Gianluca Nicolini

Gianluca Nicolini
After having graduated in flute at the Florence Conservatory L.Cherubini, Gianluca Nicolini continued his specialist studies with Marzio Conti and took part in other Master Classes with Alain Marion, Conrad Klemm and Raymond Guiot.

He has played with both the Teatro Carlo Felice Orchestra in Genoa and the Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana, and from 1989 to 2000 He was Principal Flute with the Orchestra Filarmonica Giovanile di Genova, with whom he made several recordings and played in concerts abroad. He played and plays in several chamber groups: Quintetto di fiati Danzi (Wind Quintet), Duo Novecento, a flute and guitar ensemble (with Fabrizio Giudice, since 1989), with whom he won various national and international competitions; Ludus in fabula Ensemble (since 1995) and Ensemble Phonodrama, chamber music theater groups, with actor with wind quintet and actor with guitar, respectively. With these ensembles he performed in world premiers–pieces composed exclusively for the ensemble by composers such as: Andrea Basevi, Stefano Cabrera, Angelo Canepa, Franco Cavallone, Filippo Del Corno, Stefano Curina, Edoardo Lattes, Andrea Nicolini, Roberto Tagliamacco, Alessandro Timossi, Michele Trenti, Diego Valente. He recorded a CD of Rossini Ouvertures with the Quintetto di fiati Danzi, arranged by the Quintet itself. This was published, with the scores, by Edizioni Musicali Sinfonica. With Duo Novecento he recorded a CD of original compositions from the XX° Century for the Philarmonia record label. In 2017 he has realised, with Frédéric Zigante, the new edition of Sonatina op.205 for flute and guitar by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco for Max Eschig Editions. He frequently collaborates with various Drama Theaters giving live performances and recording musical scores, particularly the Teatro Nazionale di Genova.
He also recorded for Splas(h), Koch Records, Devega e ABE. He has also made radio and TV recordings for R.A.I. (Radio Televisione Italiana).
In the field of education, he has successfully passed the Italian National Selection Process and Examinations that qualify him to teach at the Conservatory of Music Flute and Chamber Music for wind instruments. He became a Professor of Chamber Music for Wind Instruments in 1994 and currently holds that position at the A.Vivaldi Conservatory in Alessandria.