{"id":1569,"date":"2018-10-10T15:16:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T13:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.schagerl.com\/meisterinstrumente-neu\/kuenstler\/lito-fontana\/"},"modified":"2021-04-21T15:50:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T13:50:41","slug":"lito-fontana","status":"publish","type":"noisa_artists","link":"https:\/\/old.schagerl.com\/meisterinstrumente\/artists\/lito-fontana\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Lito Fontana"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row gap=“20″ el_id=“bio“][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=“ABOUT THE ARTIST<\/strong>“ use_theme_fonts=“yes“][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=“2\/3″][vc_column_text]Lito Fontana has become one of Europe\u2019s finest trombone players in the Brass world in the last few years .His ability to combine a perfect technique and special fine sound with an extraordinary interpretation is appreciated by the audience as well as by his colleagues.
\n\u201e Lito has a real great sound. I enjoyed doing the solos and the show with him! \u201c(Allen Vizzutti, trumpet)
\n\u201eHe is one of my favorite soloists of all times!\u201d (Johan de Meij, composer)
\nBorn in Argentina Lito was classical trained at the prestigious Conservatoire \u201cRossini\u201d in Persaro, Italy. In young years he gathered experience performing as principal trombone in classic orchestras as well as in collaboration with musicians as Chet Baker and Billy Cobham. Moving to Austria he joined Juvavum Brass and performed together with James Morrison, Allen Vizzutti, Gabor Tark\u00f6vi, Hans Gansch , Roland Szentpali and many others.
\nLito has participated with various ensembles in several festivals such as \u201cTiroler Festspiele\u201d, \u201cKlangspuren Schwaz\u201d, „Sauerl\u00e4nder Herbst“ , „Schagerl Brass Festival“ and many others and has also been very successful with solo concerts at festivals such as the Spanish Brass Festival in Valencia, MIDEUROPE in Austria and the Music Festival in Budapest. He has performed with the Symphonic Wind Orchestra of Merano and has a close working relationship with internationally renowned musicians such as Vince DeMartino, Frank Pulcini, Ab Koster, Spanish Brass, Oystein Baadsvik, Steven Mead, Patrick Sheridan, Leonard Candelaria, James Watson , T. Doshizer , Johan de Meij, Jose Pascal Vilaplana.
\nAs soloist of Brass Band Ober\u00f6sterreich he performed all over Europe as well as guest soloist with European Brass and Wind Bands and got two nominations in the Brassband of the Year 2008 and 2010. \u201c\u2026 you hear players like this who can stun you speechless. On the contest stage he was brilliant, on CD, awesome, and on the concert platform he was on a different planet. Boy, can the man play.\u201c Iwan Fox, 4barsrest<\/p>\n

His new recording \u201cA mi manera\u201d with Brassband Fribourg and conducted by fabulous Robert Childs at its reales at the beginning of June 2014 received immediately a lot of compliments and stunning critics.
\nHe is well regarded as an adjudicator for various national and international competitions and in constant demand as soloist and clinician throughout the world.
\nBeside this he is educator at the Musikschule Hall and former professor at the Conservatory \u201cC. Monteverdi\u201d of Bolzano and the Conservatory of Perugia(I). His students are well prepared and among the winners of National competitions as well as wellregarded in various orchestras among Europe. He is internationally endorsed by Schagerl Instruments and plays on new Schagerl trombone \u201cFontana\u201d.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=“1\/3″ css=“.vc_custom_1518525453139{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}“][vc_single_image source=“featured_image“ img_size=“large“ alignment=“center“ onclick=“img_link_large“ el_class=“vclightbox“][vc_custom_heading text=“LITO FONTANA“ font_container=“tag:h3|text_align:left“ use_theme_fonts=“yes“ heading_line=“0″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n