Cesare Ciardi
Cesare Ciardi (born June 29, 1818 in Prato , † June 13, 1877 in Strelna ) was an Italian flautist and composer.
Life
Coming from Tuscany , Cesare Ciardi moved to Russia in 1853 . There he received a professorship at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and became Tchaikovsky's flute teacher . He was also the solo flutist at the Imperial Opera in Saint Petersburg (after Ciardi's death Ernesto Köhler succeeded him). Ciardi was versatile and also active as a sculptor and caricaturist.
plant
Ciardi wrote numerous study and solo pieces for flute. His Carnaval russe for flute and piano (also in the orchestral version) is occasionally played to this day.
literature
- Ursula Pešek, Željko Pešek: Flute music from three centuries. Composers, works, suggestions. Bärenreiter, Kassel et al. 1990, ISBN 3-7618-0985-9 .
- Adolph Goldberg: portraits and biographies of outstanding flute virtuosos, dilettantes and composers. Reprint of the private printing Berlin 1906. Edited and provided with a foreword by Karl Ventzke . Moeck, Celle 1987, ISBN 3-87549-028-2 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ciardi, Cesare |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian flautist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prato |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 1877 |
| Place of death | Strelna |