盧卡・夏拉 LUCA CIARLA

是一位充滿創意、時常帶來驚喜的小提琴家，擅長跨越音樂類型的界線，開闢出一條創新音樂道路。他的音樂如魔法般具備聲音魅力，在作曲與即興之間、傳統與當代聲響之間，展現出絕妙的平衡。他的演出足跡遍布全球超過 70 個國家，從蒙特婁、墨爾本的爵士音樂節，到香港藝術中心、里約熱內盧的維拉・羅伯斯音樂節，再到蘇格蘭的凱爾特連線音樂節、杜拜歌劇院及義大利羅馬音樂公園等地，皆獲熱烈回響。

義大利《共和報（La Repubblica）》讚譽他是「當今國際樂壇上最具魅力的小提琴家之一，能在不同聲響與風格間自由穿梭，卻始終保有鮮明的個人風格。」

來自義大利特爾莫利（Termoli），盧卡自八歲起便開始學習小提琴與鋼琴，十二歲進入音樂院深造，數年後開始涉獵爵士樂與即興演奏。他於 1993 年取得小提琴學位，隨後於費索雷音樂學校與薩盧佐高等音樂學院深造。1996 年赴美國印第安納大學攻讀碩士，跟隨大衛・貝克（David Baker）學習爵士樂，之後更於亞利桑那大學取得音樂藝術博士學位，並於該校任教了幾年。他曾多次在義大利及國際音樂比賽中獲獎，1999 年獲紐約知名組織「美國室內音樂協會（Chamber Music America）」表揚。多年來，盧卡・夏拉曾與眾多藝術家合作，包括：葛雷格・柯恩（Greg Cohen）、克里斯・賈瑞特（Chris Jarrett）、丹尼耶萊・塞佩（Daniele Sepe）、約書亞・貝爾（Joshua Bell）、艾德加・梅爾（Edgar Mayer）、丹尼耶萊・斯坎納皮耶科（Daniele Scannapieco）、達尼洛・瑞亞（Danilo Rea）、席爾萬・賈儂（Sylvain Gagnon）、安東尼・費南德斯（Anthony Fernandes）、路奇亞諾・貝里歐（Luciano Berio）、安德烈・皮喬尼（Andrea Piccioni）、梅克莉・哈戴羅（Meklit Hadero）、西蒙・贊奇尼（Simone Zanchini）、瑪麗娜・雷伊（Marina Rei）、布雷恩・惠特克（Blaine Whittaker）、米莫・羅卡修利（Mimmo Locasciulli）、路奇亞諾・比昂迪尼（Luciano Biondini）、法布里齊奧・波索（Fabrizio Bosso）、塞爾吉歐・坎馬瑞雷（Sergio Cammariere）、魯道夫・馬爾泰塞（Rodolfo Maltese）、葆拉・圖爾奇（Paola Turci）、路易吉・特薩羅洛（Luigi Tessarollo）、費魯喬・斯皮內蒂（Ferruccio Spinetti）、馬克・拉許（Mark Rush）、佩佩・沃塔雷利（Peppe Voltarelli）、哈維爾・吉羅托（Javier Girotto），以及安東尼奧・佛西奧尼（Antonio Forcione）。在與多家知名唱片公司合作後，他創立了製作公司 Violipiano，全方位經營個人藝術計畫。他也與視覺藝術家凱齊亞（Kezia） 長期合作，共同策劃演出《Music for Your Eyes》，並應南非藝術家威廉・肯特里奇（William Kentridge）邀請，在約翰尼斯堡演出。盧卡的音樂生涯曾被多家國內外媒體報導，包括《共和報（La Repubblica）》、《紐約時報（The New York Times）》、義大利國家電視 Rai 1、《事實日報（Il Fatto Quotidiano）》、《雪梨晨鋒報（The Sydney Morning Herald）》、Radio Rai 2、TGcom Mediaset、《音樂家日報（Il Giornale della Musica）》、香港電台（RTHK）、《德國新音樂報（Neue Musikzeitung）》等。近期他應費索雷音樂學校邀請，於佛羅倫斯「弦樂之城音樂節」演出，地點正是瑪莉娜・阿布拉莫維奇回顧展在史特羅齊宮的展覽空間。

A creative and surprising violinist, Luca Ciarla easily transcends the boundaries among genres to trace an innovative musical path, a magical acoustic seduction in perfect balance between written compositions and improvisation, traditional and contemporary sounds. He has successfully performed in jazz, classical and world music festivals and concert series in more than 70 countries around the world; from Montreal to Melbourne Jazz Festivals, from the Hong Kong Performing Arts Centre to the Villa-Lobos Festival in Rio de Janeiro, from Celtic Connections in Scotland to the Dubai Opera and the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Italy.

"…one of the most interesting violinists nowadays on the international scene, capable of browsing around different sounds and genres without ever losing his unmistakable style." la Repubblica (Italy)

A native of Termoli, Italy, Luca began playing violin and piano at the age of eight. By twelve, he was studying at the conservatory, and a few years later began exploring jazz and improvisation. He received his violin degree in 1993 and then studied at the Fiesole School of Music and the Scuola di Alto perfezionamento of Saluzzo. In 1996, Luca moved to the United States to pursue a master's at Indiana University and to study jazz with David Baker. Subsequently, he also completed a doctorate in musical arts at the University of Arizona, where he taught violin for a few years. Winner of several competitions in Italy and abroad, in 1999 he was awarded by the prestigious New York-based Chamber Music America. Over the years, Luca Ciarla has worked with artists such as Greg Cohen, Chris Jarrett, Daniele Sepe, Joshua Bell, Edgar Mayer, Daniele Scannapieco, Danilo Rea, Sylvain Gagnon, Anthony Fernandes, Luciano Berio, Andrea Piccioni, Meklit Hadero, Simone Zanchini, Marina Rei, Blaine Whittaker, Mimmo Locasciulli, Luciano Biondini, Fabrizio Bosso, Sergio Cammariere, Rodolfo Maltese, Paola Turci, Luigi Tessarollo, Ferruccio Spinetti, Mark Rush, Peppe Voltarelli, Javier Girotto, and Antonio Forcione. After recording with several prestigious labels, Luca Ciarla founded Violipiano, a production company that takes care of his artistic activity on 360 degrees. He regularly collaborates with visual artist Kezia, with whom he has envisioned the performance Music for Your Eyes, presented also in Johannesburg under the invitation of South African artist William Kentridge. Numerous national and international media outlets have talked about him, including La Repubblica, New York Times, Rai 1, Il Fatto Quotidiano, The Sydney Morning Herald, RadioRai 2, TGcom Mediaset, Il Giornale della Musica, RTHK Hong Kong, Neue Musikzeitung and many others. At the invitation of the Fiesole School of Music, Luca has recently performed in Florence for the Strings City Festival, in the same spaces dedicated to the retrospective on Marina Abramović at Palazzo Strozzi.