Truman Welcomes Classical Mandolinist

Carlo Aonzo, one of the world’s most-acclaimed classical mandolinists, will perform Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” with the Truman chamber orchestra at 4 p.m. April 9 in the Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall.

Aonzo is a principal proponent of the classical mandolin. He graduated with honors from the conservatory in Padua, Italy, where he studied with mandolin legend Ugo Orlandi. He has worked with many prestigious musical institutions, including La Scala Philharmonic in Milan, the Emilia-Romagna Symphony Orchestra, the Savona Symphony Orchestra, the Cannes Symphony Orchestra and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. He won first prize at the Vittorio Pitzianti National Mandolin Competition in Venice and first prize at the Walnut Valley National Mandolin Contest in Winfield, Kan. His numerous recordings have featured the classical mandolin repertoire of various periods and he has recorded Paganini’s complete works for mandolin on a period Genovese mandolin.

The performance will also include a few songs with the guitarist of the Carlo Aonzo Trio, Lorenzo Piccone. This concert is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the School of Arts and Letters, the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and the Department of Music.