" ....So let me be thy choir, and make a moan upon the midnight hours; thy voice, thy lute, thy pipe, thy incense sweet from swinged censer teeming; thy shrine, thy grove, thy oracle, thy heat of pale-mouth'd prophet dreaming...."
John Keats- from Ode to Psyche

"... Sì, lascia sia io il tuo coro e il pianto alzato per la tua mezzanotte, lascia sia io la tua voce, il tuo liuto, il tuo flauto, il tuo incenso squisito che fuma dal turibolo scosso, il tuo santuario, il tuo bosco, il tuo oracolo e l'ardore di un profeta sognante dalla pallida bocca....."
J.Keats - da Ode a Psiche

 

 

 

 

 



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-Haynes Flute Artist

 


" The sensuous charming fascination of the pure solo sound lives again through the flute of Elena Cecconi. A secret inspiration of melancholy, of austere tenderness is the feeling ....searching for a statuesque style with colours and nuances ...to find a superhuman voice..."

" Musica n. 218 July/August 2010 - Solo Flute CD review // ***** 5 Stars : extraordinary CD "

" E' il fascino sensuoso, ammaliante nella sua fragilità, di una voce nuda....che rivive ne flauto di Elena Cecconi. Una vena segreta di malinconia, d'una tenerezza austera, si fa strada nelle linee pure di un eloquio modellato in gesti di netta plasticità....a scavare un canto nascosto, sotterraneo nel flessuoso trascolorare degli sfumati.....plasmato su di una voce oltre l'umano...."

" Musica n. 218 Luglio/Agosto 2010 - Recensione CD Flauto Solo//***** 5 stars: CD eccezionale"

" The flute and harp CD, with the pieces selected by Elena Cecconi and Paola Devoti, could be an ideal Duo recital. Original compositions and transcriptions from late '800 to contemporary pieces ( Buss and Cataldo dedicated to the performers), all sharing the same predominant evocative peculiarity......a dance of opulent sensuality, an intimate expression and communicative need.....the intensity is well expressed through a large palette of timbres and warm sounds with an excellent instrumental technique....."

" Musica n.208 July/August 2009 - Flute and Harp CD review L'Enchant de la Musique: 4 Stars "

" Potrebbe essere quello d'un ideale recital per flauto e arpa quello messo a punto da Elena Cecconi e Paola Devoti per la presente incisione. Vi si ritrovano alternate composizioni originali e trascrizioni tra il tardo Ottocento e la contemporaneità (con due brani, quelli di Buss e Cataldo, dedicati alle interpreti ) ; tutte accomunate dalla predominanza di un carattere marcatamente evocativo......una gestualità accesa, plasticamente definita, animata da un'intima urgenza espressiva, comunicativa.... Un'intensità che s'accompagna ad una vasta tavolozza timbrica virata verso le tinte più calde e ad una resa tecnica eccellente......"

" Musica n.208 Luglio/Agosto 2009 - Recensione CD Flauto e Arpa L'Enchant de la Musique: 4 Stelle "

"....Elena Cecconi , nel concerto per flauto solo a Gazzuolo....è stato grazie alla sua personalità torreggiante, al fine senso di un fraseggio sempre arioso e cesellato, alla sovrana padronanza dello strumento anche nei passaggi più impervi, che questo concerto è stato una piccola rarità..."
"La Voce di Mantova"

" Elena Cecconi, performing the recital for solo flute in Gazzuolo.... her strong personality, fine deep sense of musical phrase, technical mastery, made this concert a pearl and rarity...."

                                                          ******


"...Duetti e Fantasie da sogno: La Variazione tra virtuosismi e vocalità....Notevole anche il lavoro di riduzione della partitura orchestrale per flauto e arpa, che è risultata decisamente interessante alla luce del ruolo che questi arrangiamenti hanno nell'integrarsi con la parte vocale.
Al flauto la Cecconi è un'interprete che riesce a coniugare incredibili virtuosismi ad una morbidezza di suono con pochi eguali nel nostro Paese...."
"Libertà",

" Duets and Fantasias to let us dream: La Variazione performed Virtuoso and Vocal pieces...Wonderful the work around the score, arranged for flute and harp by the performers and very interesting the musical speech with the voice.
.....the flutist Cecconi performing is able to play the virtuoso technique with a kind of sound full and soft, difficult to find similar in our Country......"

                                                          ******

 Pietro & Giovanni Bottesini -Chamber Music with Clarinet

Elena Cecconi -Flute
Luigi Magistrelli - Clarinet
TALENT RECORDS (Belgium)

"The opening score is Pietro Bottesini's Theme and Variations for flute, clarinet and string quartet. In discernible sections this is brisk and sparkling music evocative of the atmosphere of village carnivals and country fairs. Remarkable is the virtuosity of the playing from exceptionally talented clarinettist Luigi Magistrelli and flautist Elena Cecconi.
(...) I must also highlight the impeccable playing of flutist Elena Cecconi along with Piermario Murelli's marvellous performance on the double-bass (...)."

Michael Cookson

read complete review on "Musicweb international"

 

"Dal Requiem di Verdi" di Roberto Lucato

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Next concerts:

August 2, 2010
Panicale (Perugia) - Italy
Festival Organistico Morettini Teatro Caporali
" Flute Passion" Solo Flute recital
Music of Kuhlau, Mercadante, Debussy, Karg-Elert, Procaccini, Ferroud, Buss

July 24 - 31 2010
Assisi - Italy
International Umbria Estate 2010 Flute Masterclass Elena Cecconi will perform Solo Flute pieces at the Umbria Estate Masterclasses' teachers recital
July 28 2010
Chiostro di S. Lorenzo, Cattedrale, Perugia - Italy
www.assisiumbriaestate.com


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November 17 2010
Rovereto ( Trento - Italy ) Sala della Filarmonica
" Salotti Lirici " - Concerts' series Ensemble La Variazione - tenor, flute and piano recital
" La Musica è Poesia "
Music of Respighi, Saint-Saëns, Ibert, Gaubert, Casella, Mortari, Enesco, Tosti, Vella, Hossein

October 18-23 2010

Krakov - Poland
Academy of Music and Italian Institute in Krakow Flute Masterclass Akademia Muzyczna - Chamber Hall
October 18 , 2pm-5pm
Solo flute recital
Akademia Muzyczna - Florianka Concert Hall
October 20, 8:30 pm
Music of Mercadante, Chopin-Rossini, Chopin-Moyse, Mortari, Procaccini, Del Re, Buss

August 9-11 2010
Flute and Piano recording
" Musical Tales " Elena Cecconi flute , Federico Brunello piano
Music of Saint-Saëns, Taffanel, Gaubert, Caplet, Ibert,
Casella, Procaccini, Buss

August 2, 2010
Panicale (Perugia) - Italy
Festival Organistico Morettini Teatro Caporali
" Flute Passion" Solo Flute recital
Music of Kuhlau, Mercadante, Debussy, Karg-Elert, Procaccini, Ferroud, Buss

July 24 - 31 2010
Assisi - Italy
International Umbria Estate 2010 Flute Masterclass Elena Cecconi will perform Solo Flute pieces at the Umbria Estate Masterclasses' teachers recital
July 28 2010
Chiostro di S. Lorenzo, Cattedrale, Perugia - Italy
www.assisiumbriaestate.com

July 20 - 23 2010
Valtidone International Music Events 2010 Edition Valtidone Summer Camp - Italy Flute MasterClasses www.valtidone-competitions.com
info@valtidone-competitions.com

July 12 2010
Roma - Italy
" The Music Festival of the Nations" 2010
I concerti del Tempietto Casina delle Civette di Villa Torlonia - 8:30 pm Solo Flute Recital
Music of Kuhlau, Mercadante, Debussy, Procaccini, Ferroud, Buss, Ibert
www.tempietto.it

June 26 2010

Corte de' Frati - Cremona - Italy
" Corte in Piazza " Concerts and Events series Piazza del Comune 9:00 pm
" From Opera to the Musical " - Flute and Harp recital
Music of Popp, Mascagni, Borne, Lehar, Briccialdi, Piazzolla, Gershwin, Webber

June 20 2010
Iglesias - Carbonia - Italy European Music Day
FlutEnsemble Day - Art&Note Cultural Association MasterClass and Performance with students in co-operation with the flutist Antonio Amenduni www.corsidiflauto.com

April 23 2010 - May 22-23 2010
Music Academy-Conservatorio " A. Pedrollo"
Vicenza - Italy
Flute Mastercourse : Flute and Piano/Orchestra repertoire; Solo Flute repertoire

April 23 2010
Vicenza - Italy
Music Academy-Conservatorio " A. Pedrollo"
Flute and Piano and Solo Flute recital
Concert Hall 6:00 pm Elena Cecconi performs with the pianist Federico Brunello Music of Genin, Widor, Buss, Dutilleux
The Recital program includes the Italian/European Premiere
of the piece "Venetian Memoris" composed by Howard Buss for Elena Cecconi

April 11, 2010
Casalmaggiore-Cremona-Italy Chiesa di San Leonardo Solo Flute concert 9:00 pm Telemann, Gluck, Mercadante, Kuhlau, Procaccini, Ibert

March 12-13 2010

Switzerland TOUR:

In collaboration with AVIS, Cultural Association "
SANDRO PERTINI" , Italian Cultural Institute in Zürich :
Stadthofsaal in Uster
March 12, at 8:00 pm Stadthaus in Dietikon -
March 13, at 8:00 pm " Zitti, zitti !..... Piano piano....." Tre voci e Tre Strumenti all' Opera Ensemble La Variazione recitals Singers, flute, harp and cello Arias, duets, trios, Operatic flute and harp fantasias Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Bochsa, Briccialdi, Genin

February 28, 2010
Marcaria (Mantova) - Italy
Chiesa S. Giovanni Battista 5:00 pm
solo flute concert
Telemann, Gluck, Mercadante,
Kuhlau, Procaccini, Ibert

February 21, 2010
Milano - Italy
Santuario S. Maria alla Fontana - 4:00 pm
" Gli Ariosi Italiani"
" Da Cimarosa a Cilea ": Tenor and Wind Quintet
Filippo Pina Castiglioni tenor
Elena Cecconi flute , Daniele Scanziani oboe,
Luigi Magistrelli clarinet, Brunello Gorla horn,
Edmondo Crisafulli bassoon
Arias and Ouvertures of Cimarosa,
Rossini, Verdi, Puccini, Cilea

February 2, 2010
Jacksonville - Florida - USA
Florida Community College - South Campus Solo Flute and Flute and Piano recital Gluck, Mercadante, Poulenc, Ibert, Piazzolla, Gershwin
Students' meeting immediately following

January 30, 2010
Orlando - Florida-USA
FFA - Annual Flute State Convention & Flute Fair
Marriott Airport Hotel
" European feelings"
Solo Flute recital
Capri Hall 12 noon
Kuhlau, Mercadante, Andriessen,
Procaccini, Ferroud, Buss
The Recital program includes
the World Premiere of the piece
"Venetian Memoris" composed by Howard Buss for Elena Cecconi

January 21, 2010
Cremona - Italy
Teatro Filodrammatici
Ensemble Le Pleiadi recital
" Le Donne nell'Opera "
soprano, flute and harp
Arias and Operatic flute and harp fantasias
Bizet, Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi,
Ponchielli, Briccialdi, Genin

December 29 2009
S. Vito di Cadore - Belluno
Auditorium
Ensemble La Variazione recital
" Parlami d'Amore..." tenor, flute and harp
Arias and flute and harp pieces
Lehar, Mascagni, Tosti, Bixio,Godard, Briccialdi

December 26 2009
Bozzolo - Mantova Italy
Domus Pasotelli 4:00 pm
" Adeste Fideles"
Solo flute concert Telemann, Vivaldi, Bach, Schubert

November 2, 2009
Castellucchio - Mantova -Italy
AVIS - Cassa Padana - Pro Loco di Castellucchio
teatro Comunale SOMS
"Image" - Solo Flute concert
Gluck, Mercadante, Debussy,
Procaccini, Buss, Bozza, Ibert

October 12-28 2009
USA TOUR
New Orleans and Louisiana

Ensemble La Variazione recitals

Flute Masterclass

" I'm proud to announce that my student , the flutist Valentina Puddu, will perform with me and my Ensemble during this Tour"

scheduled dates:

October 13 2009
Tulane University - New Orleans - LA
Recital Hall
FLUTE MASTERCLASS 7pm
Flute repertoire-breathing- technique

October 14 2009
Tulane University - New Orleans
LA
Music at Midday series
Rogers Chapel - Newcomb College Campus
"L' Enchant de la Musique"
Ensembe La Variazione recital- Flute/2 Flutes and Harp

October 16 2009
Pasta & Puccini Gala- Inter Continental
New Orleans - LA
Ensemble La Variazione recital
" Duetti solo" - Singers, Flute/2 Flutes and Harp

October 18 2009
First Baptist Church - Hammond - LA
Ensemble La Variazione recital
" Duetti solo" - Singers, Flute/2 Flutes and Harp

October 21, 2009
New Orleans - Louisiana
Trinity Episcopal Church
"L' Enchant de la Musique"
Ensemble La Variazione recital- Flute/2 Flutes and Harp

October 22 2009
Dunham Chapel First Presbiterian Church - Baton Rouge - LA
Ensemble La Variazione recital
" Duetti solo" - Singers, Flute/2 Flutes and Harp

October 25 2009
Westwego Performing Arts Theatre- LA
Ensemble La Variazione recital

" Duetti solo" - Singers, Flute/2 Flutes and Harp

Ensemble " La Variazione" recitals

in collaboration with
All'Opera, JPAS and Tulane University

September 27 2009
Castelnuovo Bocca d'Adda - Lodi - Italy
Circolo A.C.L.I. "Due Torri"
European Days of Cultural Heritage
"Oh Nature!" La Natura Affascina la Musica Ensemble La Variazione Tenor, Flute, Cello and Harp Recital

September 6, 2009
9 pm Rivergaro- Piacenza- Italy
Grazie del Castello Sanctuary
"L'Enchant de la Musique" Flute and Harp Recital
Flute and Harp CD by Bottega Discantica introduction

August 16 , 2009
Festival di Lapedona - Ascoli Piceno - Italy Musica in Collina
Flute soloist with Quintetto Kosnick Riccardo Favero conductor Music of Haydn and Jommelli

July 30 2009
Valtidone International Music Events
2009 Edition
Valtidone Summer Camp
Gragnano- Piacenza - Italy
P.A. Genin Fantasia op.18 su La Traviata di G. Verdi
for flute and piano
Guest Artist Concert

July 26 -31 2009
Valtidone International Music Events
2009 Edition
Valtidone Summer Camp
Flute and Chamber Music MasterClasses
www.valtidone-competitions.com
info@valtidone-competitions.com

June 27 2009
8:45 pm Riva di Suzzara - Mantova - Italy San Colombano Abate Church
"L'Enchant de la Musique" Flute and Harp Recital
Flute and Harp CD by Bottega Discantica introduction

June 21 2009
Iglesias - Carbonia - Italy European Music Day FlutEnsemble Day - Art&Note Cultural Association MasterClass and Performances together with the flutist Antonio Amenduni
www.corsidiflauto.com

May 8-10 2009
Cernusco sul Naviglio - Milano - Italy
FALAUT FESTIVAL 2009 Elena Cecconi and Paola Devoti Flute and Harp recital
Music of C.Debussy and H.Buss

April 26 2009
6.30pm Goito - Mantova - Italy
Pieve Romanica Massimbona
" The Passionate Flute" solo flute recital Solo Flute CD by Bottega Discantica introduction

April 25 2009
9pm Sailetto-Suzzara (Mantova) Italy
Chiesa San Leone Magno
" The Passionate Flute" solo flute recital
Solo Flute CD by Bottega Discantica introduction

April 23 2009
Castelnuovo Bocca d' Adda - Lodi- Italy
Settimana dei Beni Culturali
Chiesa della Beata Vergine Maria
Concerto Sacro dedicato al restauro
della Cappella del Crocefisso
" Il '700 Sacro in Europa"
tenore, flauto, arpa, violoncello

MARCH -APRIL 2009
USA TOUR : Florida and Louisiana
Flute and Piano recitals and MasterClasses with the pianist Riccardo Favero

Scheduled performances :

March 29, 2009
New Orleans - Louisiana
Trinity Episcopal Church
"Music for the Lord"
Flute and Piano concert

March 28, 2009
New Orleans - Louisiana
Tulane University - Dixon Annex Recital Hall
" Fantasias on Italian Operas"
Flute and Piano recital

March 27, 2009
ULL- University of Louisiana
Lafayette - Louisiana
Flute MasterClass and students meeting
Flute and Piano Performance

March 24, 2009
Jacksonville - Florida
Florida Community College - South Campus
" European feelings"
Flute and Piano recital
Flute MasterClass immediately following

March 22, 2009
Jacksonville - Florida
San Jose Episcopal Church
" Music for the Lord"
flute and piano concert

January 29, 2009
Milano - Italy
Università Bocconi - Aula Magna
Flute and Piano recital
Elena Cecconi flute, Siro Saracino piano

January 26, 2009
Cremona - Italy
Teatro Filodrammatici Ensemble
La Variazione recital
"Duetti d' Amore "
tenor, soprano, flute and harp

January 25 , 2009
Chiesa di S. Francesco di Paola - 3:30 pm
W.A.Mozart - Concerto in C major KV 299
for flute, harp and orchestra
P.Bottesini - Tema e Variazioni
for flute clarinet and strings
Orchestra "Antonio Vivaldi" di Valle Camonica
Silvio Maggioni conductor
Elena Cecconi flute, Paola Devoti harp
Luigi Magistrelli, clarinet

January 12-14 , 2009
Weimar - Germany
University of Music "F. Liszt"
Erasmus - Life-long Learning Programme
Solo Flute repertoire MasterClass
Solo Flute recital

December 26, 2008
Villa Saviola - Motteggiana ( Mantova - Italy)
Chiesa San Michele Arcangelo - 5:30 pm
Flute and Harp Christmas' Concert

December 21, 2008
Busseto ( Parma, Italy)
Circolo " Falstaff "
"Un soffio è la mia voce"
Ensemble "Le Pleiadi" recital
soprano, flute, harp

December 20, 2008
San Martino dall' Argine ( Mantova - Italy)
Chiesa Castello
Flute and Harp Christmas' Concert

December 15, 2008
Cremona - Italy
Auditorium della Camera di Commercio
Piazza Duomo
"Un soffio è la mia voce"
Ensemble "Le Pleiadi" recital
soprano, flute, harp

November 9, 2008
Casalmaggiore-Cremona-Italy
Chiesa di San Leonardo
Closing Concert of the Year for
Church's Restoration Bicentenary
"L'enchant de la Musique"
flute and harp recital

November 8, 2008
Soresina (CR, Italy)
Teatro Sociale
"Un soffio è la mia voce"
Ensemble "Le Pleiadi" recital
soprano, flute, harp

November 2, 2008
Campitello di Marcaria
Mantova- Italy
Sala Civica
Un suono per il conforto
Solo Flute concert

October 10-12, 2008
Flute and Harp recording
"L'enchant de la Musique"
Bottega Discantica records

September 6 2008
Ciriè -Torino-Italy
Salone Troglia
"Parlami d'Amore..."
Ensemble La Variazione recital
tenor flute piano

August 8 2008
Kansas City - Missouri - USA
2008 NFA - National Flute Convention
Exhibitors concert
H.Buss: Hurricane!
Brixton Publications
Solo Flute performance

August 7 2008
Kansas City - Missouri - USA
2008 NFA - National Flute Convention
Empire Room
A Flute at the Opera flute and piano recital


August 2 2008
Caldana - Varese - Italy
Chiesa S.Maria Assunta
Concerts'series "Per non dimenticare"
"Io seguo il mio destino.." Le Donne nell'Opera
Ensemble "La Variazione" recital
soprano, flute, harp

July 30, 2008
Festival delle Muse 2008 (Cremona, Italy)
piazzetta Oratorio dei Disciplini
Trigolo - Soresina (CR)
"Io seguo il mio destino.." Le Donne nell'Opera
Ensemble "La Variazione" recital
soprano, flute, harp

July 22-27 2008
Valtidone
International Music Events 2008 Edition
Valtidone Summer Camp
Flute and Chamber Music MasterClasses
www.valtidone-competitions.com
info@valtidone-competitions.com


July 26 2008

Valtidone International Music Events
2008 Edition
Valtidone Summer Camp
Pianello -Piacenza-Italy
Guest Artist Concert
S.Prokofiev Sonata n.2 op.94
flute and piano recital

July 13 2008
Pancalieri -Torino - Italy
Giardini di Villa Chiattone
"Parlami d'Amore..."
La Variazione recital
tenor flute piano

June 28 2008
Sarmato-Piacenza (Italy)
Solo First Flute performance Orchestra dell'Accademia Europea
S.Prokofiev : Peter and the wolf

May 28 , 2008
Cagliari - Italy
Auditorium Music University "G.P. da Palestrina"
Fantaisies on Italian Operas
flute and piano recital

May 10, 2008

Piacenza - Italy
Sala del Ridotto del Teatro Municipale
2008 Musical Season of the
"Ars Pulcherrima"
Musical Association
"L'enchant de la Musique"
flute and harp recital


April 17, 2008
                  Cagliari - Italy
               Auditorium Music University "G.P. da Palestrina"
                                       "Flute Passion"
                                        solo flute recital

April 16-17-18-19, 2008
    Cagliari - Italy
                                       Music University "G.P. da
Palestrina"
                                       Solo Flute Repertoire MasterClass

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