:: MARCO LO MUSCIO :: International Organist and Pianist ::


		Curriculum
	Marco Lo Muscio was born in Rome on October 23 1971. Marco is one of the most versatile musicians of his generation: organist, pianist and composer. He graduated in piano with full honours *“Cum Laude”* at "Licinio Refice" academy of music guided by Maestro Tonino Maiorani. He then perfected himself (in three years) with the great pianist Sergio Fiorentino (1927-1998) attaining the Diploma of Advanced Studies with full honours at the academy "Bartolomeo Cristofori". He graduated in Pedagogy "Cum Laude", guided by prof. Giulio Sforza, in the University of "Rome Tre" (degree thesis on Keith Jarrett and Glenn Gould), and he perfected in organ with prof. James Edward Goettsche (official Organist of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican). Marco is a specialist of the French, English and American repertory, Bach's repertory,and in the arrangements and transcriptions of contemporary music (Keith Jarrett, Arvo Pärt, Vaughan Williams, Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, Jan Garbarek, Steve Hackett,etc...) He has held more than 700 concerts during some of most famous Organ and Piano Festivals in important Cathedrals and Concert Halls such as: United Kingdom: Cambridge “Kings College Chapel”; Oxford “Exeter and Queens College Chapels”; Westminster Cathedral in London, Hull City Hall, St. Martin Church in Salisbury, and in the cathedrals of Lichfield, Chester, Blackburn, Rochester, Gloucester, Truro, St. David and Sheffield; Festival in the Shire (dedicated to Tolkien) in Wales. Russia: “Great Philharmonic Concert Hall Shostakovic” in St. Petersburg; Svetlanov Hall (House of the Music), St. Mary Cathedral, Gnessin Academy and Baptist Church in Moscow; Volgograd (Stalingrad) Philharmonic Hall; in the Organ Halls in Chelyabinsk, Archangelsk, Kondopoga, Dubna, Kislovosk, Kirov, etc...; Baltic Counties: Riga Cathedral (Latvia) “Riga Dom Festival”; Vilnius (Lithuania) “Christopher Summer Festival”; Tallinn (Estonia) “International Organ Festival”. Finland: Helsinki “ Church of Rock”, Tyyki Jazz Festival, and cathedrals of Turku, Lahti and Mikkeli. Scotland: in the St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh and in the Memorial Chapel in Glasgow University. Switzerland: St. Peter and Paul Cathedral and Hammond Organ museum in Zurich. Denmark: Copenhagen in the Holmens Kirche (the church of Queen of Denmark) and Sorø International Music Festival. Norway: Bergen Organ summer festival in the Maria and Johannes churches; Oslo: Røa Kirke International Festival and Italian institute of culture; Molde Cathedral. Sweden: Götheborg and Uppsala Cathedrals. Germany: Nikolai Kirche in Leipzig, Wiesbaden (in the Markt Kirche and St. Bonifatius Kirche), in the Magdeburg Cathedral, in the church of St. Gabriel in Münich, Ingolstadt, Pforzheim. Poland: “Danzig (Oliwa) and Frombork Festivals”; France (Strasbourg, St. Räphael, Obernai, Paris). And also in: Iceland, Belgium, Palm of Majorca, Ukraine, Portugal, Åland Iceland XXXI International organ festival, Bornholm Iceland, in the Seville University (Spain), in the church of St. Nicholas in Prague. Vatican: Basilica of St. Peter, Clementina Chapel in the presence of Pope Giovanni Paolo II. Italy: Roma: I.U.C. “Aula Magna of the University La Sapienza”, in the Pantheon, Barberini Palace,Marcello Theatre, Villa Torlonia, St. Paul Basilica, St. Paul within the walls, etc...; Pontino and Euro Mediterraneo Festivals; Florence (churches of St. Maria dei Ricci, e St. Stefano al Ponte Vecchio), La Verna International Organ Festival, Cathedral and Piccolomini Palace in Pienza (with Mario Luzi), “Dusk Day 2008” in the Orvieto Cathedral, St. Antimo Abbey, Cantù International Organ Festival, Fano and Porto San Giorgio internationals organ Festivals, Tolkienian Path Festival in Piemonte, Politeatro in Milan, Festival in the Valsesia,etc… Marco is the main organist of National Canadian and St. Alexander churches in Rome. Is also Artistic Director of the “International Organ Summer Festival in Rome” and others Festivals. His CDs and DVD have been broadcast in radio and television: RAI TV, SAT TV2000, Vatican Radio, Amolini TV Russia, Rivendell Radio in Sweden, etc... Great success of public and reviews of the latest CDs and DVD of Marco (dedicated to Progressive Music) in international Magazines in USA, UK, Finland (Colossus), Italy, Poland, Brazil etc.. Marco's CDs are published from Drycastle Records and distributed from Camino Records in London and from BTF in Italy. Important is also the work of collaboration with projects of Finnish Magazine Colossus and realized from the French label Musea Records: “Rabid Dogs...Opening Themes”, “Dante: Paradise, Divine Comedy Book III”, “Homer: Iliad”, “Tales of Edgar Allan Poe”, “Boccaccio: Decameron”, “Homage to Flower Kings”. The music of Marco for organ and piano is published from Italian editor “Erreffe Musica”. His music was performed in London’s “Annual Festival of New Organ Music”, in London's St. Paul Cathedral and others important places from international musicians like Christopher Herrick, John Hackett, Stephen Farr, Kevin Bowyer, Alessandro Bianchi, Michael Eckerle, Roger Sayer, Fredrik Sixten, etc...Marco's work has captured the attention of great musicians like Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, Steve Hackett and John Hackett, and the latest CD dedicated to Tolkien, *"The Book of Bilbo and* *Gandalf",* is born with the cooperation of Pär Lindh, John and Steve Hackett. Download Curriculum in English (19 Kb) “...a marvellous musician!” Steve Hackett (Genesis) “Thank you for your fine recital last week. I have received a number of very nice comments about it!” Dr. Stephen Cleobury (Kings College,Cambridge) "...Brilliant CD played fantastically! It was wonderful to feel the power of the organ combined with your complete commitment to the instrument and the music of all the composers. It was a sensational experience to hear music that started out as little doodles on the guitar being given such a extraordinary treatment. I'm a big fan of the sound of the organ which is a complete world in itself, especially in dedicated hands." Steve Hackett “What Marco Lo Muscio presents is my ideal of music: entertaining and meaningful. Prog-Rock played on pipe organ: why nobody else thought of something so cool before?!? Marco is a keyboards ‘maestro’; his arrangements are warm, and respectful of the original. A real pleasure to listen to, both on CD and live”. Corrado Canonici (Director of “World Concert Artists”, Double Bassist, Manager of Keith Emerson) “I know about this guy; very very good as well I'm told. Is a very good organist” Rick Wakeman (Yes) "... exceptional, precise and of quality!" Prof. Antonio Latanza (director of the museum of the musical instruments of Rome) “ …He shows technical solid and strong, excellent heir of the school of Fiorentino and Germani”. Federico Borsari (concert organist) “A CD with little works well-known and a large search in the touch and in the nuance. I love this way to do music!” Francis Chapelet (concert organist) “…when this musician has started to play, public has understood: there has arrived the talented powerful interpreter”. Antonina Vinnikova (Russian journalist) “…Repertory of rare excellent listening played with large taste. I recommend to all of the purchase of these original CD for organ”. Wijnand Van de Pol (concert organist) “...Marco Lo Muscio, remember this name, with its false air of Rick Wakeman of modern times, is nothing less than the revelation of the year 2010 with this album “The Book of Bilbo and Gandalf”. (RYM Review)