Who is Bruno Giuranna?
Bruno Giuranna (born 6 April 1933 in Milan) is an Italian violist. Born in Milan, to composer Barbara Giuranna, Bruno Giuranna completed his musical studies at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. He founded the italian chamber orchestra "I Musici" with a group of young musician friends in 1951. Bruno Giuranna was founding violist of the original Quartetto di Roma, and the Italian String Trio with whom he recorded the complete string trios of Ludwig Van Beethoven for Deutsche Grammophon in the 1960s. In 1989 he recorded the Beethoven String Trios again for Deutsche Grammophon at the invitation of Anne-Sophie Mutter and Mstislav Rostropovich. This recording was nominated for a Grammy award in 1990. Bruno Giuranna performed the premiere of Musica da Concerto for viola and string orchestra, by Giorgio Federico Ghedini, under the baton of Herbert von Karajan. He has played as a soloist with orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and La Scala in Mil...
