Stefano Montanari
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Stefano Montanari | |
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| Born | 1969[1] Alfonsine, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
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| Years active | 1995– |
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| Labels | Arts, Astrée, Bottega Discantica, Decca, Denon, Erato, Foné, Frequenz, Naïve, Oiseau Lyre, Opus 111 (it), Symphonia, Tactus, Thymallus, Virgin[2] |
| Awards | Diapason d'Or |
Stefano Montanari (born 1969) is an Italian violinist, keyboardist, and conductor. Principal conductor of the Orchestra del Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, he is a regular guest conductor at leading houses domestically and internationally, including the Vienna State Opera, Paris Opera, Bolshoi, and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, while also continuing his activities as a soloist.
Born in Alfonsine in the province of Ravenna in 1969[1]—Montanari was 48 in June 2017[3]—he graduated in violin and piano from the Accademia musicale di Firenze,[4] continuing his studies there with a diploma in chamber music under the supervision of Pier Narciso Masi,[2] followed by a diploma as a solo violinist under Carlo Chiarappa at the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana in Lugano.[5][6]
From 1995 to 2012 he was violin soloist and concertmaster with the Accademia Bizantina (it), under Ottavio Dantone.[4][7] He has taught at the conservatories in Lugano, Bergamo,[8] Cesena, Parma, Pesaro, and Piacenza, and at the Civica scuola di musica Claudio Abbado in Milan, and is author of Metodo di violino barocco (Baroque Violin Method), published by Carisch.[3][4][5]
As conductor, he made his debut at the Vienna State Opera with The Barber of Seville,[9] at the Royal Opera House with Così fan tutte,[2] and at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden with Giulio Cesare.[4] Since 2023, he has been principal conductor of the Orchestra del Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari.[2]
