I Solisti Aquilani & Daniele Orlando
Biography I Solisti Aquilani & Daniele Orlando
Danielle Orlando
A bored clerk in the City hall demographics department sustains that Daniele was born in Pescara under the sign of Scorpio. His father confirms this not very credible hypothesis. In fact, his mother, upon being questioned on the matter, asserts that he was born nine months earlier, in her belly.
Years later, in a small church, Daniele marries Masina. The wedding guests affirm without hesitation that, on that day, what can be defined as life actually began. And if we could ask him directly, he'd probably say that he came into this world two years later, when for the first time he beheld his daughter Penelope's deep, bright eyes.
Guido, an old seawolf, tells the tale that Daniele was born in the port of Pescara, under the watchful eye of "the Accademy", a group of elderly fishermen. They were the ones to show him the Sea for the first time. It's for this reason his eyes are blue. And that's why they entrusted him with a Galetti, a vintage mahogany boat nicknamed the "Stradivarius of the Sea". "The boat was in terrible condition and Daniele lovingly restored it", narrates Guido, "as if that piece of wood had a soul".
Among his teachers are such prestigious musicians as Antonio Anselmi, Dènes Zsgmondy and Boris Kushnir. Every one of them were met with a newborn student, every one of them saw him be reborn under the golden mantle of their teaching. Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you that at six years old Daniele picked up the violin and has never let it go. As if that piece of wood had a soul.
