Italian Virtuosi
Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 19, 2026
7:30 – 9:30 PM
Boulder Adventist Church
Bahman Saless
Music Director
with
Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi - Bandoneon
Loreto Gismondi - Violin
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About the Artists
Bahman Saless
Music Director
A conductor for the 21st century, Bahman Saless has been described as “entrepreneurial, creative, and plugged in,” and “an innately talented musician and conductor, without frills or ego.” His passion is palpable, his enthusiasm contagious, and the results he draws from musicians are, as one colleague put it, “extraordinary.” Saless’s musical path is anything but conventional. After studying violin in England as a teenager and composing music from a young age, he pursued violin studies with Lyman Bodman at Michigan State University while […]
Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi
Bandoneon
Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi was born in Atessa on December 26th 1980. He began studying the accordion at the age of nine before switching to the bandoneon later. From 1993 to 2001, he studied at the F. Fenaroll Civic Music school in Lanciano with M° C. Calista and with M° C. Chlacchlaretta. In 2007, he graduated with honours from Santa Cecilla Conservatory of Music in Rome. In 2009, Mario played at the Colosseo (Rome) with Andrea Bocelll, Angela Gheorghiu, Andrea Griminelli and the Abruzzo Symphony Orchestra. The event "L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra" was in aid of the […]
Loreto Gismondi
Violin
Loreto Gismondi graduated in Violin from the “L. Refice” Conservatory in Frosinone under the guidance of Maestro M. Cervera. He later pursued advanced studies at the Accademia di Alto Perfezionamento in Portogruaro (Venice) with Maestro P. Vernikov, and at the Arts Academy in Rome with Maestros M. Fiorentini and K. Bogino. He subsequently earned a Degree in Chamber Music from the “L. Refice” Conservatory with highest honors and distinction. He has won several competitions both in chamber music and for important opera and symphonic institutions. He collaborated with the […]
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