nicoletta conti, direttore, d'orchestra, conductor

Musical training

1978	Piano Performer’s Degree- Conservatorio “G.B.Martini”, Bologna.
	Teacher: P.Rattalino
1982	Poliphonic Music and Choral Conducting Degree- Conservatorio “G.B.Martini” Bologna. Teacher: T.Gotti

1983	Fuga and Counterpoint Degree- Conservatorio “G.B.Martini”,
	Bologna Teachers: C.A.Grandi, B.M.Furgeri, I.Vandor
1987	Orchestration Degree: Conservatorio “A.Boito”, Parma
	Teacher: C.Giacomini
1989	Orchestral Conducting Degree- Conservatorio “S.Cecilia”, Roma
	Teacher: G.Bellini

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Prizes

1981	First prize - Concorso Internazionale di Musica da Camera
	“Città di Stresa”
1986	Third prize - The Eight International Nicolai Malko Competition for Young
	Conductors, Copenhagen
1987	Finalist - Marinuzzi Competition, San Remo

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Awards

1989	Premio Minerva per le Arti, Roma
1992	Premio Pisa Donna, Pisa
	Premio Nettuno d’oro, Bologna
1998	Premio Zonta Club, Firenze
2006	Cavaliere Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana, Capitol -Roma

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Masterclasses (attended)

1982	Nice Summer Academy - with F.Quattrocchi
	Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese - with J.Bodmer
1983	Teatro Arena di Verona - with F.Ferrara
	Mozarteum Academy - with L.Hager
1984	Aspen Music Festival - Fellow with M. Sidlin
1985	Tanglewood Music Center - Seminar with G.Meier, S.Ozawa, L.Bernstein,
	L.Slatkin, K.Masur, A.Prévin and M.T.Thomas
1989	Accademia di Santa Cecilia - Seminar with L.Bernstein

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Assistantship

1984	Norma - Connecticut Grand Opera
1985	St. Matthew Passion - assistant of S.Ozawa - Tanglewood Music Festival
1986	Aida- Madama Butterfly, Carmen - Anfiteatro Cagliari
	La Pietra del Paragone - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
	La Gioconda - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
1989	Giulio Cesare - Festival di Valle d’Itria
	Accademia rossiniana
1990	Assistant of P.Gossett and A.Zedda - Rossini Opera Festival
	La Muette de Portici - Ravenna Festival
2000	Assistant of Antonio Pappano in London with Royal Covent Garden Orchestra
	recording and production of the CD of “Tosca” for EMI and for the film.
2001	Assistant of Antonio Pappano in London with London Symphony Orchestra:
	recording of “Il Trovatore” for EMI
2004	Assistant of Georges Prêtre with the Orchestra of Radio France:
	recording “Pagliacci”.

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Professional Experiences

Masterclasses held

1998	August Toyama ( Japan) Masterclass for singers and pianists
	who study the italian opera with Gabriella Tucci.
1999	July Theatre of Pisa (Italy) Masterclass for singers and vocal coaches.
2003	July Scheggino (Italy) Masterclass for singers.
2004	August Scheggino (Italy) Masterclass for singers
	August Bertinoro (Italy) Masterclass for singers with Fiorenza Cossotto
	August Scheggino (Italy) Masterclass for singers
	August Scheggino(Italy) Masterclass for singers

Artistic Directorship
2000
Organisation of the Festival “Donne di Musica” in Bologna during the celebration of “Bologna 2000 City of the culture”. I organized seven concerts dedicated to the women composers from Barbara Strozzi to the contemporary women composers. This festival had a very good response.

Teaching experience
1981 until now : Teacher of Score Reading at the Conservatorio G.B. Martini of Bologna

Revision and syncronisation of orchestral score for silent cinema

1996	Mascagni: Rapsodia Satanica
1997	Cineteca di Bologna, Locarno Festival and Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Conducting

1982	Orchestra Pro Musica Rimini - Principal Conductor
1983	Orchestra Arena di Verona, Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese
	Conservatorio “G.B.Martini” di Bologna - assistant conductor
1984	Budapest Symphony Orchestra - Guest Conductor
	Orchestra Pro Musica di Rimini - Principal conductor
	Aspen Music Theatre- fellowship conductor
1985	Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
	Conservatorio “G.B.Martini” di Bologna - assistant conductor
1986	Danish Radio Orchestra
1988	Orchestra Regionale Toscana; Orchestra Amministrazione Provinciale di Bari;
	Orchestra Symphonia Perusina
1989	Orchestra Symphonia Perusina; Orchestra dell’Accademia di S.Cecilia
1990	Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese
1991	Orchestra Amministrazione Provinciale di Bari
1992	Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese
1993	Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo; Giovane Orchestra Sinfonica Italiana;
	Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese
1994	Hungarian Symphonic Orchestra Budapest; Giovane Orchestra Sinfonica Italiana
1995	Hungarian Symphonic Orchestra, Budapest; Orchestra Filarmonica di Parma
1996	Orchestra Camerata Musicale, Pisa Theatre;
	Hungarian Symphonic Orchestra, Budapest; Orchestra “Gli Archi Italiani”
1997	Orchestra “Fondazione Arturo Toscanini”, Parma;
	Hungarian Symphonic Orchestra, Budapest;
	Orchestra Sinfonica dell’amministrazione Provinciale di Lecce;
	Orchestra “Kiushu Symphony Orchestra”, Kiushu- Japan
1998	Orchestra “I Filarmonici del Teatro Comunale di Bologna”;
	Orchestra da Camera di Bologna; Orchestra del XXI Secolo;
	Orchestra Sinfonica “Città di Ferrara”; Orchestra Filarmonica di Torino
1999	Symphonic Orchestra of Teplice; Stuttgarter Philarmoniker;
	Orchestra Scarlatti of Napoli
2000	Orchestra Fondazione Arturo Toscanini; Orchestra “I Virtuosi Italiani”;
	Orchestra “Pro Arte Marchigiana”;
	Orchestra “I Filarmonici del Teatro Comunale di Bologna”;
	Stuttgarter Philarmoniker; Orchestra da Camera di Padova e del Veneto
2001	Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali
2002	Orchestra del Luglio Musicale Trapanese; Orchestra Teatro Sao Carlos (Lisbon);
	Royal Philarmonic; Orchestra Sinfonica della Provincia di Bari;
	Orchestra Regionale del Lazio; Orchestra Città Lirica
2003	Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo; Tokyo Philarmonic
2004	Orchestra “I Musici di Bologna” ; Ochestra Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
2005	Orchestra Haydn- Bolzano; Orchestra Conservatorio G.B. Martini-Bologna
2006	Orchestra Verdi of Milano; Orchestra “Sinfonietta del Teatro San Carlo di Napoli”
	Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana

Accompanist:
L.Pavarotti, R.Bruson, N.Martinucci, F.Cossotto, K. Ricciarelli, L.V.Terrani, C.Colombara, P.Ballo, G.Giacomini, W. Matteuzzi, L.Nucci, S. Ganassi.
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