Giovanni Picciati

Giovanni Picciati is an Italian clarinettist active as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player and teacher. He has been invited as principal clarinet by ensembles including the Orchestra da Camera di Mantova, the orchestras of Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, the Arena di Verona and Teatro alla Scala and its Philharmonic. His orchestral work has included performances under conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Carlo Maria Giulini, Lorin Maazel and Daniel Barenboim, with appearances in Europe, the United States and Asia. He is the clarinet soloist in Gli Archi Italiani's 19th Century Russian Chamber Music.