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String Faculty: Arturo Delmoni



“It’s hard to imagine how the violin could be much better played than Delmoni did—he plays with astonishing speed, lightness, fluency and sweetness of tone.” Richard Dyer, The Boston Globe

Arturo Delmoni’s remarkably distinctive violin playing embodies the romantic warmth that was the special genius of the great virtuosi of the golden age of violin playing. Audiences everywhere have fallen under the spell of his technical mastery and immediate emotional communication. His stylish, elegant interpretations of classical masterpieces have earned him critical acclaim in the United States and abroad.

Delmoni has appeared with the St. Louis, Dallas, Spokane, Jupiter, El Paso, Glendale, and Tucson Symphonies; the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston; the California Chamber Symphony; the Rhode Island, Brooklyn, Boston, Omaha, and Kansas City Philharmonics; and the Boston Pops. He has appeared as a recitalist throughout the United States and in Europe, the Middle East, Japan, and Hong Kong.

As a chamber musician, he has performed with illustrious colleagues such as Pinchas Zukerman, Elmar Oliveira, Emanuel Ax, Nathaniel Rosen, Jon Kimura Parker, Jeffrey Kahane, and Dudley Moore. He regularly appears at the Seattle, Steamboat Springs (Colorado), Deer Valley (Utah), and Sitka (Alaska) festivals. He also served on the jury for the first Henryk Szeryng Competition in Mexico City.

Born to Italian parents living in New York, Delmoni received his first violin lessons at age four, and soon came to the attention of legendary violin pedagogue, Dorothy DeLay. His public career had already begun with recitals and a network television appearance when he entered college as a Naumburg scholarship student. He continued his studies with Dorothy DeLay as well as with Ivan Galamian and Josef Gingold during summers at the Meadowmount School. After graduation, Professor Delmoni studied with Jascha Heifetz and with Nathan Milstein. He took honors in the Dealey, Flagler, Viña del Mar, Kennedy-Rockefeller, and Leventritt competitions.

Songs My Mother Taught Me, Delmoni’s recording of romantic miniatures and encore pieces, received extraordinary reviews from prominent critics. Audiophiles and audio critics generally regard his recording of unaccompanied violin music of Ysaÿe, Kreisler, and Bach as a reference for the sound of a solo violin. Reviewing Delmoni’s recording of sonatas for violin and piano of Franck and Fauré, Alan Heatherington of American Record Guide wrote: “The growing discography of Arturo Delmoni testifies to a musician who must possess an artistic soul of exceptional beauty. Each new issue reveals additional aspects of a winsome musical personality and verifies an impression of great warmth and geniality.”

Arturo Delmoni & Friends’ Rejoice! A String Quartet Christmas, received enthusiastic recommendations from Stereo Review, American Record Guide, and scores of major newspapers. Rejoice! Volume Two has enjoyed the same critical success. Delmoni’s duo recital with cellist Nathaniel Rosen, entitled Music for a Glass Bead Game, was nominated for a 1998 AFIM Indie Award, received a Golden Ear award, and was on Fanfare’s “Best of 1998” list. Delmoni’s most recently released recording is Rejoice! Volume Three.

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