2011:
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Fri, May 27, 2011:
First performance of the music composed for the Come Dance with Me! Project commissioned by Tees Valley Dance
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Sat, Feb 26, 2011:
Hull City Hall
World premier of Lusvardi’s Concerto for Double bass and Orchestra Commissioned by the Hull Philharmonic Society.
- Wed, Feb 7, 2011 - 07:30pm: National University of Ireland - Galway Opera Buffa "Colombo Tutto Tondo" for four singers, one actor and Gatto Marte ensemble - In collaboration with the Arts in Action Programme and Múscailt.
2010:
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Thu, Nov 25, 2010, 01:10pm: Palace Green Concert Hall at Durham University
Double bass solo recital featuring Dances for double bass with instruments.
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Tue, Nov 2, 2010, 04:00pm: Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall at York University
Double bass solo recital featuring Dances for double bass with instruments.
- Sun, Oct 31, 2010 - 07:30pm: Albemarle Music Centre Kingston upon Hull, UK Opera Buffa "Colombo Tutto Tondo" for four singers, one actor and Gatto Marte ensemble - In collaboration with Hull Music Centre and Hull City council.
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September/October 2010:
Premiere of "Karli, Mustafa and the Crocodile Club" - ballet for children.
New composition commisioned by Tees Valley Dance
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Sun, Sep 12, 2010, 07:00pm: Botton Village Hall North Yorkshire
Basse Corde concert. Cello and double bass featuring famous duets like Rossini, Bellini. Dances for double bass with instruments by Lusvardi.
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Sat, Jul 3, 2010, 23:00:
Festival Como citta' della musica - Piazza Verdi, Como, Italy
Faust (1926) Un film di Friedrich Murnau Musica originali ensemble Gatto Marte
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Sat, May 15, 2010, 18:30:
York Spring Festival of New Music (in collaboration with the Late Music Festival)
Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York - with the 'Black Hair' ensemble
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Sat, March 27, 2010, 20:00:
Salvation Army Citadel, York:
The Micklegate Singers, A Little Light Shakespeare
2009:
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Fri, Dec 4, 2009:
University of Hull, Basse Corde concert.
Cello and double bass featuring famous duets like Rossin, Haydn, Bellini. World premier of Dances for double bass solo with instruments by Lusvardi.
- Sun, Nov 1, 2009 - 07:00pm Teesside University, Main Hall Brittan Building World Premier of the Opera Buffa “Colombo Tutto Tondo” for four singers and Gatto Marte ensemble.
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Sat, Oct 17, 2009:
Cottingham Festival, Basse Corde concert.
Cello and double bass featuring famous duets like Rossini, Haydn, Bellini....and solo works.
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Sun, Oct 11, 2009:
Albemarle Music Centre Kingston upon Hull, UK
Screening and performance of silent film Goldrush.
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October, 2009: Ireland Tour 2009
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Fri, Oct 9, 2009:
Black Box Theatre National University of Ireland in Galway
- 01:30pm: Lunchtime concert - NUI
- Evening: Private Music concert - Killeenaran
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Thu, Oct 8, 2009:
National University of Ireland in Galway
- 02:30pm: Workshop – Huston Film School
- 07:00pm: Screening and performance of silent film Goldrush
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Fri, Oct 9, 2009:
Black Box Theatre National University of Ireland in Galway
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Fri, May 1, 2009: Gouveia Art Rock Festival, Portugal
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Sat, Feb 7, 2009 - 07:30pm: York Guildhall Orchestra. Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall. Conductor Simon Wright
2008:
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Sat, November 22, 07:30pm: Christ Church Quay Road Bridlington
Basse Corde Duo:- Chris Nolan, cello
- Pietro Lusvardi, double bass
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October, 2008: Ireland Tour 2008
- Thu, October 9: National University of Ireland in Galway
- 02:30pm: Workshop – Huston Film School
- 07:00pm: Screening and performance of silent film Goldrush
- Fri, October 10: National University of Ireland in Galway
- 01:00pm: Lunchtime concert - NUIG
- Evening: Private Music concert - Killeenaran
- Sat, October 11 (?pm): ….after a Guinness or two (if it does not rain) - Busking in Galway! The city of Galway is unique in that. It allows, and can support, not just buskers but proper street performers, guys juggling chain saws and doing stunts on unicycles, and Gatto Marte too.
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Wed, October 8, 2008 (02:00pm): Driffield Community Centre, Mill Street Driffield
- Chris Nolan, cello
- Pietro Lusvardi, double bass
- Programme will include: Rossini duet, Dragonetti, Haydn, Henze, the premier of Colombo Suite re-arranged for cello and bass by Lusvardi.
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July, 2008: Gatto Marte UK Tour
- Wed, July 23th (19:45): Scarborough Spa, Grand Hall: A showing of silent film Goldrush with our original score performed live.
- Fri, July 25th (19:30): Whitby Pavilion: A showing of silent film Goldrush with our original score performed live
- Sat, July 26th (19:30): Danby Town Hall: Gatto Marte concert.
- Sun, July 27th (19:30): Stokesley Town Hall: A showing of silent film Faust with our original score performed live
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Sunday, June 29, 2008, 07:30pm Middleton Hall, Hull University
The Bear: An Extravaganza in One Act- Music by William Walton
- Libretto by Anton Chekhov
- Lyrics by Paul Dehn
- Amy Black (mezzo-soprano) as Popova
- Andrew Slater (baritone) as Smirnov
- Richard Wiegold (bass) as Luka
- The Hull Sinfonietta, Lee Tsang (conductor)
Two of the region's most popular international stars lead the cast in this comic tale of love and betrayal.Tickets £12 (£11 senior citizens, £6 students) -
Wed, June 19 (09:30am - 12:30pm): Albemarle Music Center Double bass Workshop for double bass pupils of all standards
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Saturday, April 26, 2008, 07:30pm Holy Trinity Hull, UK (tel: 07886-948457) (£5, free admission under 18's)
Chris Nolan, cello Pietro Lusvardi, double bassRecital featuring: Dragonetti, Haydn, Rossini, Henze, Serenade for cello solo and a new work for solo double bass by Lusvardi. -
Sunday, March 30, 2008, 03:00pm St Patrick's Church, Patrington
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Friday, April 4, 2008, 01:15pm Middleton HallLee Tsang (baritone) Sarah Beth Briggs (piano) Heath Quartet with Pietro Lusvardi (double bass)- Vaughan Williams (arr. Tsang): Four Last Songs
- Britten: Three Character Pieces
- Stravinsky: Concertino for String Quartet
- Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
2007:
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007, 09:00pm Cinema Gloria Como (Italy)
- A showing of the silent Film Faust with original score performed live.
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Saturday, November 24, 2007, 07:30pm Hull City Hall, Hull Philharmonic
- Beethoven Concerto for Piano
- Violin and Cello Soloists: The Cropper Welsh Roscoe Trio
- Elgar, Symphony No.2 in E flat
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Sunday, November 11, 2007, 07:45pm Stokesley Town Hall:As part of Stokesley chamber music series
- "Basse Corde" Duo: Chris Nolan cello and Pietro Lusvardi double bass. Music of: Dragonetti, Rossini, Haydn, Lusvardi, Xenakis
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007, 07:30pm Hull City Hall
- Verdi: Nabucco
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Thursday, October 25, 2007: Huston School of Film & Digital Media, National University of Ireland, Galway
- 14:30-16:00: Master class / Composition workshop
- 19:30 Concert: Faust
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Friday, September 7 to Friday, September 20, 2007 With the Scarborough Spa Orchestra:
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July 25, 2007: UK Tour (Including recording of a new disc) A showing of the silent film The Gold Rush by Charlie Chaplin with original score performed live.
- Wed, July 25th (19:30): Danby Village Hall
- Thu, July 26th (19:30): Botton Hall,Camphill Village (plus Recording)
- Fri, July 27th (19:30): Coliseum Whitby
- Sat, July 28th (19:30): Coliseum Whitby
- Sun, July 29th (19:30): Stokesley Town Hall
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Saturday, June 24, 2007, 07:30pm Middleton Hall, Hull University Hull Sinfonietta:
This ever-popular programme also features the public premiere of Matthew Lee Knowles' "Instances", the winning entry in the Hull Sinfonietta Most Promising Young Composer Award 2006.- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (Solo: David Greed)
- Copland: Appalachian Spring (Original version)
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Saturday, May 19, 2007, 07:30pm Hull City Hall. Wilberforce 2007: celebration concert for the abolition of slavery. The program will include:
- Elgar. //Introduction and Allegro//
- Tippett. //A Child of Our Time//
- Borthwick. //Equiano's Lament// (new commission)
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Saturday, May 12, 2007, 07:30pm Hull City Hall, Hull Philharmonic:
Conductor: Andrew Penny- Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
- Anthony Hedges: The Lamp of Liberty (specially commissioned work)
- Beethoven: Choral Symphony
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Saturday, May 5, 2007, 07:30pm Beverley Minster, East riding County Choir:
- Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
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Saturday, March 24, 2007, 07:30pm Hull City Hall:
An event in the Wilberforce 2007 Commemorations- Handel: Israel in Egypt
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Saturday, February 24, 2007, 07:30pm Hull City Hall, Hull Philharmonic
Piano and Conductor: Peter Donohoe- Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
- Mozart: Piano Concerto No.12
- Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
2006:
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - Trinity College - Dublin, Ireland.
- 20:00: Performance in Trinity College Chapel
- 17:00: Short informal presentation for Trinity College students
- 12.00 to 14.00: Master class / Composition workshop at the Conservatory of Music
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Saturday, November 4, 2006, 07:00pm Great Ayton Christ Church, England. Gatto Marte with four singers (The Owls). Program: Madrigals mixed with our compositions and two new works composed for the occasion.
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Friday, November 3, 2006, 01:15pm Kingston upon Hull University, Middleton Hall, England. Program: The Faust Suite, The Goldrush Suite, Quadretti sonori, Tarantella del Gatto, Domatore di leoni, Tarumba. (The full progam is here: HTML format and PDF format)
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - 09:00pm Residence Palace, Brussels Belgium - A showing of the silent Film Faust with original score performed live.
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Monday, July 10, 2006, 09:00pm Cirimido (Lomazzo)Italy, Main Square, open air concert with a showing of the silent film Goldrush with our original score performed live.
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Saturday, June 24, 2006, 07:30pm Gulbenkian Centre, Hull University. Hull Sinfonietta - 'Dead' - Text and music by Anton von Webern. UK premier.
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USA Tour 2006: May 25 - June 5
- May 27/28, 07:30pm: Bagdad Theatre, Portland, OR – A showing of the silent film Faust with our original score performed live.
- May 31, 08:00pm: Don Quixote’s International Music House, Felton, CA - Gatto Marte in Concert, music from our repertoire.
- June 1st, 08:00pm: Castro Theatre, San Francisco, CA - A showing of the silent film Faust with our original score performed live.
- June 2nd, 08:00pm: Golden State Theatre, Monterey, CA - A showing of the silent film Goldrush with our original score performed live.
- June 3rd, 08:00pm: Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, CA - A showing of the silent film Goldrush with our original score performed live.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006, 01:00pm Albemarle Music Centre, Kingston upon Hull UK. Cello/Double bass workshop evening performance: G. Rossini Duetto for cello and bass.
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Saturday, May 6th, 2006, 09:00pm Capiago (Como), Italy - Auditorium of Capiago - A showing of the silent Film Faust with original score performed live.
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Thursday, April 27, 2006, 07:30pm Hull City Hall Hull. Choral Union - Elgar Sea Pictures, Voughan Williams, Sea Symphony, Serenade to music.
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Tour in England
- Monday, March 20th, 2006, 07:30pm: University of Hull Middleton Hall - A showing of the silent Film Faust with original score performed live.
- Sunday, March 19th, 2006, 03:00pm: Middlesbrough Theatre - A showing of the silent film The Gold Rush by Charlie Chaplin with original score performed live.
- Saturday, March 18th, 2006, 07:30 pm: Stokesley Town Hall – A showing of the silent Film Faust with original score performed live.
2005:
- Wednesday, November 30 2005, 7.45 pm Crucible Studio in Sheffield with Ensemble 360 - Chamber music SPOHR Nonet in F Op.31
- Sunday, 30 October 2005, 7.45 pm Stokesley Town Hall - A solo double bass recital with Gatto Marte violinist and Hang player Nino Cotone.
- Thursday, 20 October 2005 Brussels, Belgium Résidence Palace AIC / Alter Ego Programme: a showing of the silent film The Gold Rush by Charlie Chaplin with original score performed live.
- Thursday, 28 April 2005. University of Newcastle ‘Music in Kings Hall’ Live Concert Series.
- Thursday, 3 March, 1–2 p.m. Palace Green Lunchtime Concerts, University of Durham, UK. A solo double bass recital with Gatto Marte violinist and Hang player Nino Cotone. The concert programme is available to view in PDF and Word formats. For more information on the Hang try these websites: PANArt, manufacturer of the Hang and Oddmusic Musical Instrument Gallery.
2004:
- 23 October - In Salle Baudouin Braine–le–Comte Belgium. Gatto Marte in concert "FESTIVAL PROG", organized by ALTER EGO asbl and “Le Centre Culturel de Braine–le–Comte”. In this concert Daniel Denis (Univers Zero) will feature on drums/percussion.
- Thursday, 16 September, 8 p.m. Jazz at Over The Top, 78 Kingfield Road, Nether Edge, Sheffield, UK.
- Tuesday, 1 June 9 p.m. The Klinker, 107 Culford Rd, N1 London - "Monologue Contrabbasso" and improvised set.
- Thursday, 3 June 8 p.m. Nether Edge, 78 Kingfield Road, Sheffield, UK. Works for solo bass and improvised set - Mick Beck sax and bassoon, Stephen Grew on piano and Phil Marks on drums.
- Tuesday, 16 March, 1 p.m. University of Newcastle, UK. Featuring solo bass pieces in Tim Garland's compositions class concert.
- Friday, 9 January, 8 p.m. Meridian Gallery, 545 Sutter Street, San Francisco. For the series 'Composers in Performance': "Monologue Contrabbasso" solo bass perfomance.
2003:
- Sunday, 5 October, 3 p.m. The Christian Church, 442 Central Ave, Pacific Grove. A unique combination of shakuhachi (Phil Gelb) and string bass, two very different musical traditions come together in an improvised setting.
- Saturday, 20 September, 8 p.m. The Jazz House, 3192 Adeline Street, Berkeley, California. "Monologue Contrabbasso" for bass solo.
- Tuesday, 16 September - Cabrillo College in Aptos, California. Masterclass at 11 a.m. followed by a solo bass concert at 12:30 p.m.
- Sunday, 31 Aug, 7:30 p.m. SIMM Series/Outsound Research - Musicians Union Hall, 116 Ninth Street @ Mission St. San Francisco, California. Scott R. Looney - piano, Pietro Lusvardi - bass, Ches Smith - drums.
- Friday, 11 July – Sunday, 17 August - Cabrillo College in Aptos (Santa Cruz). Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story".
- Sunday, 6 July, 9:15 a.m. Stevenson School "Church in the Forest" Pebble Beach. Rossini sonatas for string quartet with David Dally.
- Sunday, 25 May, 9:15 a.m. Stevenson School "Church in the Forest" Pebble Beach. Rossini sonatas for string quartet.
- Sunday, 6 April, 11 a.m. Comunity Center - 5 Junipero Pacific Grove. Jazz with pianist Bob Phillips.
- Monday, 27 January, 8 p.m. Minna Gallery - 111 Minna Street, San Francisco. "Music for Microcinema International" solo bass.
2002:
- Friday, 6 December, 7:30 p.m. The Christian Church- 442 Central avenue Pacific Grove, Ca. "Monologo Contrabbasso" solo bass recital.
- Wednesday, 23 October, 12 p.m. Santa Clara University Recital Hall - "Monologo Contrabbasso" for bass solo.
- Wednesday, 16 October, 8 p.m. University of California, Santa Cruz, Recital Hall - "Monologue Contrabbasso" for bass solo.
- Sunday, 25 August, San Diego - Voices: Contrabass Solos and Russian Songs (Sashia Nikitin, voice & guitar). 8512 Donaker, San Diego, CA, 92129.
- Saturday, 24 August, Los Angeles - Voices: Contrabass Solos and Russian Songs (Sashia Nikitin, voice & guitar). 22142 Itasca, Chatsworth, CA 91311.
- 18 August, 10:30 a.m. Solo recital at Stevenson School "Church In the Forest". Double bass and piano. Music from Frescobaldi and Lusvardi (with pianist Melinda Coffey).
- 10 August, 7:00 p.m. Hidden Valley Music Institute, Carmel Valley, California. Voices: Contrabass Solos and Russian Songs (Sashia Nikitin, voice & guitar).
- 12 May, 10:30 a.m. Solo Recital, First United Presbyterian Church , Salinas California. (Marcello Sonata in G minor Stabat Mater - Come Sunday).
- 5 May, 2 p.m. Ohlone College, Fremont, California. Solo Recital.
- 19 April, 11 a.m. Solo Recital, Church in the Forest, Pebble Beach, California (with pianist Melinda Coffey).
- 6 April, 8 p.m. Jewish Community Center, Palo Alto (with composer and russian singer Sergei and Tatiana Nikitin).
- 11 March, 7:30 p.m. University of California, Santa Cruz, Recital Hall (with bassoonist Jane Orzel).