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| Salvatore Pronestì - (Vibo Valentia, Italy, 1 September 1971)
Organist, Organbuilder. He studied organ with Luigi Celeghin, attending the master classes held in Lanciano by the same teacher.  At the same time he took the courses in Musicology at theInstitute of Paleography and Musical Philology at the University of Pavia, Cremona. He is often invited to several prestigious conferences as an expert speaker in Organology and construction methods of Italian tradition. To his credit numerous masters and meetings, often addressed to students of the organ school classes and focused on the theoretical and practical knowledge of organ building, with direct experiences within their own workshop.For the experience gained in the field and the deep structural knowledge of the instrument is called, as a careful tester, to the drafting of expert reports and proceedings on organs and work submitted for examination. Alongside the artisan musical work an intense concert activity, often inaugurating their own instruments, new or restored. As organist he is particularly appreciated in improvisations in different styles, as well as in the unpublished transcriptions and elaborations for organ of symphonic marches of band tradition, opera pieces, soundtracks and popular themes. In September 2018, on the occasion of the 25th year of concert activity, he was called to give an important recital in the prestigious Nikolaikirche in Leipzig, performing Improvisations on themes by J.S.Bach. He was then again invited, in the same Nikolaikirche, as part of the Orgel Herbst 2020 Festival, for the performance of the 250th anniversary concert "Hommageà Ludwig van Beethoven", with works, transcriptions and improvisations; and once again a third time in OrgelHerbst 2023“Reiseträume” for a Recital on Italian Opera music (Verdi, Rossini) transcribed for organ. In October 2018 he is Visiting Professor at UFPR, Federal University of Paranà, Brazil, for the class of Basso Continuo and Improvisation, with a monographic course on traditional Italian Organaria. In October 2023 he was called to lecture at the prestigious Fordham University in New York, and in December of the same year he was an invited external professor at the Fu Jen Catholic University in Taipei, Taiwan, for an Improvisation Masterclass.In January 2020, crowning the entire organ path, he was invited to the famous Thomaskirche in Leipzig, the center of Bach culture where, with two consecutive concerts included in Orgelvesper, he opens -as the first soloist organist 2020- the series of Motettes, Musik in Bachs Kirche. Again as a tribute to J.S.Bach, in August 2023 he was invited for a double concert in the churches of the city of Arnstadt (Liebfrauenkirche and BachKirche), within the prestigious Festival "Internationale Arnstädter Orgel - Wander - Konzerte". For three consecutive years (2015,16,17) he held the closing concert of the Chant D'Oiseau International Organ Festival in Brussels, and for two consecutive years (2021,22) he was invited to the Lausanne Cathedral in Switzerland at prestigious International Festival “Organissima”. Salvatore Pronestì is a highly regarded organist who is also in demand in the United States of America. After its debut at the Central Sinagogue in New York, the Washington Post announces the concert in Grace Church, presented to the city of Washington in November 2021. In the same Autumn 2021 tour in the USA, he is the only European artist in two important events: the concert for the cadets at the prestigious West Point Military Academy and the recital in Atlantic City, at the largest organ in the world. His presence in France is of considerable importance: in the city of Paris he was invited, in September 2022, to the prestigious Cavaillé-Coll organ in St. Sulpice and for the Organ Recital in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Denis for the European Heritage Day. Since 2020 he is Artistic Director of the International Organ Festival at the Pantheon - Rome - International Relations Sector. In Italy it is always present in concerts and events at every level, host of shows and organizations among the most renowned in the musical, organ and organ culture, such as: - Busseto (Parma) Chiesa delle Roncole - Casa Natale di Giuseppe Verdi, Concerto per la Salvaguardia dei Luoghi Verdiani (July 2019) - Milano, Concerto in Casa Verdi, Residence for Musicians (July 2019) - Roma, Monumental Museum of the Pantheon, Inaugural Concert for organ restoration (November 2019), San Paolo Fuori le Mura (December 2023) - Corsanico (Lucca), Festival Organo Colonna (July 2019, July 2025) - Legnago (Verona), Organ Festival Legnaghese (November 2919) - Padova, Santuario Madonna Pellegrina, Organ Festival (November 2019, September 2021) - Ragusa, Festival Organistico (December 2022, December 2023) He has given concerts in important national and international festivals, including: Belgium: - Brussels (August 2015, August 2016, August 2017) - Bruges (August 2016, August 2024) - Melsele, Internationale Orgelcyclus (October 2023) - Anversa - Cathedral (July 2024) Ukraine: - Odessa (Odessa Music Fest, 2016, 2017) - Odessa (Christmas Concert, January 2017) - Odessa (August 2018)- Kmelnivsky Philharmonia (October 2016, January 2017, August 2018, May 2019, August 2021) - Chernivsky Philharmonia (October 2016, January 2017, August 2017, November 2017 concerts for the University, August 2018, May 2019, August 2021 - 2 concerts, May 2024 - 2 Concerts, July 2025 - 2 Concerts) - Rivne Philharmonia (Organ Festival opening , January 2017, July 2018, May 2019, August 2021) - Kharkiv Philharmonia (Inauguration of the new Schuke Organ, January 2017, August 2018), Opening Concert Organ Festival (September 2021) - Lviv Philharmonia (Organ Festival , July 2017, May 2019) - Dnipro Philharmonia (January 2019, September 2021 - 2 concerts) - Kiev National Organ Hall (January 2019) - Lutsk Philharmonia (August 2021) Germany: - Augsburg (August 2017, August 2018) - Halle - Marktkirche - Orgelsommer 2020 - Hamburg - Matthäuskirche - (October 2020, August 2021, July 2022, December 2022, April 2025), Heilandskirche Advent, Bergedorf Advent (November 2021), Heilandskirche Easter (April 2022) St. Marien Dom Advent (December 2022), Christuskirche - Altona (November 2023, June 2025), Michaeliskirche - Kaltenkirchen (November 2023), RellingerKirche (Aprile 2024) - Leipzig - Nikolaikirche - Orgelherbst Festival 2018 - Leipzig - Thomaskirche - 2 Konzerte Motette 2020 - Leipzig - Nikolaikirche - Orgelherbst Festival 2020 - Leipzig - Nikolaikirche - Orgelherbst Festival 2023 - Rendsburg - St. Marien - 2 Concert - Orgelsommer 2021 - Lüneburg - St. Johannis (August 2021) - Kiel - St. Nikolai (July 2022) - St. Heinrich (June 2023)- Lützelbach - St. Bonifatius (October 2022) - Großbüllecheim, Euskirchen (June 2022, June 2025) - Wedel - ImmanuelKirche (May 2023) - Schwerte - St. Marien (July 2023) - Andernach - Maria Laach - Benedikt Abtei (July 2023) - Arnstadt - “Internationale Arnstädter Orgel-Wander-Konzerte” (August 2023) - Cochem - Mosel - St. Martin (July 2023) - Schleswig - St.Peter Dom (July 2024) - Gräfenhain - Bach Todestag Konzerte (July 2024) - Bamberg - St. Martin OrgelFestival (October 2025) - Weismain (October 2025) Malta: - Malta International Organ Festival - (November 2023) Portugal: - Oporto - Igreja dos Clérigos (May 2017) - Guimarães (May 2017) - Miranda do Douro - Catedral (October 2018) - Santa Maria da Feira, Masterclass & Concerts, Festival “Dies Festus in Terra Sancte” (April 2022) Poland: - Zielona Góra (July 2017) - Kraków - International Organ Festival (June 2025) South Africa: - Port Elizabeth - Feater Market Center (November 2025) - Uitenhage (November 2025) - Grahamstown (November 2025) - Knysna (November 2025) - George (November 2025)Canada: - Montrèal - Longueuil (September 2017) - Montrèal - St. James International Organ Festival, Opening Concert (June 2024) - Montrèal - Société des Orgues de Maisonneuve (June 2024) - Ottawa - St. Andrew’s Church (June 2024) - Guelph - Sanctuary of Our Lady Immaculate (June 2024) - Toronto - Cathedral (June 2024) France: - Paris - Festival Komm, Bach (January 2018, September 2022) - Paris - St. Sulpice - (September 2022) - Paris - St. Denis - (September 2022) - Briançon - Collégiale (June 2022) - Laval - Cathédrale (May 2023) Romania: - Timisoara - Festival Orgile Cetăți - Timorgelfest (November 2022, November 2024) Denmark: - Copenhagen - St. Pauls Church (June 2024) Spain: - Seville, Ciclo International Cavaillé-Coll (September 2023) Hungary: - Budapest - Kálvin teri Reformatus Templom (October 2022), Avilai Nagy Szent Teréz Plébániatemplom (November 2022), Budavári Nagyboldogasszony-templom-Mátyás-templom (November 2022) Czech Republic: - Litoměřice, International Organ Festival (September 2023) - Brno - International Organ Festival (June 2024) Velka Bites (June 2024) Slovakia: - Nitra, International Cathedral Organ Festival (October 2023) Croatia: - Pola, International Festival Organum Histriae (August 2025) Brazil: - Curitiba (January 2018, October 2018) - UFPR, Universitade Federal do Paraná - Masterclasses and Concerts (November 2018) - Saõ Paolo (October 2018) - Rio de Janeiro (March 2023) - UFRJ, Universitade Federal Rio de Janeiro - Masterclass and Concerts (March 2023) U.S.A.: - New York, Central Synagogue, (December 2019, October 2023) - New York, Fordham University, Conference and Concert (October 2023) - New York, Bronxville, (October 2023) - Washington (November 2021) - Atlantic City (November 2021) - West Point (November 2021 and February 2023) - Indianapolis, Broadway United Methodist Church, (February 2023, October 2023) - Indianapolis, First Friends Quakers, (October 2023) - Franklin, Indiana (First Presbyterian Church, February 2023) - Riverside, Connecticut, (February, October 2023, April 2025)- Greenwich, Connecticut, Saint Barnabas Church, Masterclass and Concert (October 2023) - Porthmund,Virginia, Trinity Episcopal Church (October 2023) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Holy trinity Church, Masterclass and Concert (April 2025) - West Chester, Pennsylvania, The Church of Loving Sherpherd (Aprile 2025) - Stamford, Connecticut, St. John’s Lutheran Church (April 2025) - Worcester, Massachusetts, Mechanics Hall (April 2025) Taiwan: - Taipei, Fu Jen Catholic University, Masterclass and Concerts (December 2023) Netherlands: - Zeist (August 2024) Estonia: - Tallin - International Organ Festival (October 2024) Norway: - Oslo - Fagerborg (October 2024) - Tønsberg - Cathedral (October 2024) Switzerland: - Gland (February 2018) - Lousanne (Cathedral - September 2021 and September 2022) - Onnens (December 2021) - Morges (September 2022, September 2024) - Lucerne (March 2024) - Roche - Musée Suisse de l’Orgue (July 2024) - Charmey - (July 2024) England - UK: - Coventry - Cathedral (September 2024) Armenia: - Erevan - International Organ Festival (November 2024) Already Maestro di Cappella of Vibo Valentia Cathedral, he was later nominated to fill the post of Titular Organist in the Mileto Cathedral. |
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mit freundlicher Genehmigung von Salvatore Pronesti OI-KM-P-6 |
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