Vicenzo Bolognese
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Vincenzo Bolognese was born in Lecce in 1966. He was a pupil first of his father and then of Felix Ayo. He took his diploma in violin and chamber music with the highest possible marks and special merit at the Conservatory of St. Cecilia and the National Academy of St. Cecilia. He then continued his studies with Salvatore Accardo, Riccardo Brengola, and Pierluigi Urbini.
Bolognese has won a large number of prestigious prizes in national competitions, including the "Curci" prize (Naples, 1985) and the "Paganini" prize (Genoa, 1987). In 1988 he was invited to give a recital in Palazzo Tursi with the violin which Paganini himself used and he has also been awarded the "Plateo dOro" prize for artistic merit. He has played with such important musical institutions as the Teatro San Carlo of Naples, the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, the "Scarlatti" Orchestra of Naples, the Warsaw Symphony