Francesco D' Orazio
Francesco d'Orazio is an Italian violinist and violist, who took up both instruments early in childhood. Studying at first with his father, then with Carlo Chiarappa and Cristiano Rossi, he was later a pupil of Denes Zsigmondy while attending the Salzburg Mozarteum, and he studied with Yair Kless at the Rubin Academy in Tel Aviv. He received his degree from the University of Bari. He has performed in Europe, China, Japan, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Argentina, with numerous orchestras. His repertoire is large, with a specialty in modern and contemporary music, including works by Alfred Schnittke, Terry Riley, Michael Nyman, John Adams, Kaija Saariaho, Michael Daugherty, and Luciano Berio. He has also performed as violinist in the original instrument ensemble, L'Astrée, based in Turin. He has recorded for Decca, Hyperion, Stradivarius, and Opus 111. D'Orazio plays a violin by Giuseppe Guarneri, "Comte de Cabriac," Cremona 1711.
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Discography
12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Schnittke: Complete Works for Violin & Piano
Francesco D' Orazio, Giampaolo Nuti
Chamber Music - Released by Stradivarius on 27 Feb 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Zephyr
Terry Riley, Francesco D' Orazio
Classical - Released by Elision Fields on 30 Jul 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ivan Fedele: Works for Violin
Classical - Released by KAIROS on 5 Oct 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mendelssohn: Complete Violin Sonatas
Classical - Released by Universal Music Italia srL. on 1 Jan 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rota: A Sentimental Devil
Giampaolo Nuti, Francesco D' Orazio
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 4 Dec 2012
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Panisello: Trumpet Concerto, Chamber Concerto & Violin Concerto
Marco Blaauw, Plural Ensemble, Francesco D' Orazio, Fabián Panisello
Classical - Released by NEOS Music on 24 Apr 2015
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Bach: 6 Violin Sonatas, BWV 1014-1019
Francesco D' Orazio, Giorgio Tabacco
Chamber Music - Released by Stradivarius on 22 Oct 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Vito Palumbo: Woven Lights
Classical - Released by BIS on 6 Jan 2023
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Fedele: Mosaïque
Dale Fedele, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI di Torino, Corinna Mologni, Marco Angius, Francesco D' Orazio
Classical - Released by Stradivarius on 4 Feb 2010
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Bellafronte: Concerti
Patrick De Ritis, Francesco D' Orazio, Nicola Mazzanti, Federico Mondelci, Vienna Concert Society, Dirk Vermeulen
Classical - Released by Tactus on 1 Jul 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Christian Joseph Lidarti: Violin Concertos
Francesco D' Orazio, Auser Musici
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Jun 2008
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Mozart: Sonate Per Pianoforte E Violino K. 296, K. 301, K. 303, K. 306
Giorgio Tabacco, Francesco D' Orazio
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin on 31 Jan 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo