Artist · ORGAN & Conductor
Diego Cannizzaro
Biography
Diego Cannizzaro graduate in the year 1992 the degree in Italian's Literature in the University of Palermo (Italy), he also graduate the degree of Piano in the Conservatorium "Vincenzo Bellini" of Palermo and the degree of Organ and Organistic Composition in the Conservatorium "Francesco Morlacchi" of Perugia (Italy); successively study organ and harpsicord in Academy of Pistoia, North Germany Organ Academy (Bremen) and the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain).
Finally, he graduate the Ph D. in “History and analysis of the musical cultures” in the University “La Sapienza”, Rome with a dissertation about “The music for organ and harpsichord in the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily in the XVI and XVII centuries”.
Honorary inspector of historicals organs in Sicily, organ teacher in the conservatory of Caltanissetta, organist in Cefalù,s Cathedral and artistic director of “In tempore organi” festival (historical organs in Sicily), Diego Cannizzaro is invited teacher in conservatory of Madrid, conservatory of St. Petersburg (Russian) and others . Diego Cannizzaro participated to importants organ’s internationals festivals in all Europe and U.S.A. He recorded many compact-disc, a monographs about the organ works of Filippo Capocci (XIX century), Giovanni Salvatore (XVII century), Pietro Vinci (XVI) in first mondial recording, the integral recording of Pietro Alessandro Yon organ music and, as organist and conductor, the integral of the Church Sonatas of W. A. Mozart.