Violin Competition

Born in Chieti, he studied under the guidance of Lucia Passaglia at the Conservatory "L. Cherubini" in Florence graduating with highest honours. He participated as a student performer on a three-year piano perfection course at the “Accademia Musicale Umbra” where he achieved a "Diploma of Excellence”.

Later, he participated in the "International Master Classes" in Klaipeda (Lithuania), held by Lazar Berman. With him, his concert repertoire deepened and improved with particular attention to the music of F. Liszt, at the European Academy of Music, Erba (CO). He perfected Chamber Music at the International School of Chamber Music in Duino under the guidance of "Trio of Trieste" achieving a "Diploma with Merit". He has won national and international competitions, including "M. Clementi" in Florence, “Agorà 80" in Rome, "F. Liszt" in Lucca, and "Città di Stresa". In 1997 he won second prize at the 'T. I. M. " - International Music Tournament; in 1998, he was awarded the prestigious "Prix Venice"; in 1999 he won second prize at the international competition "Ecomusic" of Monopoli (BA); in 2002 was the winner of the 40th International Piano Competition "Arcangelo Speranza" in Taranto. In 2009 he was awarded in the “4th International Tbilisi Piano Competition" in Georgia (WFIMC).

Thanks to a scholarship awarded to him by the "De Sono Association for Music" he has perfected with G. Prencipe,F. Gulli,R. Ricci,S. Gheorghiu and H. Krebbers.for violin and with F. Gulli / E. Cavallo P. Amoal

In 1992 he was chosen by Riccardo Muti as First Violin Soloist of the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala and the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala. As a shoulder he played with the greatest conductors of the moment. 

In the same role he collaborated with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia,The Mozart Orchestra, the Baer

The statements in prestigious International Competitions such as the "Michelangelo Abbado" of Sondrio Hannover J, "Dong-A Seoul,"ARD" Munich,"Tchaikovsky"in Moscow, the"Premio Paganini"in Genoa, ICES Geneva led him soon to a brilliant career that has seen him perform as soloist with over a hundred orchestras, including the Orchestra of the Suisse Romande,the Bayrische Runfunkdi Munich) and Radio Stuttgart,Hannover Radio,the WienerKammerorchester,the Tokyo Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,the RAI National Symphony and, on several occasions,the Filarmonica della Scala conducted by Riccardo Muti.

Davide Alogna is an eclectic musician with an international education. He graduated both in violin and in piano with honors at Conservatorio ‘G. Verdi’ in Como, and he obtained his master’s diploma in soloist violin and chamber music at the Conservatoire de Paris with a ‘Premier Prix a l’unanimité’. He also studied composition and graduated with a special mention at Accademia Chigiana of Siena with Giuliano Carmignola, who described him as ‘an amazing talent’. 

 In 2017, Davide was invited as a guest soloist by La Scala Orchestra to play concerts around Europe, and on 29 October he debuted at the Teatro alla Scala of Milan accompanied by La Scala Chamber Orchestra. 

Davide has already performed in many important music halls such as Carnegie Hall (Stern Hall), Teatro alla Scala, Berliner Philarmonie, Suntory Hall of Tokyo, Smetana Hall of Prague, Grand Theatre of Shanghai, Salle Cortot of Paris, Gasteig and Herkulessaal in Germany, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Mahidol Hall of Bangkok, Cairo Opera House and the Verdi Auditorium of Milan. 

He graduated brilliantly in violin at the Conservatory "J. Tomadini" in Udine. He attended chamber music courses at the "Santa Cecilia" Music Foundation in Portogruaro, where he has studied with Maestros Vernikov, Berinskaja and Volochine and with Maestro Fuks at Indiana University in Bloomington in the United States.

He graduated in Musicological Education at the University of Trieste with honors, and was co-author of "L'Assoluto Microcosmo – op. 91 by J. Brahms" published by the Zecchini Publishing House of Varese. 

He has performed with several Italian orchestras including the Belluno Orchestra, the Archi di Firenze, the Venice Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Teatro Lirico G. Verdi of Trieste and the FVG Orchestra.

He teaches violin and chamber music at the Musical Foundation of Portogruaro and he is Professor of Violin at the Accademia d'Archi G.G. Arrigoni of San Vito al Tagliamento of which he was a founding member and he is the director since 2009.

Aiman Mussakhajayeva is the Rector of the Kazakh National University of Arts and the famous violinist. Professor Ayman Kozhabekovna Mussakhajayeva is the winner of many international competitions. Among them are international competitions in Belgrade (1976); the N. Paganini in Genoa (1981), Tokyo (1983), behalf of Sibelius in Helsinki (1985), V111 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (1986).

Since 1993, A. Mussakhajayeva is a member of the jury of the International Violin Competition. P. I. Chaykovskiy (Moscow, Russia) and various International Violin Competitions.

Professor of Moscow, Almaty, Bishkek conservatories A. Mussakhajayeva has been active and fruitful teaching career. Among her students are many winners of international and national competitions. She gives master classes in Europe, Asia and America.

From the age of nine she was accepted as a child prodigy in the “Stoliarsky School for gifted children”. During her early years in Odessa she played for Isaac Stern and Ivry Gitlis and regularly performed as soloist with orchestra. 

She pursued her studies at the Moscow State Conservatory where she graduated under the guidance of Prof. Yuri Yankelevich, and string quartet with Prof. Valentin Berlinsky (Borodin Quartet). 

She won the 1st prize in the Carl Flesch Competition in London, ARD Violin Competition Munich, Romano Romanini Brescia, and was prize winner in Paganini Competition and ARD Duo Competition. 

As a soloist Prof. Schwarzberg has performed with the Israel Philarmonic, New York Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic etc. under conductors such as Yehudi Menuhin, Mstislav Rostropovich, Alexander Vedernikov, Adam Fischer, etc. in Concert Halls such as Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall NY, Musikverein Hall and Konzerthaus Vienna, Royal Albert Hall and Queen Elisabeth Hall London, Salle Pleyel Paris, Herculessaal Munich, Mann Auditorium Tel Aviv, Benyaney Hall Jerusalem etc.