MARIA MOLINARI

Maria Molinari’s works have been premiered by acclaimed violinist Moshe Hammer, the Guelph Symphony Orchestra and the Victoria Symphony Orchestra. Her virtuosic violin and piano piece ‘Danza’ received its debut recording release in 2017 performed by the Mathieu-Chua Duo on the Centrediscs/Centredisques label. Recent works include the Toronto Arts Council supported setting of ‘Non Ti Appartiene’ by Italo Canadian poet Elide Pagano and ‘Fantasia for Clarinet and String Trio’ commissioned by the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra Chamber Players for their 2023/24 concert season. Spring 2025 will see a recording of the aforementioned quartet released on the Akashic Classic label as well as a premiere of the Toronto Arts Council supported work ‘Solastalgia’ for Rome Opera clarinetist Marco Verza. Maria’s choral work ‘Solo Di Passaggio’, published by Cypress Choral Music, was premiered in February 2025 by the combined forces of Toronto’s Concreamus Chamber Choir and the Kupenta Singers.

Also an active media composer, Maria’s scores can be heard in productions aired on Amazon Prime, YTV, Investigation Discovery and the CBC as well as in films screened at prestigious festivals including Tribeca, the Vancouver International Film Festival and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.