Join Francesca Dego, violinist, as she presents a violin and viola masterclass. The class will take place at 4 pm-6 pm at the Opera House Rehearsal Room 1, Kennedy Center.
Celebrated for her sonorous tone, compelling interpretations and flawless technique, Francesca Dego is one of the most sought-after young violinists on the international scene. Signed in 2012 by Deutsche Grammophon, she released her highly anticipated first concerto disc featuring works by Paganini and Wolf-Ferrari alongside the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Daniele Rustioni in 2017, garnering widespread praise. Autumn 2018 saw the release of her latest recital disc ‘Suite Italienne’, in which she pays homage to the aesthetic and influence of twentieth-century Italian musical style.
Born in Lecco, Italy, to Italian and American parents, Francesca regularly appears with major orchestras worldwide, and recent and forthcoming highlights include performances with the Philharmonia, Hallé, Ulster, Royal Philharmonic and Royal Scottish National Orchestras, Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, Tokyo Metropolitan and Tokyo Symphony Orchestras, Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, Orquesta de Sevilla and de la Comunitat Valenciana at Palau de les Arts, Auckland Philharmonia, Het Gelders Orkest and the Orkest van het Oosten. In her home country she regularly collaborates with ensembles such as the Orchestra della Toscana, Milan’s “La Verdi” Orchestra, Parma’s Filarmonica Toscanini, the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano, and the Genova, Bari, Bologna, Trieste, Verona and La Fenice Venice Theatre Orchestras.
Her international career to date has allowed Francesca to work alongside many esteemed conductors, Karen Durgaryan, Christopher Franklin, Paul Goodwin, Christopher Hogwood, Yoel Levi, Grant Llewellyn, Wayne Marshall, Diego Matheuz, Shlomo Mintz, Gemma New, Sir Roger Norrington, Daniele Rustioni, Dalia Stasevska and Xian Zhang, to name a few. An outstanding collaborative artist, Francesca thrives in chamber settings, and instrumentalists with whom she has performed include Salvatore Accardo, Bruno Giuranna, Mahan Esfahani, Piers Lane, Jan Lisiecki, Mischa Maisky, Antonio Meneses, Domenico Nordio, Martin Owen and Kathryn Stott, as well as her regular recital partner, pianist Francesca Leonardi. Summer 2018 saw the inaugural season of the Gravedona Chamber Music Festival at Lake Como, a celebration co-founded by Francesca.
Francesca is based in London and plays on a precious Francesco Ruggeri violin (Cremona 1697) and the ex-Ricci Guarneri del Gesù (Cremona 1734) courtesy of Florian Leonhard Fine Violins. She is supported by Comitato Nazionale Italiano Musica (CIDIM), SIAE, S’Illumina and MiBACT.