Fabius Constable

Fabius Constable

Fabius Constable on stage
Background information
Native name Fabius Constable
Birth name Fabius Constable
Born 1973
Origin Province of Como, Italy
Genres Instrumental, new-age, classic
Occupation(s) Harpist, composer, musician, record producer
Instruments Celtic harp, Piano
Years active 2003–present
Labels Warner Chappel Music, Sony BMG, auditoria records
Website constable.it

Fabius Constable (born 1973, Como) is an Italian celtic harp player, and director and founder of the Celtic Harp Orchestra, a successful orchestra made of 24 celtic harps, with 70 or more official concerts every year.[1][2]

Career

He started playing music at the age of 4, studying piano at Milan Academy "G. Verdi". He could learn the secrets of the harp thanks to the experiences with the harpers Myrdhin, Harbison, Euron and many others, studying in Ireland and in Brittany. In his professional career he performed in notable venues of Europe and Asia, such as Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, the Trinity College of Dublin, Naples Conservatory of Music, the Duomo Cathedral in Milan, the St. Patrick Parade in Munich, Villa Erba, Villa Olmo, Villa Balbianello, many major theaters around Italy and the Xebio Arena in Sendai, Japan, on a national broadcasting live show.[3][4][5][6] He has been interviewed by several major TV channels, including RAI (Italy), RTSI (Switzerland), CCTV3 (China), and NHK (Japan). He published 8 official CDs and his music has been published on 28 discographic issues and anthologies (some of them produced and distributed by Warner Chappel Music, Sony BMG). He worked for cinema soundtracks in the majors distribution ring.[7]

He lectured and played the celtic harp in music academies and universities such as the Tianjin Music Academy (China), the NHK Music Hall (Japan), Madras University (India), the Trinity College (Ireland), Conservatorio di Napoli (Italy).[8]

He currently organizes charity initiatives, among them a program for playing in hospitals, prisons, and emergency shelters. He was the first western artist to perform in the Tohoku area after the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, in 23 concerts.[9]

Fabius received a medal from the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano for his charity initiatives.[10] Official appreciation has been received by the Royal Highnesses Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and the Japanese First Lady, Akie Abe.[11][12] In 2014 Fabius performed with Kento Masuda at the Associazione dei Cavalieri di San Silvestro celebration of Monumentalis Ecclesiae Sancti Silvestri Societas in Tivoli, Italy which has been awarded with the Knighthood title of the Order of St. Sylvester.[13] He performed on stage with many important artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Arnoldo Foà, Ron, Carlos Nunez, and many others.[8][14][15] He also met on stage the famous architect Tadao Ando, composing and playing the music for his lecture at the University of Bologna in 2012.[16][17]

Discography

Studio albums

References

  1. ↑ "Fabius Bio". Arpisti Senza Frontiere. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  2. ↑ "Libero". Libero 24x7. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  3. ↑ "La Provincia". La Provincia. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  4. ↑ "Fondazione Francesca Rava". NPH Italia. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  5. ↑ "Finis Terrae". varesereport. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  6. ↑ "Marino Comense". Scegli Localita. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  7. ↑ "allmusic discography". allmusic. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  8. 1 2 "DeSidera". News Made in Italy. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  9. ↑ "Interview". Italish Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  10. ↑ "Musica e Spettacolo". radio studio7. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  11. ↑ "Royal Letter". Espansione TV. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  12. ↑ "Royal Letter2". Metropolitano. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  13. ↑ "nuovi associati". Sancti Silvestri Societas. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  14. ↑ "Versiliana". Versiliana. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  15. ↑ "Toscana nord ovest". Azienda USL. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  16. ↑ "Tadao Ando a Bologna". Unibo Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  17. ↑ "Tadao Ando a Bologna". Giappone in Italia. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  18. ↑ "Thee letters from the sun". auditoria records. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
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