Christian Lavernier is an Italian guitarist and composer.

Christian Lavernier
Christian Lavernier in concerto.jpg
Christian Lavernier in concerto.jpg
Background information
Birth nameChristian Lavernier
BornImperia, Italy
GenresClassic
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
Websitewww.christianlavernier.com

Biography

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Christian Lavernier is an Italian guitarist and composer. He attended Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan.[1] Later, he studied the contemporary repertoire with Angelo Gilardino and Leo Brouwer.[2] In 2010 he started to work on his compositions and in 2016 Sinfonica Edition[3] published his first three pieces for guitar. In 2010 he began his international career and since then, he has been performing throughout the world and has made regular appearances on radio (Spain,[4] England,[5] Argentina, France, Venezuela, Russia, Japan, United States, Mexico and Italy.)[6] In 2016 he moved permanently to Paris where he is currently living.[7]

Career

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In 2017, Lavernier first met the actor Ugo Dighero[8] with whom he began a collaboration for the show "Platero y Yo"[9] by Juan Ramon Jimenez and music by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.[10] The following year, master luthier Carlos Gonzalez Marcos created La Soñada (a new eleven-strings guitar) for contemporary music and he gave it to Christian Lavernier.[11] With this new instrument he begins work on the Contemporary Future project. The project involves some great Italian and international composers (Azio Corghi, Angelo Gilardino, Andrea Talmelli, Flores Chaviano, Leo Brouwer, Alberto Colla, Nicola Campogrande).[12] Also in 2018, Christian Lavernier together with Nicola Campogrande began working on a new publication of the "12 Inkjet Preludes"[13] rethought for "La Soñada" and published by Universal Music - Ricordi, with the editing and fingering by Christian Lavernier.[14] In 2019, he released the album Contemporary Future (EMA Vinci) with the first unpublished works for the eleven-strings instrument. Ennio Morricone[15] and Azio Corghi sign the prefaces of this album. The SIMC (Società Italiana Musica Contemporanea) and CIDIM[16] have lent their patronage. The SIAE included it in the series "I classici di oggi".[17] Universal Music - Ricordi published the score of the opera "Redobles y Consonancias" by A. Corghi for Soñada. The editing and fingering were entrusted to Lavernier himself. The first performance of "Redobles y Consonancias" took place in spring 2019 at Palazzo Té, Mantua, in the presence of the composer. In 2021 EMA Vinci released the album "Aria"[18] which includes ten unpublished compositions for eleven-strings instrument written by Lavernier.[19]

Honours and awards

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  • 2009 - Award XVII International Festival, Burgos (Spagna)[20]
  • 2011 - Award XVII International Festival, Burgos (Spagna)[21]
  • 2012 - Award XXII International Guitar Festival Morelia, Tepalcatepec (Messico)[22]
  • 2013 - Award University CUI Ixtlahuaca, International Guitar Festival Ixtlahuaca (Messico)[23]
  • 2014 - Award International Festival Angostura, (Venezuela)[24]
  • 2018 - Award "Imperia City 2018"[25]

Publications

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  • Nicola Campogrande "12 Ink-Jet" for Eleven Strings Guitar ", editing and fingering by Christian Lavernier (Universal Music - Ricordi)[26]
  • Azio Corghi "Redobles y Consonancias" for Eleven Strings Guitar, editing and fingering by Christian Lavernier (Universal Music - Ricordi)[27]
  • Christian Lavernier "Tres Almas" (Sinfonica Editions)[28]
  • Six Studies for Guitar (EMA Edition)[29]
  • Deepawali for Harp and Guitar (EMA Edition)[30]
  • Helgoland for Eleven Strings Guitar (EMA Edition)[31]
  • Humuamua for Theremin and Guitar (EMA Edition)[32]
  • Light Side for Eleven Strings Guitar (EMA Edition)[33]

Discography

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  • 2013: Christian Lavernier[34]
  • 2016: Tres Almas (Edizioni Sinfonica)[35]
  • 2019: Nicola Campogrande "12 Preludi a Getto d' Inchiostro"[36]
  • 2019: Contemporary Future (EMA Records)[37]
  • 2021: Aria (EMA Records)[38]
  • 2021: Travel (EMA Records)[39]

References

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  1. ^ "Christian Lavernier presenta il suo nuovo album Aria". Onda Musicale (in Italian). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Christian Lavernier tra classica e finger style". Riviera24 (in Italian). 6 July 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ Amendola, Andrea. "Ecommerce-scheda prodotto". Sinfonica Edizioni Musicali (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. ^ "La guitarra - Christian Lavernier y Alberto Pérez - 21/07/13". RTVE.es (in Spanish). 21 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Il chitarrista Lavernier ospite alla BBC". LaStampa.it (in Italian). 13 September 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Buongiorno Regione Puglia". Rainews (in Italian). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Da Parigi, senza paura". Prima Pagina. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  8. ^ ""Platero Y Yo" di Juan Ramon Jimenez nel Chiostro Santa Chiara". QuiBrescia (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Stelle teatro e danza a 'Notte dei poeti - ViaggiArt". ANSA.it (in Italian). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Rete Teatrale Aretina | PLATERO Y YO" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  11. ^ Redazione (1 May 2019). "All'Unitus il concerto del chitarrista Christian Lavernier, sabato 4 maggio | TusciaTimes.eu (.it)" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Azio Corghi: un nuova opera per La Soñada di Christian Lavernier". dotGuitar. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  13. ^ "New album published: "Ink-jet Preludes" for 11 strings guitar". Nicola Campogrande. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  14. ^ "lavernier". www.dotguitar.it. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  15. ^ "CONTEMPORARY FUTURE – Christian Lavernier – CD – EMA Vinci contemporanea" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  16. ^ Felletti, Doriano. "Un ricordo del compositore e musicologo ciriacese Azio Corghi". www.giornalelavoce.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  17. ^ "classici di oggi 2019 – EMA Vinci contemporanea" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  18. ^ Admin, Di. "Aria – Christian Lavernier- BROADCAST – EMA VINCI NEWS" (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Guitare Classique N°96". calameo.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  20. ^ "La XV Semana Internacional de Guitarra 'Regino Sainz de la Maza' acerca a Burgos la música latinoamericana". Europa Press. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  21. ^ "La XV Semana Internacional de Guitarra 'Regino Sainz de la Maza' acercará a Burgos la música latinoamericana". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 6 August 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Listo, XXIII Festival Internacional de Guitarra". La Voz de Michoacán (in Spanish). 4 April 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  23. ^ "A concert in Dolcedo's church by world-renowned classical guitarist Christian Lavernier". ItalyRivierAlps. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  24. ^ "FIGA: "Una ventana de la guitarra de Guayana para el mundo"". CAMARA DE COMERCIO E INDUSTRIAS DEL ESTADO BOLIVAR. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  25. ^ "Una ventata di novità ai Premi San Leonardo". lastampa.it (in Italian). 24 November 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  26. ^ redazione@indexmusic.it. "Contemporary Future - Uscita del disco con prefazione di Ennio Morricone, Azio Corghi, Andrea Talmelli, Carlos Gonzalez". IndexMusic (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  27. ^ "Redobles y consonancias de Azio Corghi | acheter dans le magasin de partitions de Stretta". www.stretta-music.ch. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  28. ^ Amendola, Andrea. "Ecommerce-scheda prodotto". Sinfonica Edizioni Musicali (in Italian). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  29. ^ "Christian Lavernier – EMA Vinci edizioni" (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  30. ^ "Risultati della ricerca per "lavernier" – EMA Vinci edizioni" (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  31. ^ "Christian Lavernier – EMA Vinci edizioni" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  32. ^ "Christian Lavernier – EMA Vinci edizioni" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  33. ^ "Christian Lavernier – EMA Vinci edizioni" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  34. ^ redazionegenova4 (11 November 2019). "Christian Lavernier da Imperia alla Thailandia un mondo di musica". Liguria Notizie (in Italian). Retrieved 1 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  35. ^ Amendola, Andrea. "Ecommerce-scheda prodotto". Sinfonica Edizioni Musicali (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  36. ^ "Preludi a getto d'inchiostro". Nicola Campogrande. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  37. ^ "lavernier". www.dotguitar.it. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  38. ^ "Aria – Christian Lavernier" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  39. ^ "TRAVEL di Christian Lavernier – EMA Vinci store" (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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