Curriculum Vitæ

Awards

• 1st place* at the international competition for trumpet “Gran Premio Povoletto”, 14 October 2023 and EMCY award winner, 21 October 2023

• 1st place* at the international competition for trumpet in Bad Säckingen (Germania), 14 October 2023

• 2nd place* at the international competition “August Everding” organized by the Münchner Konzerverein, 11–13 October 2023

• 5th place* (2nd place as a trumpeter) at the international competition “Aeolus”, Düsseldorf, 4–10 September 2023

• 1st place* in the international competition “Werner Pirchner Preis”, Innsbruck, 30 September–2 October 2022

• 2nd place* in the international competition “Concertino Praga”, Prague, 16 September 2022

• 1st absolute prize* (score 100/100) at the “Esperia” International Competition (among all soloists within 25 years), Como, 15 May 2022

• 1st absolute prize* (score 98/100, soloists aged 22 to 35, category higher than that foreseen for their age) at the 20th Music Competition for Young Performers “Città di Chieri”, Chieri, 31 March–3 April 2022

• 1st absolute prize* (score 100/100, soloists up to 17 years) at the XVIII “Luigi Zanuccoli” International Young Musician Competition, Sogliano al Rubicone (FC), 21–28 October 2021

• Prize* “under 16” for the best soloist under 16 at the V International Competition “Rizzardo Bino”, 16–17 July, Braone (BS)

• 1st prize and winner* of the Brass Category (maximum age of participation 22 years) at the XXV National Instrument Competition of the City of Giussano, Giussano (MB), 17-22 May 2021

• 1st absolute prize (score 99/100) at the 9th International Competition City of Palmanova, Palmanova (UD), 13-16 May 2021

• 1st absolute prize* at the “Adopt a Musician” Competition, Forlì, 30 April–2 May 2021

• 1st prize at the Città di Massa International Competition, online, February 9, 2021

• 1st prize at the XVII International Competition City of Pesaro, online, 13 June 2020

• 1st absolute prize* (score 99/100) at the XXVI “Enrico Arisi” online competition, Vescovato (CR), 23-26 April 2020

• Winner of the XIV National Prize of the Arts for Trumpet*, Livorno, 26-27 November 2019

• Winner of the selection to participate in the television program “Prodigi - Music is life”, broadcast on RAI 1 on 13 November 2019 at 21. Winner on this occasion of a scholarship* offered by the “Sesto Armonico” Orchestra .

• Winner of the scholarship* “Wings to Talent” for participation in the Italian Brass Week 2019, Fiesole, 21-28 July 2019

• 1st absolute prize* (score 99.02/100) at the “23rd International Competition for Young Instrumentalists” in the Wind and Percussion section, cat. D (born 2001–2002, i.e. two categories higher than their own, by age), Povoletto, 26–30 June 2019

• Premio Crescendo al fORTissimo* for one or more solo concerts with the Orchestra Regionale Toscana, awarded during the Premio Crescendo award ceremony, Florence, 26 June 2019

• 1st absolute prize* (score 100/100) at the Crescendo Prize – X International Competition City of Florence, winner of the Crescendo Prize* for the Wind Section (up to 30 years), and winner of the special prize* “Romano Onerati” for the Best Ottone, Florence, 1–7 June 2019

• 1st absolute prize* (score 10.0/10.0, the only competitor to score the maximum score) at the Youth in Crescendo Competition, VI edition, Pesaro, 2–4 May 2019

• 1st absolute prize (score 100/100) at the Antonio Salieri International Competition, Legnago (Verona), 9–14 April 2019

• Winner of the scholarship* of the Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe 2019 for the “Teenagers” category (up to 15 years), Lesmo (MB), 4 March 2019

• 1st absolute prize (score 100/100) at the Crescendo Prize International Competition – IX International Competition City of Florence, and winner of the special prize* “Romano Onerati” for Best Brass, Florence, 1–7 June 2018

• 2nd place (score 9.67/10, in category higher than one's age) at the Youth in Crescendo Competition, V edition, Pesaro, 3–5 May 2018

• 1st absolute prize* (score 100/100) at the XXIV “Enrico Arisi” Competition, Vescovato (CR), 23–26 April 2018

• 1st prize, “Crescendo Competition”, New York (Carnegie Hall), February 10, 2018

• 1st prize (score 97/100) at the XXX International Competition “Rovere d'Oro Giovani Talenti”, San Bartolomeo al Mare (IM), 29 July–3 August 2017

• 1st absolute prize* (score 100/100, soloists up to 13 years) at the XV “Luigi Zanuccoli” International Young Musician Competition, Sogliano al Rubicone (FC), 26 May–2 June 2017

*  The award includes a scholarship.

Studies

• since October 2018: master with Roman Rindberger

• from October 2018 to September 2024: batchelor in trumpet (teachers: Marco Pierobon and Giancarlo Parodi), 110/110 cum laude and honorable mention

• from October 2015 to July 2021: pre-academic organ course (teachers: Margareth Niederbacher, Antonio Camponogara and Adriano Falcioni)

• October 2014 – September 2018: pre-academic trumpet course (teachers: Marco Pierobon and Giancarlo Parodi)

Other courses

He attended masterclasses with Reinhold Friedrich, Sergei Nakariakov, Roman Rindberger, Omar Tomasoni, Rex Richardson, Allen Vizzutti, Ruben Simeo, Stephen Burns, Andrea Tofanelli, Claudio Quintavalla.

He followed baroque trumpet lessons with Friedemann Immer, Diego Cal, Guido Guidarelli and Simone Amelli.

Intervista (Luca Esposito)