Davide Rossi entered the Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi of Torino in 1981 and began studying under the guidance of Maestro Ivan Krivensky, who remained his violin teacher until his passing in 2019.
14 Facts About Davide Rossi
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Davide Rossi received his Diploma in 1992 at the homonymous school in Milan.
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In 1990 Davide Rossi became a student of legendary guitarist Robert Fripp and followed intensively his Guitar Craft courses all over the world for a period of nearly four years.
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In 2000 Davide Rossi was invited by musician Will Gregory, whom he had met two years previously, to join his new band Goldfrapp.
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Since then Davide Rossi has been part of all the live incarnations of the band, touring most of the world during the Felt Mountain Tour, Black Cherry Tour, Supernature Tour, Seventh Tree Tour and Head First Tour.
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In September 2013 Davide Rossi announced that the performance at the Beacon Theatre in New York City was going to be his last with the band, in order to pursue his own arranging and composing career and the increasing commitment with his own band Black Submarine.
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Davide Rossi uses his acoustic violins, violas, cellos and contrabass to re-create a whole orchestra.
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Davide Rossi's work is featured in six songs of the Coldplay album Viva la Vida or Death and All Davide Rossi's Friends, produced by Brian Eno, Markus Dravs and Rik Simpson.
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Davide Rossi's strings are the driving force throughout the whole song: with an unforgettable opening loop supporting Martin's voice, that builds in the choruses where the symphonic power of the orchestra is in full effect.
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In July 2011, Coldplay released the Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall EP where Davide Rossi is present in the title song and on a B side called Moving To Mars.
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Coldplay half-broke that rule allowing Davide Rossi to perform 'in shadow' and just behind them on the song A Message 2010, at the Hope For Haiti benefit concert, which took place in the UK and US as a TV marathon gig.
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Davide Rossi did some occasional appearances with Chris Martin during some charity events; in November 2006, for the Mencap Charity Concert at the Union Chapel in London and in October 2009 at the Bridge School Benefit in San Francisco, where Davide Rossi performed with Neil Young the song Comes a Time.
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Davide Rossi has performed with the Verve during several live and TV shows of their latest summer campaign.
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Davide Rossi has appeared live with the band on various concerts around Europe and the UK in 2009.