Sonia Formenti, Flute

Biography

Sonia Formenti – flutist

She studied with Carlo Tabarelli and Gabriele Gallotta with whom in 2001 she gained the Concert Dipoma at Conservatorio di Milano with honour. She perfectionated at Teatro alla Scala - Accademia per professori d’orchestra - with Glauco Cambursano and Davide Formisano.

She took part to masterclass by Giampaolo Pretto, Maxence Larrieu and a year class with Jean Claude Gérard.

She played in several orchestras (Teatro alla Scala, Fvg, Euyo, Toscanini, Swiss Radio) directed by conductors such as Muti, Gelmetti, Koenig, Marshall, Lombard, Bychcov, Ranzani, Rath, Metha, Ceccato, Santi, Temirkanov, Masur.

Being fit for the Orchestra Giovanile Europea (Euyo 2002 and 2003), in 2003 she becomes first part in the new born Orchestra Cherubini, wanted by Riccardo Muti.

She cooperates with the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala and as a first flute with the Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and with the Orchestra dei Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano. Taking part in Mdi ensemble she demonstrates particular interest in contemporary music playing for RaiRadio3, Japan Foundation of Rome and Köln, Milano Musica, ContemporaneaMente, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Lacma Museum Los Angeles, Tonhalle Dusseldorf.

In 2008 she had a tournèe with mdi in Japan and she is selected by Cidim for “Nuove Carriere” project.

As a chamber musician and a soloist she played  for Radio Svizzera Italiana, Società dei Concerti di Milano, Endas, CEMAT, Lingotto Musica di Torino, Rai, Comune di Milano, Autunno Musicale di Como, Ambasciata Italiana in Saint Peterbourg, Festival Yanacek in Brno, European Parliament. She played for Salzbourg Festival, Ravenna Festival, Ravello Festival , Musikverein Vien.

In 2000, at Music International Festivalk in Kyoto she represented  Italy and Conservatorio di Milano in a wind instruments quartet.

She recorded for Stradivarius the sonata in D major by Prokofiev and Sequence I by Berio. A monographic cd of Gervasoni for Aeon, Paris.

Amongst numerous awards, there are also I award at  Concorso Nazionale Ponchielli in Cremona, Premio Tassinari in Cento, II prize at AudiMozart for interpretation Mozart Concert, I prize at the International Competition of Chieri (Turin). She won as well the scholarship Severino Gazzelloni in Arezzo, two scholarships at Concorso Sanremo Classico for youth, Forziati award as best pupil of the year at Conservatorio di Milano, where she won as well the chamber music award Galbiati.

In 2002 she was conferred by President of  the Italian Republic a bronze medal upon Well Deserving for Culture and Art.

In June 2007 she is second at the Concours for first flute at Maggio Musicale Orchestra in Florence and she wins the Orchestra Haydn audition in Bolzano.