Maestro LUCA BURINI was born in Perugia (Italy) in 1960; he lives in Milan since 25 years. He began studying piano at age of six and organ at the age of eleven. In 1979 he received his Master Degree from the Music State Conservatory «Francesco Morlacchi» in Perugia. After Conservatory Master Degree he studied in Austria (Salzburg) with Maestro Carlo Zecchi at the «Internationale Akademie Mozarteum»; under the same Maestro he continued his studies in Rome.
For the purposes of a never ending qualified professionalism, he has never stopped studying piano (particularly with maestro Gino Diamanti and Eugene De Rosa) and he also studying orchestra conducting, with many prestigious teachers.
At the same time, he studied Composition with Roman Vlad, Giuseppe Giuliano and Giorgio Martellini. It has also integrated his knowledge devoted to studies in medicine and humanities at the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Humanities, University of Perugia. He is currently enrolled at the “UpS University” for a Master degree in International Communications.
Love of Knowledge, Learning and Faith has developed in close collaboration with the Dominicans Friars, he lived up to thirty years old with the Dominican Preachers Order; he was Main Organist (since 1977) and Director of the Choir (1983-1989) in Perugia “Basilica of St. Dominic”.
He has held teaching posts at the Music State Conservatory «Gioacchino Rossini» of Pesaro, «Francesco Morlacchi» of Perugia and «Luigi Cherubini» of Florence; in the United States he has held master-class about Italian composer Ottorino Respighi at «Arizona State University».
He was a member of the Ministerial Committee for primary school teachers special training courses (Ministry Publ.Istr.114/95 C) and Secretary of the National Committee to reform the italian musical education.
A noteworthy distinction in 1986 (only 26 years old) is his appointment as “Music Assistant and Maestro Sostituto” at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, after winning an ad hoc competition. At “La Scala” he also performed as piano soloist as well as playing harpsichord in the Orchestra. He has been Music Assistant with prestigious Conductors such Gerd Albrecht, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Klaus Tennstedt, Riccardo Muti e George Prêtre.
Deep knowledge of classical ballet and modern dance, Luca Burini was Stage & Music Director for over ten years of the Dance Company “Teatroballetto Mariotti Perugia”; he also organized an outstanding succes tour in Mexico sponsored by the Italian government and the Italian Embassy in Mexico City.
Artistic Director of "European Music Seasons" he organized in simultaneous concerts seasons in many Italian cities (Rome, Florence, Perugia, Assisi, Turin, Merano, Ancona), encouraging and helping the spread, especially among young people, about development and the cultural growth in the Arts and Music.
In Milan, he founded the "St. Matthew Choir"; actually he is the Conductor.
For the Publishing Music House Mediacom-Milan he realized in Midi Files musical orchestral Opera tracks of Turandot by Puccini, Aida by Verdi, Carmen by Bizet, Madame Butterfly by Puccini and La Traviata by Verdi (Series "Opera Play PC”).
He translated into English the italian book “Come si ascolta la musica / How to listen Music” by Giulio Confalonieri (Ergoset Editions, Milan)
He has recorded for VATICAN RADIO, Italian Radio -Television ( RAI ), K.T.V. ( Greece ), C.B.C. Broadcasting Corporation; guest conductor, he conducted the National Symphony Orchestra of Radio Television Yugoslavia HRTV, in "Music for Heroes", a repertoire of Beethoven, Saint-Saens, Brenta, Hornemann, Edgar, Gliere.
Another prestigious acknowledgment, since 1989, the official patronage of the Italian Government (Ministry of Tourism and Performing Arts), and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, to concerts abroad, as the official representative of Italian Music.
Concerts tour of great satisfaction in Europe and outside the continent (United States, Mexico, France, Argentina, Egypt, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Tunisia, Morocco, Malta, Great Britain, Canada), for a musical Faith "beyond borders".
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LARISSA SALERNO was born in Maikop, Russia; she is an italian citizen since 2005.
Involved in music by the young age, she immediately reveals an extraordinary skills in singing.
She began her study at the Music State Conservatory of Kaliningrad; after receiving her Piano Diploma in 1989 and her Choir Conducting Diploma in 1990, she study at the State Academy of Minsk, in Belarus, from 1993 to 1996.
In 2000 she received the higher Degree for Singing from the Music State Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi in Milan.
She studied in Italy with A.M. Fichera, A. Galie, I. Bertacchi, M. Cioni, M. D’Amico, G. Tagliareni, F. Ogeas, G. Canetti, L. Arruga; a noteworthy distinction, she is the winner of seven Lyric Music International Competition (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 & 2007).
Soprano voice, she sang at Regio Theater in Turin, Carlo Felice Theater in Genova, as well as Teatro alla Scala in Milan (Japan tour in 2003).
Outstanding performer of Chamber and Sacred repertoire, she was the main protagonist in very challenging and so different scores, from Mozart Vesperae solemnes de Confessore to Orff Carmina Burana, from Pergolesi Stabat Mater to Beethoven IX Symphony, from Mozart Requiem to Scarlatti Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, from Rossini Petite Messe Solemnelle to Haendel Messiah.
Excellent and passionate Opera performer, she is considered by international press & critics “… the new Star of Italian Lyric Music”.
Larissa Salerno has an incredible number of Opera performance: she was Ines in Verdi “Trovatore”, Valencienne in Lehàr “The Merry Widow”, Nedda in Leoncavallo “Pagliacci”, Santuzza in Mascagni “Cavalleria Rusticana”, Belinda in Purcell “Dido and Aeneas”, Marcellina in Mozart “Nozze di Figaro”, Musetta and Mimì in Puccini “Bohéme”, Micaela in Bizet “Carmen”, Norma in Bellini “Norma”, Amelia in Verdi “Ballo in maschera”, Lauretta in Puccini “Gianni Schicchi”, Giulietta in Bellini “Capuleti and Montecchi”, Maria Stuarda in Donizetti “Maria Stuarda”, Desdemona in Verdi “Otello”, Tatyana in Ciajkovskij “Evgenij Onegin”, Wally in Catalani “The Wally”, Tosca in Puccini “Tosca”, Violetta Valery in Verdi “La Traviata”.
