Davide Formisano

Davide Formisano (born October 20, 1974 in Milan ) is an Italian classical flutist .

Education and career

Davide Formisano studied at the Milan Conservatory with Carlo Taberelli and G. Cambursano and completed his studies in 1992 with a diploma (top grade with distinction). This was followed by a degree in "Artistic Education" with Jean-Claude Gérard at the Stuttgart University of Music (diploma 1995); At the same time, Formisano took private lessons with Aurèle Nicolet in 1994/95 . In 1994 Davide Formisano became deputy solo flutist at the Hamburg State Opera . In 1996 he took over the post of solo flutist of the Philharmonic Radio Orchestra Holland , and a year later he moved to the same position at La Scala in Milan , which he still holds today.

Awards

• 1993: “Prix Special du Jury” at the international competition “Concours de flûte Jean-Pierre Rampal ” ( Paris )
• 1994: 1st prize at the international competition in Budapest
• 1995: 2nd prize at the international ARD competition in Munich (1st prize was not awarded)

Teaching assignments

• annual visiting professorship in Japan since 1997
• since 1999 professor at the orchestral academy at La Scala in Milan
• since 2000 visiting professor at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart in the class of Prof. Jean-Claude Gérard

Others

James Galway said of Formisano: "Davide is the most brilliant and talented flutist I have ever heard. I think he will become an absolute international superstar sooner or later." Davide Formisano plays a Muramatsu flute made of 24- carat gold.

Discography (selection)

• 1998: W. A. ​​Mozart's flute quartets together with the Tartini quartet
• 2007: Flute Concerto by J. Ibert and J. Rodrigo's “Fantasía para un Gentilhombre” in an adaptation for flute (live)

Web links

Personal homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} http://www.musikalische-akademie-stuttgart.de/?davide-formisano--flote,79
2. ↑ http://www.newflutegeneration.ch/InterviewJamesGalway.html
3. ↑ ^{a b} Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.