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Welcome to Maria Tamburrino's home page and What's Hot. Maria Tamburrino is the Principal Flutist of Symphony Silicon Valley, San Jose and Midsummer Mozart, San Francisco. She is also on the adjunct faculty of U.C. Berkeley, West Valley College, and Diablo Valley College. She teaches ALL LEVELS at her two studios in Saratoga and Berkeley.

2010 News
The Mozart Youth Camerata, a newly formed youth chamber orchestra, is unique and already has signs of being a huge success. Professional "mentors" sit with the pupils at rehearsals and concerts. A new Flute Quartet, directed by Maria Tamburrino, is presently being added. The ensemble is directed by George Cleve and is under the umbrella of the Midsummer Mozart Orchestra. mozartyouthcamerata@gmail.com (510) 356-5797

The Midsummer Mozart Benefit Concert at the Berkeley City Club on January 24, 2010 was SOLD OUT and all of the auction items sold. It was a huge success musically too, with many fine chamber works played, including a string Divertimento conducted by Maestro George Cleve, and the Mozart flute quartet in C Major performed by Maria Tamburrino and members of the Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra.

Take a Listen!
Maria Tamburrino performs the Mozart Concerto in G Major, K.313: Performed live on July 16, 2009 at Mission Santa Clara with the Midsummer Mozart Orchestra, George Cleve, conductor. View a short video of a segment of the 2nd movement, Adagio ma non troppo, from this performance to the right.

San Francisco Chronicle Review (7/19/09)...by Joshua Kosman, Chronicle Music Critic "Come to it with a free and fiery attitude, as flutist Maria Tamburrino did during Thursday's opening program of the Midsummer Mozart Festival, and the results are electrifying. ...Tamburrino, a festival stalwart for many years, tackled the G-Major Flute Concerto with fervor and pizzaz, illuminating Mozart's graceful but oddly moody melodies with a sure hand; the alluring slow movement sounded especially poignant." View a short video of a segment of the 2nd movement, Adagio ma non troppo, from this performance to the right.

~Kristen Fang, 12 years old, pupil of Maria Tamburrino for 2 years, wins the Berkeley Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition on 3/29/09 by playing the first movement of the same piece as her teacher (see above), Mozart Concerto in G Major. Maria's pupils have won this prize for two consecutive years. View this perormance by clicking play on the video to the right.

~UC Berkeley Flute Quartet, formed and coached by Maria Tamburrino, plays at Noontime Concerts at Hertz Hall, U.C. Berkeley campus on 2/18/09. Listen to a sample, at Berkeley campus on 2/18/09, Bozza Jour d'ete, movement 2: Aux bords du torrent, by clicking play on the mp3 player to the right.

~Kelsey Seymour, flute pupil of Maria Tamburrino, wins U.C. Berkeley Concerto Competition in BOTH 2008 (Gordeli Concerto played from memory) and 2009 (entire Nielsen Concerto played from memory on March 18, 2009). She is presently enrolled at Cambridge University. Listen to an excerpt of her Nielsen Concerto by clicking play on the mp3 player to the right

~Maria Tamburrino's CD, "Enchanted Garden"
Debussy Violin Sonata transcription from flute, movement 1. Listen to a sample by clicking play on the mp3 player to the right. Click here to Buy Enchanted Garden.