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An evening of Salon Music to celebrate the launch of Lucilla Rose Mariotti’s debut CD Lumière du Temps on Orchid Classics.
Lumière du Temps is conceived as a musical journey through the Belle Époque, inspired by Giovanni Boldini’s luminous brushstrokes. His portraits of society women from that era shaped the spirit of the project, translating their elegance, movement, and light into sound. Performed on a 1709 Stradivari violin, the album unfolds like a single day in Paris from the bright morning of Elgar’s Chanson de Matin, through D’Ambrosio’s intimate miniatures, to the twilight reflections and Impressionistic colours of Debussy and Lili Boulanger. Each work becomes a portrait in music, capturing the grace, radiance, and shifting moods of another age. Signed copies of the album will be available for purchase on the night. |
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Programme
Edward Elgar
Chanson de Matin, Op. 15, No. 2
Alfredo D’Ambrosio
Romanza, Op. 27
Henryk Wieniawski
Légende Op.17
Alfredo D’Ambrosio
Le Rouet
Lili Boulanger
Nocturne and Cortège
Edward Elgar
Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 1
Alfredo D’Ambrosio
Canzonetta No. 1, Op. 6
Alfredo D’Ambrosio
Romance, Op. 9
Debussy / Alexandre Roelens
Valse Romantique
Edward Elgar
Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15, No. 1
Chanson de Matin, Op. 15, No. 2
Alfredo D’Ambrosio
Romanza, Op. 27
Henryk Wieniawski
Légende Op.17
Alfredo D’Ambrosio
Le Rouet
Lili Boulanger
Nocturne and Cortège
Edward Elgar
Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 1
Alfredo D’Ambrosio
Canzonetta No. 1, Op. 6
Alfredo D’Ambrosio
Romance, Op. 9
Debussy / Alexandre Roelens
Valse Romantique
Edward Elgar
Chanson de Nuit, Op. 15, No. 1
Lucilla Rose Mariotti |
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Lucilla Rose Mariotti (b. 2001) is a violinist acclaimed for her charisma and warm tone. She recently performed for King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House in an event hosted by the Italian Embassy in the UK.
In 2024 she toured Australia, appearing as soloist at Winthrop Hall in Perth, Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane, and the Sydney Opera House. In 2023 she represented Italy at the European Festival of Soloists in Venezuela, performing with the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar under Maestro Rodolfo Saglimbeni. Winner of the Absolute First Prize and Audience Award at the 2023 “Violins&Soul” Competition at the AMADEUS Festival in Vienna, she was entrusted with a 1709 Antonio Stradivari violin on a two-year loan. In 2024, she was honoured with the Daniele Gay Award, established by violinist Francesca Dego. As a recitalist, she has appeared at prestigious venues such as Wigmore Hall, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, Sale Apollinee of La Fenice Theatre in Venice, Pitti Palace in Florence, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Giardini La Mortella in Ischia supported by the William Walton Foundation, the Royal Palace of Gödöllő in Hungary, Villa Lante in Rome with Musicaimmagine and the Institutum Romanum Finlandiae, the Italian Institute of Culture in Budapest, the Brera Museum in Milan during EXPO 2015, and the Piaggio Museum. Currently in the Solo Class at HMTM Hannover with Krzysztof Węgrzyn, Lucilla also holds an Artist Diploma from the Royal College of Music in London, where she studied with Itzhak Rashkovsky as a Carne Junior Fellow. She also earned her Master's Degree in Performance with distinction at RCM, supported by the Anne & Brian Wadsworth Scholarship, the Help Musicians’ Ian Fleming Award, and the Albert Cooper Music Charitable Trust. She was also named a 2023 Boise Scholar. |
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Alessio Enea
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Italian pianist Alessio Enea, finalist of the Premio Venezia (2015), has performed in venues such as Teatro La Fenice, MAC Milan, LAC Lugano, Piano City Milan, and Teatro Politeama Palermo. He made his orchestral debut in 2016 with Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto and has since performed across Switzerland, supported by the Lyra Foundation.
He earned two Master’s degrees with honours in Performance and Pedagogy in Lugano, and later studied at the Royal College of Music, London, with Dmitri Alexeev, supported by the Charles Napper Award and the Gary & Eleanor Brass Scholarship. At the RCM, he twice received the Adami Fellow Award as accompanist for the String Department, and recently completed the Artist Diploma in Collaborative Piano with honours under Prof. Simon Lepper. He is currently a chamber music coach and accompanist at the RCM, with upcoming duo performances in Italy, France, and the UK. |
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