Bruno Giuranna, born in Milan,
completed his musical studies at the
Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome
receiving his diploma in violin and
viola. He was one of the founding
members of the famed chamber group I
Musici. As soloist, on both the
viola and viola d’amore, he took
part in numerous highly acclaimed
tours of Europe, Asia, North and
Central America.
Mr. Giuranna began his solo career
in 1954 when he performed the world
premiere of Giorgio Federico
Ghedini’s Concerto for VioIa and
Orchestra with Herbert von Karajan
conducting. He has since performed
regularly with leading orchestras
such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and La
Scala in Milan under conductors
including Claudio Abbado, Carlo
Maria Giulini, Sir John Barbirolli,
Riccardo Muti and Sergiu Celibidache.
Professor at the Hochschule für
Musik in Berlin and lnternational
Chair at the Royal Academy of Music
in London 1995-96.
Mr. Giuranna is now Visiting
Professor of viola at the University
of Limerick. He has given master
classes throughout the world and was
a frequent guest at the Marlboro
Festival in Vermont. From 1983 to
1992 Bruno Giuranna was Artistic
Director of the Padova Chamber
Orchestra and of the International
Chamber Music Festival in Asolo,
ltaly, where he lives now. He was
president of the Jury of the Bruno
Giuranna lnternational Viola
Competition in BraziI.
His extensive discography includes
Mozart’s Sinfonia Còncertante with
Henryk Szerying, the complete
Vivaldi Concerti for viola d’amore
and the Mozart Piano Quartets with
the Beaux Arts Trio for Philips
Records. In 1990 Mr. Giuranna’s
recording of the Beethoven String
Trios with Anne-Sophie Mutter and
Mstislaw Rostropovich for Deutsche
Grammophon was nominated for a
Grammy Award and his recording of
the Boccherini Concerti won the
coveted Grand Prix du Disque from
the prestigious Academie Charles
Cros of Paris.
Bruno Giuranna was the artistic
director of the "Orchestra da Camera
di Padova" from 1983 till 1992 and
in 1998 he started an intensive
cooperation with the "Orchestra dei
Pomeriggi Musicali" in Milan.
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