Trieste Flute Festival

He made his debut as a soloist at the Victoria hall in Geneva with Camerata Lysy, later performing with the Belgrade Strings at the Kolarac in Belgrade, with the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana and with the Filarmonica del Verdi in Trieste. He has given concerts that were recorded and broadcast by RAI, Slovenian Radio and Serbian Radio Television, and has recorded for the Bongiovanni and Tactus record labels with international distribution. He has collaborated with the Conservatories of Trento, Bolzano, Cagliari, Trieste and Udine and regularly holds numerous master classes. He has held the position of Principal Flute in major Italian orchestras, including La Scala, La Fenice and Il Maggio; since 1997 he has been Principal Flute at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste.

Nicola Mazzanti served as Solo Piccolo of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra from 1988 until 2020. Many composers have written pieces for him, for piccolo and piano or orchestral concerts. Frequently invited to give masterclassses for flute associations and music schools in Italy and abroad, he teaches piccolo at the Hochshule in Luzern, at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano and at the Conservatorio “Verdi” in Milano. He has released several solo CD's.
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