Collaborato Con Varie Orchestre Tra Cui: Scala Di Milano, Comunale Di Bologna, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Toscanini Di Parma. Internazionale D'Italia, Accademia Santa Cecilia Di Roma, Verdi Di Trieste, Rai Di Torino, Orchestra Di Padova e Del Veneto, Sinfonica Di Siviglia. É Stato Docente Della Classe Di Tromba Presso I Conservatori Di Udine e Trieste. Attualmente è Titolare Della Classe Di Tromba Presso Il Conservatorio Di Cuneo. É Docente Dei Corsi Di Perfezionamento Di Spilimbergo e Nel 2014 è Stato Invitato Come Preparatore Sezione Trombe Presso L'Ayo (Asian Youth Orchestra) Ad Hong Kong. É Componente Del Quintetto Di Ottoni "Spilimbrass".

Frank Pulcini Started Studying Under Gerard Dubarry At The Conservatory Of Limoge And Took His Degree In Trumpet In Pierre Thibaud'S Class At Paris Conservatory In 1986. He Was Awarded In Many International Competitions Such As Toulon, Prague, Tokyo, Narbonne, Tallahassee,&Nbsp; Osaka And Above All Tokyo Where He Won The First Prize And The Special Prize Of The Emperor. He Was Co-Founder Of The Epsilon Brass Ensemble With Whom He Has Played All Over Europe. He Is Artistic Director Of "Epsival" Symposium And “Cuivres En FêTe” Of Limoges Festival. He Has Toured Most Of The World’S Major Concert Halls Performing As Soloist And With The Best-Known Orchestras. Since 1995 He Has Been Solo Trumpet At SüDwest Radio Orchestra (Germany).

Tamás Velenczei Was Born In Hungary Where He Began Playing The Trumpet At The Age Of 8. He Studied In Hungary And Chicago And Finished His Masters At The San Diego International University In California. During His Studies He Won Several First Prizes In Competitions In Hungary, Italy And France. From 1983 To 1998 Tamás Velenczei Was a Member Of The Budapest Symphony Orchestra And Was Also The Principal Trumpet Player With The Budapest Festival Orchestra From 1992 To 1998. In 1998 He Was Appointed Professor At The Musashino Music Academy In Tokyo And Is a Regular Guest With The Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra In Budapest And Helmuth Rilling´S Bach Collegium In Stuttgart. He Also Teaches At The Karajan Academy, The Berlin Philharmonic´S Orchestral Training Academy. Tamás Velenczei Has Been The Principal Trumpet Of The Berlin Philharmonic Since 2000.