(February 28, 2017) South African Tour of the renowned Italian flutist Raffaele Trevisani, organized with the support of Italian Institute of Culture in Pretoria. From March 3 to 13 Trevisani will perform in different cities and with a varied repertoire, both solo and accompanied by pianist Paola Girardi and other South African musicians, in addition to some master classes. Even before graduating from the Conservatory “G. Verdi” in Milan, Trevisani becomes “the young student” of M. Sir James Galway studying privately with him since 1978. After graduation he works for four years with the Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala Milan, before devoting himself entirely to solo career. He lives in Milan devoted to concerts and teaching at the Municipal School of Music “Claudio Abbado” of his city. His solo career has taken him to perform in Japan, USA, Canada, South America, Russia, South Africa, England, Spain, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Turkey, Israel as well as in Italy for major musical institutions. He has performed in many prestigious concert halls in Italy, including the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, and abroad (London’s Wigmore Hall, Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Trinity Church in New York and many others). He has developed numerous collaborations (including The Musical Afternoons of Milan, I Cameristi della Scala and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra), recordings for Italian and foreign television stations, as well as having recorded for various international labels (Delos, Stradivarius, AS Disc and Hanssler Classic). (Red)