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Roberto Cani –\u00a0\u00a0 (1967-2025)\u00a0 In Memoriam<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Acclaimed throughout the music world as not just a performer, but an \u201cartiste\u201d, violinist Roberto Cani has continued to bring his art to the highest of levels, captivating and delighting audiences in the United States and abroad, since his solo debut at the Gaveau Hall in <\/strong>Paris<\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Beginning his studies at the age of seven, Mr. Cani has been a first and grand prize winner of numerous competitions, including the Paganini International Competition in <\/strong>Genoa<\/strong>, the Courcillon International Competition, and the Jeunesses Musicales International Competition in <\/strong>Belgrade<\/strong>, where he also captured a special award for the best performance of a contemporary work.\u00a0 In addition, he has been the winner of the Minetti Prize and received honors at the Tchaikovsky Competition. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Throughout his successful career as soloist, chamber musician and concertmaster, he has established himself as a versatile and respected artist worldwide.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Cani has performed throughout the United States as well as in <\/strong>Italy<\/strong>, Spain, Austria, <\/strong>Germany<\/strong>, <\/strong>Russia<\/strong>, <\/strong>Croatia<\/strong>, <\/strong>Belgium<\/strong>, <\/strong>Poland<\/strong>, <\/strong>Serbia<\/strong>, <\/strong>France<\/strong>, <\/strong>Taiwan<\/strong>, <\/strong>Japan<\/strong> and <\/strong>South Africa.<\/strong> He has appeared as soloist with the <\/strong>Moscow<\/strong> Philharmonic, the RAI Symphony (Italy), the Belgrade Philharmonic, Zagreb Soloists, Orchestra Haydn of Bolzano, the American Youth Symphony, the <\/strong>Oregon<\/strong> Symphony, the <\/strong>Missouri<\/strong> Chamber Orchestra and Symphony of the Americas.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

His performances have been televised nationally for PBS, RAI in Italy, RB in <\/strong>Yugoslavia<\/strong>, NHK in Japan, ZDF in Germany and in Taiwan.\u00a0 He has been featured on several occasions in radio broadcasts on both KMZT and KKGO in Los Angeles.\u00a0 Other notable appearances include his widely acclaimed performance of the first concerti of Paganini and Szymanowski in Italy and his premiere of a piece by Polish composer, Gorecki, for violin and piano. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Cani has performed as guest concertmaster for the La Scala Philharmonic in Milan under the baton of Riccardo Muti. He was also invited by Vladimir Jurowski to be a guest concertmaster for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Cani has been appointed Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra in May 2011. <\/strong>As concertmaster of Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, Mr. Cani is closely working with Placido Domingo and James Conlon among others.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Actively involved in chamber music, Mr. Cani has had the pleasure of touring with conductor and pianist Justus Frantz. <\/strong>He has also performed alongside Lynn Harrell, Jeffrey Swann, Jason Vieaux. <\/strong>Presently, he is the first violinist of the New Hollywood String Quartet and <\/strong>has an active presence in many west coast chamber music series<\/strong>. He has also participated in Chamber Music Festivals in <\/strong>Berlin<\/strong>, <\/strong>Hamburg<\/strong>, <\/strong>Vienna<\/strong>, and the <\/strong>Canary Islands<\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Cani has <\/strong>given master classes at many California Universities, <\/strong>among them those at the University of Southern California (USC), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),<\/strong>s <\/strong>as well as playing and teaching<\/strong> at <\/strong>Summer Music Festivals in <\/strong>Positano, Italy<\/strong> and <\/strong>Hvar, Croatia, Music Festival in<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Prague<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Mr. Cani has recorded the Vivaldi \u201cFour Seasons\u201d, sonatas by Respighi and Busoni with pianist Jeffrey Swann, and the solo sonatas of Bartok, Ysaye, Bloch, and Prokofiev under the Arkadia and Agora labels.\u00a0 His other recordings include the Tchaikovsky violin concerto, and a CD of favorite encores.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Cani is a graduate of the <\/strong>Milan<\/strong> Conservatory, the Gnessin Institute in Moscow, and the <\/strong>University of Southern California<\/strong>.\u00a0 He has studied with world-renowned violinists Viktor Tretiakov and Abrahm Shtern. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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