Massimo Mercelli, flute

Massimo Mercelli studied flute with the famous flutists André Jaunet and Maxence Larrieu. At just nineteen years of age, he became the principal flutist at Teatro La Fenice in Venice, and subsequently won the Premio Francesco Cilea, the Concorso Internazionale Giornate Musicali and the Concorso Internazionale di Stresa.

As soloist he has performed in some of the world most prestigious concert halls, among them Carnegie Hall (New York), the Moscow Conservatory, Oslo’s Conserthuset, the Herkulessaal and Gasteig in Munich, Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires), the RAI Auditoriums at Turin and Naples, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, St. Martin-in-the-Fields (London), the Salzburg Mozarteum, Victoria Hall in Geneva, the Parco della Musica in Rome and St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall. Massimo Mercelli is a regular visitor at major festivals, such as the music festivals in Ljubljana, Berlin, Santander, Saint Petersburg, Cervantino, MiTo Milan, Turin, Rheingau, Jerusalem and the Beethovenfest Bonn.

He has worked with many distinguished artists and orchestras, such as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra with whom he appeared at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall. Mercelli performed at a Gala Concert with Yuri Bashmet and Gidon Kremer at the Big Hall of Moscow Conservatory and only recently played at London’s Wigmore Hall and Salzburg’s Mozarteum. Under the baton of Ennio Morricone, Massimo Mercelli performed the World Premiere of the new Cantata “Vuoto d’Anima Piena” by the composer. He also gave the first performance of Philip Glass’s composition Façades for Flute and Piano, with the composer at the piano. In addition Mercelli played with Denice Graves at the National Theatre in Prague, at the Vienna Musikverein and he performed the World Première of the Concerto for Flute and Orchestra by Michael Nyman dedicated to him.

Massimo Mercelli is Artistic Director and founder of Emilia Romagna Festival. In 2001 he became a board member of the European Festival Association.

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