Born in Milano, he studied piano, composition and conducting at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory followed by studies with the renowned Franco Ferrara. He was an invited participant at Salzburg and Tanglewood under Bernstein and Ozawa. His professional...
Born in Legnago (Verona), Gabriele Bellini completed his studies at the Venice and Milan Conservatories, with M° Dallavecchia, Coltro, Maderna and Donatoni. He then went on to study conducting, initially with M° Ferrara and then with M°...
After his debut at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna with Il Signor Bruschino and engagements in major Italian opera houses and festivals, Maurizio Benini made his debut at the Teatro alla Scala in 1992 with La donna del lago and Don Carlo, followed...
Roland Böer studied piano, composition and conducting. After a first engagement as Solorepetitor at the Oper Frankfurt 1996-1999, he worked from 1999-2001 at the Deutschen Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf/Duisburg and was assistant to Antonio...
Giuliano Carella studied in Milan and Padova, completing his conducting studies at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena under Franco Ferrara. Since making his debut in 1987 he has conducted in the most prestigious venues all over the world in a wide repertoire...
Sir Mark Elder has been Music Director of the Hallé since September 2000. He was Music Director of English National Opera between 1979 and 1993, Principal Guest Conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra from 1992–1995,...
