Conductor Jack Price Managing Director 1 (310) 254-7149 Skype: pricerubin [email protected] Rebecca Petersen Executive Administrator 1 (916) 539-0266 Skype: rebeccajoylove [email protected] Olivia Stanford Marketing Operations Manager [email protected] Contents: Biography Press Review Mailing Address: YouTube Video Links 1000 South Denver Avenue Photo Gallery Suite 2104 Tulsa, OK 74119 Website: http://www.pricerubin.com Complete artist information including video, audio and interviews are available at www.pricerubin.com Mattia Rondelli – Biography Mattia Rondelli is an Italian conductor who has already appeared on the international scene. His engagements have brought him to some of the most important venues in Italy, Switzerland, UK, Russia, USA, and China. His versatility as a conductor has led to performances of works from both the operatic and orchestral repertoire, wildly ranging from early music to the music of today. In these last years Mr. Rondelli obtained sensational achievements due to his meeting with Valery Gergiev and the collaboration with Mariinsky Theatre. Mr. Rondelli debuted at Mariinsky Concert Hall in 2011 White Nights Festival. That first occasion represented the modern premiere of some sacral pages by Giuseppe Sarti, featuring important soloists as Ekaterina Semenchuk and Barbara Frittoli. Recently he brought for the first time on Mariinsky stage, Verdi Quartet and Quattro Pezzi Sacri. In 2014, M.Rondelli’s has conducted the Italian premiere of Sarti’s Gloria with Accademia del Teatro alla Scala orchesytra and soloists and ars Cantica Choir, at Milan Conservatory Hall. His work of research and performance on Giuseppe Sarti’s music has brought him either important artistic collaborations and academic cooperation with UDK-Berlin and Jerusalem Academy of Music. M. Rondelli is a regular guest conductor at MiTo SettembreMusica Festival,Virtuosi del Teatro alla Scala, Turin Teatro Regio, La Fenice Orchestra, St Petersburg Philharmonia, Chicago Philharmonic, National Opera of Beijing Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Orchestra da Camera di Mantova, Orchestra del Festival Settimane Musicali di Stresa, Marche Philharmonic Orchestra, Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, Turin Philharmonic Orchestra, Rome Youth Orchestra, Orchestra Cantelli, Accademia di S. Giorgio (Venice), Ars Cantica Choir, and with the National Opera Orchestra of Beijing at a gala for the President of the Italian Republic. After his piano studies, Mr. Rondelli earned degrees in both orchestral conducting and music composition from the Milan Conservatory of Music. He has specialized for years with Donato Renzetti, Piero Bellugi and Jorma Panula . Mattia Rondelli – Biography As an assistant he worked at opera productions with D. Callegari and G. Noseda. In addition to his musical education, Mr. Rondelli holds a degree from the Law School of the Catholic University of Milan. Mattia Rondelli is a SONYClassical Artist: he recorded G. Sarti - Magnificat&Gloria with Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra and Chorus, and L. Boccherini Stabat Mater featuring Barbara Frittoli and I Virtuosi del Teatro alla Scala. Mattia Rondelli – Press “A fascinating concert [....] The program included two classical masterpieces such as Leopold Mozart's Toy Symphony and Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the wolf which met a great success. The orchestra [Teatro Regio of Turin], conducted by Mattia Rondelli, was at its best.” – Franca Cassine La stampa 19.12.12 Playing with the orchestra is great fun “It was made all the more enjoyable by the fact that to the intrinsic qualities of the orchestra, Mattia Rondelli added a conduction with a wide and generous movement of the baton, in accordance with the imposing voices that were at his disposal [...] A velvety, appealing, sensual disc, in which you can indulge without restraint, to remember that there were times and places shielded from the hideous mediocrity of the human condition” – Sylvain Fort Luxe, calme et Magnificat 24 oct. 2012 “The Mariinsky choir and orchestra under Mattia Rondelli recorded at Sony a "Magnificat" and the opulent "Gloria" by the Italian artist Giuseppe Sarti (1729- 1802). The chorus intones these works brilliantly thanks to Rondelli’s forceful interpretation. , Barbara Frittoli stands out from the quartet for her top soloist rendition. It is an absolute must-have.” – Sieghard Krabichler The Secrets of Sarti's art Mattia Rondelli – Press “XVIII Cent. - A new recording of Mattia Rondelli with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra and Choir reproduces the sacral music by Giuseppe Sarti, known for his operatic production, worthy of Mozart's estimation. [....] An outstanding performance.” – Davide Stefani Corriere Musicale “The Mariinsky Chorus and Orchestra, and a vocal quartet brilliantly conducted by Mattia Rondelli (...) a remarkable cohesion between the ensemble and its forceful and vibrant conduction.” – Claudio Bolzan MUSICA Dicembre 2012 - Sarti Magnificat e Gloria “Giuseppe Sarti [...] was the favourite composer of Catherine II the Great of Russia, adored by his pupil Cherubini, and considered by his colleagues as one of the most genial among his contemporaries. It all becomes clear after having listened to his operas, but even more after his sacral music, as the two pieces here recorded with authentic passion by Mattia Rondelli, conducting the orchestra and choir of the Mariinsky Theatre of St. Petersburg. The imperious solemnity of the choral parts and the charm of flourishing, dramatic or sweet melodies of any different situations, join the strength and the modernity of a definitely captivating counterpoint.” – E. GIRARDI, CORRIERE DELLA SERA THE ENCHANTMENT OF FASCINATING MELODIES 20/1/2013 “A new recording of Mattia Rondelli with the Mariinskij orchestra and chorus concerns the sacral music by Giuseppe Sarti, mostly known for his operatic production which, at that time, obtained Mozart's estimation. [...] An excellent performance.” – CORRIERE MUSICALE BY DAVIDE STEFANI A NEW RECORDING BY MATTIA RONDELLI Mattia Rondelli – Press “[....] Under Mattia Rondelli’s baton, the Milanese from la La Scala thrill a lifeful and precize Boccherini.” – BOCCHERINI, STABAT MATER DIAPASON 8/2009 “[...] The Virtuosi del Teatro alla Scala under Mattia Rondelli’s conduction, don’t just offer a good accompaniment for the soprano, but they too become protagonists of the Symphony n. 18, outstanding for an their extremely accurate and expressive rendition.” – BOCCHERINI, STABAT MATER Musica 7/2009 “[....] Such a great soprano as Barbara Frittoli offers a compelling and refined interpretation under the conduction of Mattia Rondelli, whose baton enlights Boccherini’s music” – BOCCHERINI, STABAT MATER SONY CLASSICAL RES MUSICA 6/2009 “We have come to enjoy the Perù Symphony Orchestra, thanks to special invitations from the Continental Bank, which regularly supports this musical cultural movement. They present their concerts of the International Season at the Auditorium The Incas of the Museum of the Nation. The one corresponding to August 6 celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great Bohemian musician, Gustav Mahler. His Symphony No. 6 A Minor was chosen and it had an excellent rendition conducted by Mattia Rondelli, who was very scrupulous in this remarkable work. The effects achieved in the different movements, especially by the timbales and double bass, were really spectacular. Our musicians and guest conductor did very well. Mattia Rondelli – Press All those who somehow have listened to classical music, know that Mahler and his Tragic Symphony, is embodied in realism. We are pleased that the Symphony of Peru, conducted under the baton of the Italian conductor Rondelli, achieved its goal.” – "THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA". A SUCCESS IN THE MUSEUM OF THE NATION. ARTISTAS EN EL PERU – August 2010 “Ravenna, a town on the upper Adriatic coast, is a singular treasure chest, filled with art, history, and culture, and on top of this it has its own Music Festival. In such a place, listening to Haydn's Creation, sung in Italian, in the Church of S. Apollinare in Classe in the Haydn celebrations year was already a special experience. The music was played under a world famous mosaic the Triumphal Arch and Apse, in which the most important type of the Byzantine Christ is represented. The Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto and the choir La stagione armonica were coordinated in the best way, the soloists offered an outstanding interpretation of their roles. Under Mattia Rondelli, a careful and sensitive total leader of the performance, Joseph Haydn's Oratorio perfectly blended in this venerable venue.” Die Salzburger Kulturzeitung im Internet Ravenna Festival, The Pantokrator stands over the Creation: In one sport hall, in the theatre and in some beautiful churches the Ravenna Festival will continue to offer one of the finest festivals until July 18. Riccardo Muti, Pierre Boulez and Christopoh von Dohnany are a guarantee of the high quality of this event – Wolfgang Star 17/07/09 Mattia Rondelli – Review Mattia Rondelli – YouTube Links G. Sarti – Magnificat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORN-W1NIycI G. Sarti - Gloria In excelsis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gHe_0tAIkI Artist Website: http:// www.mattiarondelli.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/M74web Mattia Rondelli – Photo Gallery .