Filippo Mazzoli

The flautist Filippo Mazzoli owes his training primarily to Maestros Melli, Cambursano and Marasco. He graduated in flute and chamber music with top marks, honours and a special mention of merit, both on the traditional Italian conservatoire course and at the Conservatori Superior del Liceu in Barcelona (Spain). He obtained two three-year diplomas from the “Incontri col Maestro” International Academy in Imola, again with top marks, regularly honing his skills with Maestros Nicolet, Adorjan, Larrieu, Balint, Mercelli and Epstein for the flute, and Masi, Lonquich, Butzberger and Gulyas for chamber music. He has won numerous prizes in national and international competitions, both as a soloist and as part of various chamber ensembles. Having won and been shortlisted in several auditions, he works on a regular basis as principal flute with various chamber ensembles and orchestras. From 2000 to 2007, he was the permanent principal flute-soloist with the ‘Camerata Strumentale Città di Prato’, T uscany, Italy. Subsequently, until 2012, he was principal flute-soloist with the Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma, participating fully in its operatic, symphonic and chamber music programmes. From 2014 to 2017, he was principal flute with the Orchestra and Soloists of the Opera Italiana. Since 2023, he has been a permanent principal flute with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Teatro “Pavarotti-Freni” in Modena, Italy. As a researcher and scholar of the repertoire, he contributed for several years as a columnist to FALAUT, Italy’s leading magazine dedicated to the world of the flute. In March 2026, he won the competition to become a tenured professor of flute at the “G. B. Martini” Conservatoire in Bologna, Italy. He regularly holds advanced masterclasses for public and private institutions in Europe, Asia and South America. Since 2023, he has been taking part in the Lugo Flute Festival, one of the most prestigious summer courses dedicated to the flute in Italy. He is a member of the jury at various auditions and national and international competitions.