Bruno Giuranna (born 6 April 1933 in

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

) is an Italian violist. Born in Milan, to composer Barbara Giuranna, Bruno Giuranna completed his musical studies at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. He founded the italian chamber orchestra " I Musici" with a group of young musician friends in 1951. Bruno Giuranna was founding violist of the original Quartetto di Roma, and the Italian String Trio with whom he recorded the complete string trios of

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for

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in the 1960s. In 1989 he recorded the Beethoven String Trios again for

at the invitation of

Anne-Sophie Mutter Anne-Sophie Mutter (born 29 June 1963) is a German violinist. Born and raised in Rheinfelden, Baden-Württemberg, Mutter started playing the violin at age five and continued studies in Germany and Switzerland. She was supported early in her car ...

and

Mstislav Rostropovich Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (27 March 192727 April 2007) was a Russian Cello, cellist and conducting, conductor. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works, which enl ...

. This recording was nominated for a

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in 1990. Bruno Giuranna performed the premiere of Musica da Concerto for viola and string orchestra, by Giorgio Federico Ghedini, under the baton of

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. He has played as a soloist with orchestras such as the

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, the

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and

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in Milan under conductors including

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, Sir John Barbirolli,

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and

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. Giuranna held the post of Professor of viola at the Hochschule der Kunste in Berlin from 1983 until 1998 and has held Viola Professor positions at the

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, the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, the

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and

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in London, and th
Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana
in Lugano. Frequently invited to the Marlboro Festival in the USA, he currently teaches at the Fondazione Stauffer in Cremona and at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena. From 1983 to 1992 he was the artistic director of the Orchestra da Camera di Padova e il Veneto. In 1987, he was decorated by the Italian president with the title of Cavaliere di Gran Croce al Merito. Giuranna was also responsible for a transcription of Bach's

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. The world premiere recording of this work was made by the in 2008. Bruno Giuranna was also a member of the and of the Italian chamber orchestra I Musici di Roma. In 2020, Giuranna serves as president of the central board for ESTA (European String Teachers Association).

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* 1933 births Living people Musicians from Milan Italian classical violists Italian music educators Academics of the Royal Academy of Music {{violist-stub