Mauro Maur
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| Born | August 8, 1958 Trieste, Italy |
| Genre(s) | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, pedagogue, trumpeter |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
| Label(s) | Columbia, Sony |
Mauro Maur (born August 9, 1958) is an Italian trumpeter and composer.
[edit] Biography
At a very young age, Mauro Maur graduated in Trieste. In 1975, he successfully passed the admission audition at the National Conservatory of Paris where he perfected his studies with Thibaud. While he was still a pupil of the Conservatory, he won the audition of first trumpet for the Toulouse National Orchestra (directed by Michel Plasson) and with them took part in several competitions around the world.
Mauro Maur was a gold medalist at the International Competition of Toulon in 1981, a recipient of the First Prize at the Superior National Conservatory of Paris Competition in 1982 and a winner of several competitions in Lille and at the Opera House in Rome, the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Furthermore, he has played in prestigious concert’s halls around the world such as Carnegie Hall of New York, Festspiele Salzburg, Megaron Athens, Seoul Arts Center.
Composers such as Morricone, Theodorakis, Bussotti and Vlad have dedicated several musical compositions to Mauro Maur. Since 1985, he has been the First Trumpet for the Orchestra of the Opera House in Rome. With regards to the cinema and television industries, Mauro Maur has played in more than 100 films on sound tracks composed by Morricone, Piovani, Ortolani, Goldsmith and Delerue.
He has appeared on several popular television shows such as: Maurizio Costanzo Show, Tappeto Volante, La Notte di Marzullo, and on radio shows. He has recorded for BMG Ariola, RCA and Sony Columbia. Trumpet player, orchestra director and composer for the theater, the television as well as for the cinema, Mauro Maur has played with musicians such as Gloria Gaynor, Placido Domingo and the I Solisti Veneti from Claudio Scimone.
[edit] Discography
- 2003: Concerto per Alberto, omaggio all’arte di Piero Piccioni
- 1996: Mauro Maur e i suoi Solisti: musiques de Ennio Morricone et Nino Rota Sony Columbia #COL 485352-2
- 1994: Una Tromba in scena Mauro Maur Iktius Milano #C009P
- 1993: La Tromba Classica Contemporanea : musiques de Ennio Morricone, Flavio Emilio Scogna, Lucia Ronchetti, Aldo Clementi, Fabrizio de Rossi Re, Sylvano Bussotti, Mikis Theodorakis, Roman Vlad, James Dashow BMG #74321-16825-2
- 1993: Torelli: Concerti, Sinfonie e Sonte per Tromba, Archi e Basso Continuo RS-Darpro #6367-07
- 1993: L’Orchestra Classica Contemporanea BMG #74321-17516-2
[edit] References
- (English), (French), (Italian) Mauro Maur and Francoise Gadbois ; Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal
- (Italian) Mauro Maur ; 40concerti.it
