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Emanuele Cardi is regular organist and choirmaster at the Ghilardi organ of St. Maria della Speranza’s church in Battipaglia, one of the best known instruments in the international contemporary organ-building outline.
He got a diploma with full marks and honours in Organ and Organ Composition with Wijnand van de Pol at the “F. Morlacchi” Conservatory in Perugia, where he was awarded as best graduate, a scholaship and a concert offered by the Conservatory in collaboration with the “Elena Marino” Music Association; he, then, attended training and postgraduate courses on the Baroque and Renaissance organ repertoire.
Interested in the restoration of ancient organs, he has been specifically studying on the 16th and 17th century Neapolitan organ-building and organ music for many years. He has written several articles for specialized journals, participating in conferences and acting as a consultant in the recovery of historical organs.
As an organist, he gave concerts in Holland, Belgium, Spain, England, Ireland, Germany, France, Sweden and Poland, playing some of the most famous Europeans organs, among wich Oude Kerk, Amsterdam-Olanda; Ulster Hall, Belfast; St. Omers; Francia; Galway Cathedral Irlanda; Cattedrale di Terragona, Spagna; he participated in some of the most prestigious festivals, among wich the International Organ Week in Brussels (invited by the Italian Embassy); XXXV Organ Festival Kamien Pomorski – Polonia; Celebrity Organ Recitals St. Giles' Cathedral, Edimburgo;St. Omers and Avignon Cathedral (France). He also performed several inaugural concerts, among wich the one for the restoration of the great Hillis Organ at the Redemptorists’ Church in Belfast.
He recorded a CD, entitled “Il Corale”, within the series of CDs dedicated to musical forms. His next issue will be a CD dedicated to the historical organs in Campania.
Contact details and further information
Emanuele Cardi,Via Campanile,
107 - 80126 Napoli
tel. e fax: (0039) 0817261235
mob.: (0039) 03472738458
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