Igor Coretti - Kuret
Via dellEremo, 123
I - 34142 TRIESTE, Italy
CURRICULUM VITAE
Igor Coretti - Kuret, born 1958, began studyng the violin at the age of six at Glasbena Matica a Slovene school of music he attende in Trieste up to the completion of his high school studies. After being awarded a scholarship by the Yugoslav government, he moved to Ljubljana for four years to study the violin and chamber music at the Srednja Glasbena ola.
In 1984, he completed his studies at the Giuseppe Tartini music conservatory in Trieste and, after a brief period of study at the Scuola di musica di Fiesole (Orchestral training course with the Italian Youth Orchestra a production involving the conductor Riccardo Muti), he moved to Germany to continue his studies with several teachers, including Helfried Fister in Cologne, Michael Gaiser in Dsseldorf and Friedrich von Hausegger in Hannover.
It was Friedrich von Hausegger who discovered Corettis outstanding natural talent for teaching, a talent which, enchanced by his considerable knowledge and sagacity, has made him one of the leading international figures in the teaching of the violin. During the foru years he studied with Hausegger, Coretti acquired a through understanding of the art of teaching, wich resulted in his decision to devote himself entirely to the teaching of music and the violin.
As a member of ESTA - the European String Teachers Association, Coretti attended several international congresses (Braunschweig 1986, Trossingen 1987, Rome and Oberursel 1988, Manchester and Porta Westfalica 1989, Strasbourg 1990 and Arvika 1991), where he met Max Rostal. Rostal, noting the young teachers organizational skills, introduced him to Yehudi Menuhin, who inited him to organize the International Summer School for Young Musicians in Italy under the auspices of ESTA. With the help of Marianne Kroemer (the founder of ESTA) the summer school wa first organize in the summer of 1989 at Cividale del Friuli in collaboration with the boarding school Paolo Diacono.
Since then, more than twothousand children and youngsters from not only Europe, but also America and Asia, have met during their holidays to follow courses in the various instruments, chamber music, and to play in an orchestra. The courses ar taught by expert international teachers, for whom this is also an excellent opportuny to discuss and compare their different teaching experiences.
In 1991, Coretti organized an international conference in Italy entitled 1992: Musical Education in Italy Compared with the rest of Europe (at which Marcello Abbado, Jacques Chapuis, Friedrich v. Hausegger, Max rostal, Giuseppe Prencipe, and Renato Zanettovich all spoke). In 1994, he presented a project for international collaboration in the field of music teching, which included the creation of asupra-national orchestra comprising children between th ages of eight and sixteen, students from the schools of music and conservatories in Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia, in addition to Italy. The orchestra was formed and presented, together with the project, at the international congress Chamber Music: an opportunity to Meet and Grow held in Gorizia and Nova Gorica in June of the same year. The orchestra is stil playing under the name of the Young Musicians International Symphony Orchestra (YMISO), directed by Coretti himself.
Since his return to Italy (1989), he was teaching at the conservatories G. P. da Palestrina in Cagliari (1998) and A. Pedrollo in Vicenza (1999) has been invited on numerous occasions to take part as a meber of the jury in the occasion of several international competitions for young musicians (Austria, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Italy) and hold courses and seminars, both in Italy and abroad (Austria, Hunagry, Croatia and Slovenia) on violin teaching and teaching of very young musicians for playing together (chamber music and orchestra). The courses are intended for teachers as well as children and youngsters so that the participants, thanks to the practical demonstrations, can obtain all the necessary information concerning the topics dealt with during the course.
With the project (1997) European Childrens Orchestra Orchestra dei Bambini Europei, which was presented during the 26th International Conference of ESTA in Trieste in September 98, Corettis aim is to set up a symphonic orchestra for gifted children and youngsters (aged between 11 and 18) chosen from all over Europe according to merit. The orchestra should be founded by National and International Authorities (Ministries of Education and Culture of the countries taking part in the project.
Coretti is currently the Art Director of the International Summer School for Young Musicians - Max Rostal, Art director and permanent conductor of the orchestra YMISO, and is teaching the violin, chamber music and orchestral playing at the Scuola per Giovani Musicisti he himself founded in Trieste in 1991.
Languages spoken and written: Slovenian, Italian, German, English, Croatian.
Qualifications:
High School Diploma in Sciences;
Diploma in violin from G. Tartini Conservatoire, Trieste.
Education:
1977-1982, Ljubljana (SLO) with Master Toma Lorenz and Master Ciril Veronek
1983-1986, Cologne (BRD) with Master Helfried Fister and Master Joachim Krist and Dsseldorf with Master Michael Gaiser.
1986-1989, Hanover with Master Friederich von Hausegger
Courses of specialization:
1984, Majano (UD) with Master Helfried Fister
1984, Fiesole (FI) (course of orchestra qualification) - member of Orchestra Giovanile Italiana with Masters: Prencipe; Conductors: C. Bellugi, F. Ferrara and R. Muti.
1987, Schoentall (BRD) with Master Werner Scholz and Master F. v. Hausegger
1988, Schoentall (BRD) with Master Werner Scholz
1988, Hitzacker (BRD) with Master Emanuel Hurwitz
1989, Schoentall (BRD) with Master Werner Scholz and Master Miroslav Rusin
Concert experience:
Various concerts, including radio recordings of duos with piano and other chamber ensembles. Some solo performances in concertos with international chamber orchestras. Member of various national and international orchestras, both chamber and symphony. Permanent conductor of the Young Musicians International Symphony Orchestra, of which he is also Art director.
Igor Coretti - Kuret
Via dellEremo, 123
I - 34142 TRIESTE, Italy
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