Panamericana Duo

Duo Panamericana: A Sonic Journey Along the Pacific Coast

Born from the friendship between two eclectic concert artists and professors at the "Luigi Cherubini" Conservatory in Florence, PANAMERICANA was founded in 2024. This cello and guitar duo takes its name from the famous highway stretching approximately 45,000 kilometers along the Pacific coast, linking Alaska to Chile and connecting the North, Central, and South American continents.

Artistic Profile

Both performers boast decades of experience as soloists, chamber musicians, and educators. They have:

• Performed on prestigious stages worldwide.

• Recorded for leading record labels.

• Served frequently as jury members for national and international competitions.

The Repertoire: Tradition and Innovation

The duo’s performances lead the audience on a fascinating journey through Latin American culture, exploring a musical genre that is both captivating and seductive, deeply rooted in ancient folk traditions.

Their diverse repertoire includes masterpieces by Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos, Timpanaro, Machado, and De Falla. Notably, they are the only ensemble to perform José Bragato’s Milontan in its specific version for cello and guitar, alongside several contemporary works dedicated to them by modern composers.

International Success

In November 2024, Duo Panamericana embarked on a high-profile tour as part of the Cherubini Conservatory’s internationalization project. Highlights included performances at:

• The Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

• The Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing.

• The Confucius Institute in Florence and the city of Arezzo, marking the project's successful conclusion.

Duo Panamericana: Success and New Horizons (2025)

Building on widespread acclaim from both audiences and critics, the duo headlined the Autumn 2025 season with a prestigious concert organized by the Italian Society of Contemporary Music (SIMC). For this special occasion, the Society commissioned new works from renowned Italian composers, including:

• Carlo Mastropietro, Valeriano Borsotti, Antonello Salandrini, Francesco Gentile, Filippo Lepre, Luca Antignani, Christina Paterniti, Vincenzo Saldarelli, Giovanni Traversi, and Giorgio Francesco Dalla Villa.

All pieces on the program were presented as world premieres, further cementing the duo's role as a leading force in contemporary repertoire.

GIORGIO ALBIANI

Giorgio Albiani graduated with honors (10 e lode) from the Liceo Musicale Pareggiato in Modena under the guidance of Vincenzo Saldarelli and Florindo Baldissera. He continued his studies with Maestro Alberto Ponce at the École Normale de Musique in Paris, where he was awarded First Prize with distinction in both the Concours d'Exécution and the Concours de Concertisme.

His solo career has taken him to the world’s most prestigious stages, including:

• Paris: Théâtre du Forum des Halles, Centre Pompidou, Salle Cortot.

• New York: The Morgan Library & Museum.

• Rome & Vatican City: Oratorio del Gonfalone and the Sala Nervi, where he performed in the 2019 "Christmas Concert," broadcast internationally on Canale 5.

• Global Stages: Astana Opera House (Kazakhstan), Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires), and beyond.

A versatile collaborator, he has performed with the Ensemble de Guitares de Paris, the Opera Nova guitar quartet, and DuotanGO (touring Europe, Chile, and Argentina). He has also worked with the Take4 guitar quartet, the Fonè string quartet, and Ensemble Maderna.

As a soloist with orchestra, he has appeared with the Arezzo Symphony Orchestra, the Ravenna Chamber Orchestra, the Bulgarian State Symphony Orchestra, the Landesmusikorchester of Berlin, and the Camerata de France.