Ensemble

Marco Serino violin
Yoko Ichihara violin
Gianluca Saggini viola
Valeriano Taddeo cello

Founded in Rome, the Bernini Quartet is composed of musicians that have been formed in the most prestigious academies: Vienna, Luxembourg, Paris, Geneva, Osaka, Rome... The Quartet has studied with Piero Farulli, the renowned viola player from the Quartetto Italiano, and has taken part in master-classes in Europe with the Melos, Amadeus, Berg, Tokio and La Salle Quartets. Ennio Morricone recently awarded them the "Michelangelo 1999" Prize for special artistic merit. In 1998 the Quartet was appointed Resident Quartet at the Accademia Filarmonica Romana and they made their debut in such capacity at the Teatro Olimpico where they immediatly drew the attention from critics. In addition to their wide collaboration in the current concert season, their Residence at the Accademia Filarmonica involves them in intensive academic activities at the Accademia's Music School. The italian members of the Quartet were founder members of the dissolved Santa Cecilia Quartet that won several international competitions (among which Cremona, Bucchi in Rome and Viotti in Vercelli) and which performed with soloists such as Accardo, Petracchi and Filippini. The Bernini Quartet has toured America (... an explosive ensemble of musicians ... Washington Post), Europe and Middle-East and has played several first performances of contemporary works and has performed in the most important concert seasons along with renowned international artists, such as the Auer Quartet, Paul Cortese and Jun Kanno. The Bernini Quartet has recently recorded "The Art of the Fugue" by J.S.Bach. Marco Serino e Valeriano Taddeo play two prestigious instruments entrusted to them: a Niccolò Amati violin (Cremona, 1661) and a David Techler cello (Rome, 1700).