An Orchestra Conductor, Musical Director and Chief Conductor at Coin du Roi Prof. Cristian Frattima held Master Classes at Music Academy
An Orchestra Conductor, Cultural economist & Manager, Musicologue, Musical Director and Chief Conductor at Coin du Roi Prof. Cristian Frattima held master Classes at 2-5th of May at VMU Music Academy.
Here is a CV of Maestro Prof. C.Frattima
Education (in reverse chronological order)
Advanced course in Opera Management organised by the international “Opera Europa” association (Como, 08/2014)
Post-Doctorate Master’s in Management of Performing Arts with a score of 110/110 from the Bocconi University (Milan 06/2015)
Dottorato di ricerca (PhD) in Cinema and Music economics (Marconi University, Rome) (06/2014)
Graduate Master’s in Symphony Orchestra Conducting with a score of 10/10 (Lithuanian National Academy) (06/2011) [teachers: J. Domarkas, R. Scervenikas, G. Rinkevicius]
Bachelor’s degree in economics with a score of 100/110 (Marconi University, Rome) (11/2009) Masterclass in Conducting organised by the Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin, teacher Eri Klas (Helsinki, Finland, 03/2008)
Private conducting lessons with V. Gergiev, Y. Temirkanov, J. Domarkas
Masterclass in Conducting organized by the “Ilya Musin Society”, teacher Ennio Nicotra (Perugia, 04/2006) Masterclass in Conducting organised by the Conservatory of Verona in collaboration with the Academy of Sofia, teacher Dejan Pavlov (Wratza, Bulgaria, 09/2005)
Diploma in Violin valid as a master’s European diploma, with a score of 10/10, honours and honourable mention at the ministry (09/2003)
Secondary Education Certificate with a score of 100/100 (07/2002)
Professional experience, conductor
2009-2010 Assistant Conductor at the Lithuanian National Opera Theatre and the Lithuanian Philharmonic (LNSO)
2010-2013 Conductor of the Klaipeda Theatre Orchestra (Lithuania)
2010-2011 Artistic Director Consultant of the Klaipeda Music Theatre
2010/01 “L’incoronazione di Poppea”, C. Monteverdi, Klaipeda Theatre, directed by J. Vensk (cond.)
2010/02 “Le nozze di Figaro”, W.A. Mozart (Lithuanian National Opera Theatre LNOBT), E. Sagi (cond.)
2010/04 “Otello” G. Verdi (LNOBT), director by E. Nekrosius (cond.)
2010/05 Symphonic concert with Lithuanian National Chamber Orchestra
Academy of St. Petersburg, (cond.) [Mozart, R. Strauss]
2011/01 Symphony concert with Lithuanian National Chamber Orchestra, Liela Gilde, Riga, Latvia (cond.) [Boccherini, Respighi]
2011-present Conductor of the Lithuanian National Chamber Orchestra (LNKO)
2011-03 Solemn concert for the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy in Lithuania (Vilnius Philharmonic Orchestra, Vilnius’ Philharmonic Hall) (cond.) [Vivaldi, Respighi, Rota]
2011-03 Solemn concert for the 150th anniversary of the unification of I taly in Belarus (Minsk Philharmonic Orchestra) (cond.) [Vivaldi, Respighi, Rota]
2011-03 Symphonic concert with Kaliningrad Symphony Orchestra, Kaliningrad Philharmonic (cond.) [Mahler n.6]
2011-04 “Cavalleria rusticana” and “Pagliacci” P. Mascagni, R.Leoncavallo. Cilea Theatre, Reggio Calabria (IT) directed by A. Pizzech (cond.) Reggio Calabria-Livorno co-production
2011-04 “Cavalleria rusticana” and “Pagliacci” P. Mascagni, R.Leoncavallo. Goldoni Theatre, Livorno (IT) directed by A. Pizzech (cond.)
2011 Tournée with the Lithuanian National Chamber Orchestra in Lithuania , (cond.)
2012-present Guest conductor of the “Anchorage Symphonic” Anchorage (USA)
2012-10 Concert with Plovdiv Symphony Orchestra (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) [Rachmaninoff concerto n.2, Shostakovic n.5]
2012-present Guest conductor of the National Orchestra of Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
2012-12 Concert with Arkhangelsk Symphony Orchestra, Arkhangelsk (Russia) [Holst, The Planets]
2012-present Guest conductor of the Arkhangelsk Chamber Orchestra
2013-04 “The Nutcracker”, P. I. Tchaikovsky, Karelian Theatre, Petrazavodsk, directed by V. I. Petrof
2013 Series of concerts with Verdi and Wagner music with Franciacorta Philharmonic Orchestra (Brescia, Bergamo, Venice, Milan, Lodi)
2013-present Chief conductor of the Franciacorta Philharmonic Orchestra
2013-10 Concert with Arkhangelsk Symphony Orchestra, at Philharmonic Palace, Arkhangelsk (Russia) [Mahler n.2]
2013-present Guest Conductor of the Astrakhan State Orchestra
2014-present Founder and Artistic Director of the Italian-Swiss Baroque Opera Company “Coin du Roi”
2014-2015 Artistic Direction member at Teatro alla Scala, Milan
2015/05 G. F. Handel’s “Xerxes”, Milan Teatro Litta (conductor and music director)
2015/05 G. F. Handel’s “Xerxes”, Venice Teatro Goldoni (conductor aand music director)
2015/10 W. A. Mozart’s “Apollo et Hyacinthus”, Milano Teatro Litta (conductor and music director)
2015/12 G. B. Pergolesi “La serva padrona / Livietta e Tracollo”, Milano Teatro Litta (conductor and music director)
2016/04 Concert with Coin du Roi orchestra, Romanas Kudriasovas (bass) and Julia Lezhneva (soprano) at Turin’s Società dei concerti – Teatro Vittoria [J. P. Rameau, J. B. Lully, M. A. Charpentier]
2016/07 H. Purcell “Dido and Aeneas”, Varese, Festival Punti Cardinali (conductor) Susanna Guerrini director
2017/07 H. Purcell “Dido and Aeneas”, Riga Early Music Festival (conductor) Marco Bellussi director
2017/08 Concert with 2 Grammies winner Sinfonietta Riga at Rundale Palace (Riga, Latvia) [Boccherini, Vivaldi]
2018/02 Concert with Coin du Roi Orchestra and Roberto Prosseda (Teatro Sociale di Como) [Mozart n. 41 ,,Jupiter’’, Salieri, Beethoven piano concerto n.4]
2018/04 Concert with Sankt Petersburg Symphony Orchestra at Shremetievo Palace [Shostakovic n. 7 ,,Leningrad’’]
2018/05 Concert with Cairo Symphony Orchestra and violinist Davide Alogna at Egyptian National Opera House [O. Respighi violin concerto, Beethoven n. 4]
2018/05 G. Verdi’s ,,La Traviata’’ at Gozo’s Teatru Aurora (Malta)
2018/07 H. W. Henze’s ,, Hänsel und Gretel’’ with I Cameristi del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino at Festival dei Punti Cardinali (Italy)
2014-2018 Concert activity with Coin du Roi orchestra, Samara Symphony Orchestra,
Veneto Chamber Orchestra, Samara Chamber Orchestra, Potsdam Kammerakademie, and many others.
2018-2022 Artistic Director of Riga Early Music Festival
2018/03 Handel’s ,,Coronation Anthems’’ at Riga Cathedral with Sinfonietta Riga orchestra and Riga Dom Boys Choir
2018/08 Mozart’s ,,Requiem’’ with Makris Symphony Orchestra and Choir Anzolim de la Tor at Palazzo dei Concerti, Riva del Garda.
2019 Artistic consultant of MusicaRivaFestival (Riva del Garda, Italy)
2019/08 G. Verdi’s ,,Aida’’ at Egyptian National Opera Theatre (Cairo city)
2019 Concert and opera activity with Coin du Roi, Cairo Opera Theatre, Izmir Symphonic orchestra, Egyptian National Philharmonic orchestra, S. Petersburg Symphonic Orchestra
2020/01 G. Verdi’s ,,Rigoletto’’ at Zagreb Opera House, Krešimir Dolenčić director
2020/02 Symphonic concert with Izmir Symphony Orchestra and countertenor Raffaele Pè [L. Boccherini, G. F. Handel, W. A. Mozart]
2021/09 Symphonic concert with Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra and Fiorenzo Pascalucci, pinist at Milan’s Sala Verdi, in the stagione of Serate Musicali [Ciurlionis, Dvarionas, Tamulionis, Boccherini, Respighi]
2021/10 Concert with Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra, Tobie Miller (hurdy-gurdy), Jean-Pierre van Hees (musette de cour) at Klaipeda Opera Theatre [Lully, Rameau, Holst, Britten]
2021/12 Concert with Paliesiaus Manor Consort at Paliesiaus Dvaras [G. F. Handel ,,Royal Firework Music’’, M. A.
Charpentier ,,Te Deum’’]
2022-present Artistic director of Zapyškis international festival
2022-present Artistic direction member and main conductor of Banchetto Musicale Festival
2022-present Guest conductor of Madrid Philarmonic Orchestra
2022-present Artistic director of Santander Opera Festival
20222 Concert with Lithuanian National Chamber Orchestra at National Philharmonic Society [W. A. Mozart symphony n.40, Ouverture ,,Idomeneo’’, Double Piano Concerto n. 10]
2022/06 Concert with Paliesiaus Manor Consort, contralto Mae Hayashi and soprano Bryndis Gudjonsdottir at Paliesiaus Dvaras [Vivaldi ,,Stabat Mater’’, Pergolesi ,,Stabat Mater’’, Vivaldi ,,Nulla in mundo’’]
2022/07 Mozart’s ,,Requiem’’ with Kaunas Symphonic Orchestra and Kaunas Choir at Zapyškis church (Aistė Pilibavičiutė, Ieva Prudnikovaite, Imanol Laura, Kristof Bond)
2022/08 H. Purcell’s ,,Dido and Aeneas’’ with Spanish Philharmonic Orchestra at Santander’s Palacio de Elsedo. Eva Marco, director.
2022/09 Banchetto Musicale Festival. Solemn concert with Banchetto Musicale orchestra and Duodeco choir at the Grand Dukes’ palace. Soloists Monika Mauch, David Daniels, Franz Withum, Carsen Kruger [Bach cantatas]
2022/10 W. A. Mozart’s ,,Le nozze di Figaro’’ with Spanish Philharmonic Orchestra at Santander’s Palacio de Elsedo. Alberto Frias, director.
2022/10 W. A. Mozart’s ,,Le nozze di Figaro’’ with Spanish Philharmonic Orchestra at Santander’s Palacio de Elsedo. Alberto Frias, director.
2022/10 J. Valent’s contemporary oratorio ,,VIVA’’ with Spanish Philharmonic Orchestra at Auditorium Nacional de Espana, Madrid.
2022/11 G. F. Handel’s ,,Giulio Cesare in Egitto’’ with Egyptian Baroque Orchestra, Cairo Opera House
2022/12 Concert with Kremerata Baltica at Paliesiaus Dvaras [G. Rossini, N. Paganini, G. Meyerbeer]
2023/01 Concert with Kremerata Baltica at Liepoja’s Dzintars Sale [G. Rossini, N. Paganini, G. Meyerbeer]
Professional experience, academic, management
2006/10 Conference on jazz and classic music management and concert (English language, Kaunas Conservatory, Kaunas, LT)
2006/10 Conference on jazz and classic music management and concert ( English language, Klaipeda University, aula magna, Klaipeda, LT)
2006-present President of cultural association “Richard Wagner” (more than 15 cultural events a year)
2008 CEO of the innovative advertisement company “CheckON.lt” based in Vilnius (Lithuania)
2008-2009 Music teacher (Jono Basanaviciaus Secondary School, Vilnius, Lithuania)
2009-2010 Italian opera coach for singers at Lithuanian National Opera (Lithuania)
2010-2011 Italian language teacher for singers at Klaipeda Music Theatre (Lithuania)
2010-2011 Artistic Director Consultant of the Klaipeda Music Theatre
2014/06 Chairman and speaker at the conference: “Opera Marketing in the new Economy” (Milan, Park Hyatt, Congr. Room)
2013-present Artistic Director of “OperAttiva” (itinerant interactive opera company)
2014-present Artistic Director of “Festival Cilea” (international opera festival and singing contest)
2014-present Founder and Artistic Director of the Italian-Swiss Baroque Opera Company “Coin du Roi”
2014-2015 Artistic Direction member at Teatro alla Scala, Milan
2018 Artistic Director of Riga Early Music Festival
2019-present Artistic consultant of MusicaRivaFestival (Riva del Garda, Italy)
2019-present Professor of Cultural Economics and Cultural Industries (Vilnius University)
2022-present Artistic director of Zapyškis international festival
2022-present Artistic direction member and main conductor of Banchetto Musicale Festival
2022-present Guest conductor of Madrid Philarmonic Orchestra
2022-present Artistic director of Santander Opera Festival
Publications, monographs and articles
“Dialogo su armonia e contrappunto nella musica moderna” (Dialogue on harmony and
counterpoint in modern music) , 2004 (Le muse, pp.12-16 Rubettino editore) “L’evoluzione-involuzione dell’ultimo G.Garcia-Marquez” (Evolution-involution of the ultimate G. Garcia-Marquez) , 2005 (Le muse, pp. 24-28 Rubettino editore)
“Minimalismo, violentata concettualita’ artistica” (Minimalism, raped artistic conceptuality),
2005 (Le muse, pp. 24-28 Rubettino editore)
“Physical, psychological and mathematical aspects in the formation of a music leader: the aim of conducting in the third millennium”, 2010 (80 pages, monography, Lulù editore ISBN-10:1470990172 ISBN-13: 978-1470990176)
“Michelangelo Antonioni e Akira Kurosawa, l’arte pura nel cinema” (Michelangelo Antonioni and Akira Kurosawa, pure art in cinema), 2007 (Le muse, pp. 10-15 Rubettino editore) “Influence of tango nuevo, ethnic, slavonian folk and jazz music on G.Ligeti’s – Etudes pour le piano”, 2011, (44 pages ISBN-10: 1470991969 ISBN-13: 978-1470991968
Lulù editore)
“La crisi e l’embargo a Cuba, considerazioni socio-economiche” (The crisis and the embargo on
Cuba, socio-economic considerations), 2012 (Rivista socio-economica G. Marconi, pp. 20-30 Università Marconi editore)
“Le sacre du printemps ed il sincretismo tra cristianesimo e paganesimo antico in Europa” (Le
sacre du printemps” and syncretism between Christianity and ancient paganism in Europe) 2013 (Le muse, pp. 10-15 Rubettino editore, republished on “Rivista di musicologia italiana” SIDM editore Lulù editore)
“Shostakovic, Stalin, le sinfonie di guerra e lo Zdanovismo internazionale” (Shostakovich, Stalin, the symphonies of war and international Zhdanovism), 2014 (Le muse, pp. 8-13 Rubettino editore, republished on “Rivista di musicologia italiana” SIDM editore “L’opera lirica nella new economy: la ricerca dell’auto-sostenibilità economica” (Opera in the new economy: the pursuit of economic self-sustainability), 2015 (monography, 180 pp. Arethusa editrice ISBN-10: 8889637159 ISBN-13: 978-8889637159)
“Barocco e neo-barocco, considerazioni estetiche e formali” (Baroque and neo-baroque, haestetic and formal considerations (“SIDM rivista di musicologia italiana”, year 2015, pp. 20-31)
La matematica economica applicata all’opera lirica in Europa e U.S.A. (Economical mathematics applied to opera management in Europe and U.S.A. (“SIDM rivista di musicologia italiana”, year 2016, pp. 10-28)
“Gli armonici intimi e il pendolo di Focault” (Will be published in 2019)
“Le trio-sonate di Pietro Locatelli” 2015 (10 pages, Art director’s notes for EnsembleLocatelli’s CD “Locatelli in Bergamo” Classica dal Vivo editore)
“Beethoven, sinfonia n°5 in do minore op.67, l’influsso di M. Haydn e la genesi”, 2015
(Orchestra in gioco online, ASLICO editore)
“Mendelssohn, concerto per violino in mi minore op.64 tra l’odio di Wagner e il consenso di i Brahms” 2015, (Orchestra in gioco online, ASLICO editore)
“Storiografia essenziale dell’opera lirica italiana ed europera” 2015 (Orchestra in gioco online, ASLICO editore)
“Mozart, Apollo et Hyacintus, sintesi primigenia di un genio assoluto” (“SIDM rivista di musicologia italiana”, year 2018, pp. 30-35)
“Metadrammaturgia di un capolavoro senza tempo” (“SIDM rivista di musicologia italiana”, year 2017, pp. 10-28)
“Romance, canzone and lied, the pyramidal trinity in music”, 2015 (10 pages, Art director’s notes for Davide Alogna and Karsiyaka orchestra’s CD “Romances for violin” Brilliant musical editions)
