Artist · Conductor
Massimo Grechi
Biography
Massimo Grechi
He began his piano studies at a very young age, giving his first public recital at the age of 11.
He attended the Schola Cantorum “S. Cecilia” in Caravaggio where he learned the first elements of choral music.
Parallel to his classical studies he attended the Composition Class held by Maestro Ferrero at the Conservatorio “G. Verdi” in Milan and actively participated in the foundation of a polyphonic school choir.
In 1994 he obtained a degree in classical studies at Liceo Classico “S. Weil” in Treviglio (BG) and performed with the choir of the Conservatorio “G. Verdi” in the Duomo di Milano and Teatro alla Scala, under the direction of Maestro Bruno Casoni.
In 2009 he recorded "La Tromba della Divina Misericordia”, an unpublished oratorio by G. B. Bassani, together with the “StilModerno” Ensemble conducted by Carlo Centemeri.
With “Ensemble Magnificat” he has performed for over a decade as Direttore al Cembalo in several important productions in which he established relationships with many professional musicians who specialized in Early Music: among them Gabriele Cassone, solo trumpet for the most important Bachian works, such as cantatas BWV 51 and 147, Magnificat BWV 243 and the Christmas Oratorio BWV 248..
In 2020 he completed the “Master in Advanced Studies (MAS) in Renaissance Polyphony Performance” at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano under the guidance of prof. Diego Fratelli, graduating with honors.
He is currently the artistic director of the "Magnificat Choir & Consort", a professional ensemble dedicated to the study and interpretation of the Renaissance, Baroque and classical oratorio repertoire.