Francesco Caramiello

Francesco Caramiello
He was born in Naples in 1964 and took his diploma at the “San Pietro a Majella” obtaining top marks and distinction in piano, which he studied under Vincenzo Vitale and Massimo Bertucci, and in composition under the guidance of Bruno Mazzotta.

He also studied with Piero Rattalino and Aldo Ciccolini. He has played with Philharmonia Orchestra, Nürnberger Philharmoniker, the Youth Orchestra of the Salzburg Mozarteum, the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of the “Teatro Comunale di Cagliari”, and has appeared at the Barbican Centre in London, at the Merkin Concert Hall of New York, the “Teatro Golden” of Palermo, the “Teatro di San Carlo” of Napoli, at “Festspillene” of Bergen (Norway), at Festival “En Blanco y Negro” in Mexico City and in Japan at the University of Chubu and in Nagoya.

He also gives concerts on period instruments. He has devoted attention to the discovery of Italian composers: amongst his recording stand out Sgambati’s complete piano works for Tactus (in seven cds) and his Piano Concerto and chamber works for ASV, works by Respighi and d’Avalos for Tactus, the Piano Concertos and piano works by Martucci in four cds for ASV, and works by Dohler, Paer, Ricci, ecc. played on a Pleyel of 1862 (Opus 111). He also recorded Copland and Carter’s Sonatas and Ives’ Piano Studies. He is professor at Conservatoire of Music “Domenico Cimarosa” in Avellino.