Artist · Viola da gamba
Gaetano Simone
Biography
Gaetano Simone
Both a cellist and viola da gamba player, Simone began studying music at the age of seven.
He attended the Conservatory "N. Piccinni" in Bari, where he obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in cello soloist, viola da gamba, chamber music, and cello teaching. Among his teachers were Harvey Shapiro, Enrico Bronzi, Paolo Pandolfo, and Vittorio Ghielmi.
He is an active performer and teacher, working both in Italy and abroad. Some of his notable recordings include "Drei Kleine Stucke" for cello and piano by A. Webern, "Quatour pour la Fin du Temps" by O. Messiaen, "Le Muse Napolitane" (Neapolitan cello sonatas) played on the baroque cello, the "Cello Works" by G. Fauré, and the "Six Cello Suites" by J. S. Bach. Since 2009, he has been teaching cello in public schools, and in 2017 he won first place in the national competition for teaching cello at high schools in Italy. He plays an Italian 18th-century cello made by David Tecchler and a copy of a Thielke viola da gamba made by the luthier Sergio Gistri.