Marco Lo MUSCIO, organ (Italy)

Marco Lo MUSCIO was born in Rome on October 23 1971. He graduated in piano with full honours (“Cum Laude”) at "L. Refice" academy of music guided by Maestro Maiorani. He then took 3 years' advanced study with the great pianist Sergio Fiorentino (1927-1998), attaining the Diploma of Advanced Studies at the academy "B. Cristofori". At present he is improving his organ playing technique under the guidance of Maestro J. E. Goettsche (head organist at St. Peter's, Rome) and is graduating in Pedagogy “Cum Laude” at the University of Rome. He loves performing Keith Jarrett's piano pieces he transcribed himself and specializes in the French, English and American repertoire of the 1900s, in Bach's repertoire and in the adaptations and transcriptions of ancient and modern music.
He has held more than 400 concerts: for the I.U.C. (University Concert Institution) at the Aula Magna of the University of Rome “La Sapienza”; with the "Refice" orchestra (Beethoven's "Fantasia op.80"), “Nova Amadeus” (Handel’s concerts) and "Aramus" (Faure's "Requiem"); in the cathedral and in the Palazzo Piccolomini of Pienza (regular guest since 1986); in the basilicas of S. Maria degli Angeli, "Ara Coeli", S. Luigi dei Francesi; in the Anglican churches of "All Saints" and "St. Paul's within the walls"; in the medieval abbey of S. Antimo (Siena); in S. Mark (Florence); at the Monteallegro Sanctuary (Rapallo)... He has also performed for the following associations: Euterpe (auditorium "Seraphicum"), Tempietto (Teatro Marcello), Aris (Palazzo Barberini), CEAS (NASA congress), FAO, UNICEF, Setem (Narazeno college), musica Rediviva, Keiros, Arte e Spettacolo International, ”Artists’Mass” in Rome, Palace Doria Pamphilj, etc.
Recently he also performed at the prestigious “Festival Pontino” and at the “Festival of Nations”. He also played for the re-opening S. Paul's Basilica for the Jubilee of the year 2000 (broadcast television) and for Gattinoni at the fashion show "Donna sotto le Stelle". Other performances by the artist include playing for the opening of the spiritual services in St. Peter's in the presence of Pope Giovanni Paolo II, and playing for SAT 2000 television and RAI TV. He also took part in several theatre plays such as "Parsifal", "Dante-Inferno", "Natale Antico" (Rai TV), "Via Crucis" by H. Laberer.
He has also performed in Iceland (Selfoss, Skalholt, and Reykjavik), in Budapest ("Ligeti" contest), in Wales (Swansea, Tenby, Port Talbot), in France (Provence and Montecarlo), Vatican (S.Peter and hall Clementina), Blue Coast (Grimaud, S.Tropez, S.Raphael) and in Oxford, at “Exeter College”.
He has worked with and for international artists such as: Goffredo Petrassi, Mario Luzi, Ann Rees, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Giulio Sforza, Marcello Creti, Alessio Benvenuti, Andrea Trovato, Antonio Latanza and Tim Rishton.
Has given premiere performances national and international of works by composers such as: Spicer, Bourgeois, Howells, Sakamoto, Jarrett, Tournemire, Alain, Rautavaara, Part…
Marco Lo Muscio has published with success five CDs of piano and organ music for "Studio Amadeus" records: "Piano visions", "Organ visions I and II", "American piano music", "Spohr, Schumann and Schubert: Chamber music".
Forthcoming concerts 2004/05 include: Iceland, Belgium, Norway (Bergen), Kiev, "Tallinn XVIII international organ festival"(Tallinn, Parnu, Koeru), Russia, Egypt, etc.