Romano Romanini Foundation
 The Romano Romanini Foundation originates from a legacy of Dr. Ippolito Romanini, who intended to honour his father, a famous violinist and composer. The Foundation rose after the death of Dr. Romanini (4 march 1978). After the acknowledgment of the italian state in 1984, an efficient board of directors and a college of auditors have been formed.
From 1979 the Romano Romanini Foundation is establishing the Master classes of violin, viola, cello, piano, chamber music and composition by Masters of international renown: Corrado Romano and Dora Schwartzberg (violin), Gerard Ruymen and Bruno Giuranna (viola), Daniel Shafran (cello), Paolo Borciani and Franco Rossi (quartet), Maria Golia and Sergio Marengoni (piano), Franco Donatoni (composition). Since 1999 the master classes last three years.
In 1997, thanks to the Fondazione Cariplo of Milano, the "Romanini Ensemble" Orchestra was formed to improve the skills of the master classes attenders. In collaboration with Romanini Foundation, the "Cameristi Lombardi" Orchestra (concerts in USA - Metropolitan, Carnegie Hall, Kaufmann K.H. of New York -, Japan, Russia) gives to the young students of master classes the possibility to follow the profession.
In the same 1979 it was announced the first International Violin Competition "Città di Brescia", at its eighth edition under the patronage of Fondazione Cariplo of Milano. In 1995 the Romano Romanini Foundation together with Comitato Lombardia Europa Musica organized the International competition for baroque string instruments (1st prize not awarded, 2nd prize Vittorio Ghielmi). In 1990 they organized, with Philips Records, the Opera Prima Philips Competition (1st prize Massimo Quarta for the violin, Enrico Pompili for the piano).
From 1987 The Romano Romanini Foundation promotes an intense activity of concerts and organizes recitals and musical reviews opened to the young performers. Among the most important initiatives there are:
"Il Concorso Ciaikovskij in Italia" Milano - Brescia 1987, concerts of the Ciaikovskij Competition’s winners (ed. 1986) in the Teatro alla Scala, Teatro Grande, Sala Verdi, in honour of the great russian music school (thanks to the adhesion of the Russian Ministero della Cultura, the patronage of the Italian Ministero del Turismo e dello Spettacolo, the Regione Lombardia, the Comuni of Brescia and Milano, the Provincia of Brescia and the partecipation of the Philips records);
"Orfeo Giovane" Brescia Teatro Grande 1989-’90-’91, recitals of young rewarded in International Competitions (with the patronage of the Assessorati alla Cultura of the Comune and the Provincia of Brescia and the partecipation of the Fondazione Banca Credito Agrario Bresciano);
"The L. van Beethoven piano Sonatas" Brescia Teatro Sancarlino 1996, "The L. van Beethoven cello Sonatas" Brescia Teatro Sancarlino 1998, "The L. van Beethoven violin Sonatas" Brescia Teatro Sancarlino 1999 and "The L. van Beethoven string Quartets" Brescia Teatro Sancarlino 2000, concerts of the students together with well known performers, in a plan consisting in the performance of Beethoven complete chamber works (with the patronage of the Fondazione Cariplo and the Assessorati alla Cultura of the Comune and the Provincia of Brescia);
"Primavera in musica" and "Itinerari di Orfeo" Brescia 1989-’90-’91-’92-’93-’94, musical reviews reserved for the best students of the master classes, with more than hundred concerts from 1989 to 1994 (patronage of the Provincia of Brescia).
A remarkable series of concerts takes place every year in the backyard
of the Fondazione and in the Sancarlino Theatre.
The goal of the Romano Romanini Foundation is to create an Academy in musical perfectioning and research. Starting from june 1999, the association "Noi per la Fondazione Romano Romanini" is promoting music diffusion and the support of the Foundation. Individual and society’s adhesion is welcome.
For more information please contact the secretary’s office - tel. 030/280188 fax 0303750602.
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