Ensemble
- bio
On their first meeting in 2000, Orietta Caianello and Antonio Sardi de Letto realised that they had similar interpretative outlooks. This led to a strong creative synergy, a musical fellowship, followed almost by necessity. This was the birth of the Ianus Piano Duo, a way to combine common interests in the piano repertoire of the twentieth century and music by new composers in a desire to illuminate paths usually forgotten in most concert programs.
Orietta Caianello was born in Naples, Antonio Sardi de Letto in Rome. They both studied and graduated from their respective hometown music conservatories. Ms. Caianello studied with Aldo Tramma. Upon graduation she spent several years abroad, during which time she studied with Werner Genuit in Germany and with Peter Feuchtwanger in London. She also took part in the Ferienkurse of Darmstadt and took courses at the "Tibor Varga" Academy in Sion. Antonio Sardi de Letto studied with Alessandro Drago and continued his studies with Philippe Entremont in Vienna and with Carlo Dominici e Francesco Martucci in Italy. This eclectic collaboration explores works that are rarely performed on the concert stage. They are both dedicated in different ways to the voice and piano melologue. Orietta Caianiello has performed as a soloist in England, Austria, Germany and Brazil as well as Italy. She has played with several chamber groups including the Trio Busoni and is currently the pianist for the contemporary ensemble Freon, in Rome. She is Professor of chamber music at the Conservatorio "Piccinni" in Bari. Antonio Sardi de Letto has played concerts in Italy as well as in many European capitals, America and in the Near and Far East. He has recorded for many Italian and foreign radio and television transmissions and has recently released a CD with Terre Sommerse comparing the Symphonic Studies of Schumann to Liszt's Sonata in B Minor. He holds the chair of Piano at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome.
The Ianus Piano Duo debuted at the Festival Nuova Consonanza in a performance of Visions de l'Amen by Olivier Messiaen. They have since performed this piece in Rome and on other concert stages interspersed with Gregorian Chant. They then presented Two Faces of the Moon for two pianos and electronic accompaniment by composers Ivan Fedele and Nicola Sani. In Italy they performed the program Sei per Due dedicated to the work of the Groupe des Six at the Quirinal Palace which was broadcasted live by Radio Tre and aired by the BBC, in Holland and in Hungary. They are currently preparing the Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra by Poulenc which will be presented along with the World Première of a piece for orchestra by Alessandro Sbordoni at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome. In honour of the 150th anniversary of Schumann's death, they will also be performing works by contemporary composers inspired by the great German composer that have been commissioned by RaiTrade for the occasion. The concert will take place in Strasburg and will be called Schumannesque.
Updated to 09/2005 Orietta Caianello was born in Naples, Antonio Sardi de Letto in Rome. They both studied and graduated from their respective hometown music conservatories. Ms. Caianello studied with Aldo Tramma. Upon graduation she spent several years abroad, during which time she studied with Werner Genuit in Germany and with Peter Feuchtwanger in London. She also took part in the Ferienkurse of Darmstadt and took courses at the "Tibor Varga" Academy in Sion. Antonio Sardi de Letto studied with Alessandro Drago and continued his studies with Philippe Entremont in Vienna and with Carlo Dominici e Francesco Martucci in Italy. This eclectic collaboration explores works that are rarely performed on the concert stage. They are both dedicated in different ways to the voice and piano melologue. Orietta Caianiello has performed as a soloist in England, Austria, Germany and Brazil as well as Italy. She has played with several chamber groups including the Trio Busoni and is currently the pianist for the contemporary ensemble Freon, in Rome. She is Professor of chamber music at the Conservatorio "Piccinni" in Bari. Antonio Sardi de Letto has played concerts in Italy as well as in many European capitals, America and in the Near and Far East. He has recorded for many Italian and foreign radio and television transmissions and has recently released a CD with Terre Sommerse comparing the Symphonic Studies of Schumann to Liszt's Sonata in B Minor. He holds the chair of Piano at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome.
The Ianus Piano Duo debuted at the Festival Nuova Consonanza in a performance of Visions de l'Amen by Olivier Messiaen. They have since performed this piece in Rome and on other concert stages interspersed with Gregorian Chant. They then presented Two Faces of the Moon for two pianos and electronic accompaniment by composers Ivan Fedele and Nicola Sani. In Italy they performed the program Sei per Due dedicated to the work of the Groupe des Six at the Quirinal Palace which was broadcasted live by Radio Tre and aired by the BBC, in Holland and in Hungary. They are currently preparing the Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra by Poulenc which will be presented along with the World Première of a piece for orchestra by Alessandro Sbordoni at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome. In honour of the 150th anniversary of Schumann's death, they will also be performing works by contemporary composers inspired by the great German composer that have been commissioned by RaiTrade for the occasion. The concert will take place in Strasburg and will be called Schumannesque.