Michele Paolino - Bellafronte, Corea, Machado, Piazzolla, Piersanti: Beginnings (20th Century Music for Saxophone and Guitar) (2020)

Davide Di Ienno: Graduated with full marks and honors from the conservatories of Avellino and Campobasso, he also achieved the highest score at Koblenz International Guitar Academy, under the guidance of M° Aniello Desiderio. In 2015 he recorded his first CD, “Guitar Works” - published by Tactus, that includes most of the music for Guitar written by Raffaele Bellafronte. He has performed as soloist with many prestigious orchestras: the "Oltenia Philharmonic Orchestra of Craiova", the "Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra" conducted by Hobart Earler, the "Kyiv Soloists" conducted by M° Vito Paternoster and the "Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie" directed by M° Garrett Keast. In 2016, he performed as soloist the world premiere "Suite n. 2" for guitar, bassoon and string orchestra, composed by M° R. Bellafronte. The tour, culminated at the Brahms-Saal of the Musikverein, in Wien, saw the participation of the Wiener Concert-Verein and Patrick De Ritis, directed by M. Ulf Schirmer. Davide has performed in prestigious theaters such as the Lysenko Hall in Kiev, the Rhein-Mosel-Halle in Koblenz, the Auditorium of Renzo Piano in L'Aquila, the Court Theater of Palazzo Reale in Naples, the Sala Verdi in Milan, the Social Theater of Sondrio, and the Vittoria Theater in Rome. He also experienced important concerts abroad: France, Austria, Germany, Malta, the Republic of San Marino, Portugal, and Ukraine. In September 2017, he had the honor to perform at the XXII International Guitar Conference in Alessandria, at "Michele Pittaluga" Auditorium.

Michele Paolino: He received his graduation cum Laude at the “U. Giordano” Conservatory of Foggia in 2011, at the age of 21, under the guide of M° Gabriele Buschi. During his studies, he participated to many musical competition which gave him 15 first prices in Chamber Music categories. After this period, he collected cum Laude the Master Degree at “G. Rossini” Conservatory in Pesaro, with international soloist M° Federico Mondelci; this meeting allowed him to start collaboration with many international performers. The great quality as interpreter has been acknowledged and underlined by important Orchestras that engaged him in many projects far from Chamber Music: in 2013 on stage with FORM (Regional Orchestra of Marche) for the “Blue Rhapsody” production; in 2018 with the prestigious Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, during the “Mahler 10 – Petite Mort – Boléro” production, scheduled on the Ballet Season. Nowadays he continues his career as soloist and chamber musician, especially as member of the Italian Saxophone Quartet, performing for the most important Concert Seasons all over the world (USA, Russia, Austria, France, Germany, UAE, China) and of the Histérico Duo, together with the guitarist Davide Di Ienno, collecting success in the whole Italian Country due to an original and refined repertoire. Meanwhile, he’s involved in musical activities as transcriptions and arrangements for many kind of groups. His works are routinely presented in records and international concerts.