Piero Gamba
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Biography
Piero Gamba, also known as Pierino Gamba, was born on September 16, 1936, in Rome, Italy, and was a conductor, pianist, and former child prodigy. He began his musical career early, conducting the orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia at the age of eight, and later appeared with major orchestras, including in London in 1948. In 1962, he received the Arnold Bax Memorial Medal. He was particularly noted for his ability to conduct accompaniments and for performing as a concerto soloist from the keyboard. Gamba served as music director and conductor of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra from 1970 to 1981, and later as principal conductor of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 1982 to 1987. He also led the SODRE National Symphony Orchestra of Uruguay during two periods, from 1994 to 1995 and from 2001 to 2004. He died on January 30, 2022.
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- Rossini: La promessa (Orch. Faris) featuring The Philharmonia Orchestra
- Beethoven: In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 (Orch. Faris) featuring The Philharmonia Orchestra
- Donizetti: Il barcaiolo (Orch. Faris) featuring The Philharmonia Orchestra
- Tosti: L'alba sepà ra della luce l'ombra (Orch. Faris) featuring The Philharmonia Orchestra
- Tosti: L'ultima canzone (Orch. Faris) featuring The Philharmonia Orchestra
- Caldara: Alma del core (Orch. Faris) featuring The Philharmonia Orchestra
- Ciampi: Gli tre cicisbei ridicoli: Tre giorni son che Nina (Orch. Faris) featuring The Philharmonia Orchestra
- Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act III: Che farò senza Euridice? (Arr. Faris) featuring The Philharmonia Orchestra
- Mancinelli: Cleopatra: Overture by London Symphony Orchestra
- Verdi: I vespri siciliani: Overture by London Symphony Orchestra
- Verdi: La traviata / Act 3: Prelude by London Symphony Orchestra
- Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico by London Symphony Orchestra
- Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84 by London Symphony Orchestra
- Verdi: La traviata / Act 1: Prelude, Act 1 by London Symphony Orchestra
- Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, Op. 83 featuring London Symphony Orchestra
- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14 - 3. Allegro non troppo - Allegro molto vivace featuring Ruggiero Ricci
- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14 - 2. Andante featuring Ruggiero Ricci
- Leoncavallo: Mattinata (Orch. Faris) featuring The Philharmonia Orchestra
- Rossini: Il Signor Bruschino: Overture by London Symphony Orchestra
- Rossini: La Cenerentola: Overture by London Symphony Orchestra
- Rossini: Le siège de Corinthe: Overture by London Symphony Orchestra
- Rossini: Tancredi: Overture by London Symphony Orchestra
- Stanley Black and his Music: Overture to a Costume Comedy by London Symphony Orchestra
- Rossini: William Tell: Overture(Recorded 1955) by London Symphony Orchestra
