Nicola Bulfone

NICOLA BULFONE
Nicola Bulfone studied clarinet at the Udine Conservatory and continued his studies at the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart under Prof.

Rodenhäuser. He won first prize at the International Music Competition in Stresa. He also attended Master Classes held by Leister, Pay and Garbarino. He has played in several orchestras, among which: the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, the Teatro G. Verdi Orchestra, Trieste, Teatro La Fenice, Venice, Teatro San Carlo, Naples. He has participated in various Festivals and Concert Seasons both as soloist and with several Chamber Music Ensembles. He played as soloist with the Slovac Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra Sinfonica del Mexico, the Udine Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orquesta do Norte (Portugal), the Orchestra Sinfonica del FVG, the Sophia Philharmonic, the Bjalistok Philharmonia, the Rijeka Chamber Orchestra, the Vogtland Philharmonie, the Krasnojarsk Orchestra, the Minsk Orchestra. He has recorded for SWF, RAI, ORF, BR, SDR. Many composers have written solo pieces for him. He has been teacher in master classes in Lucca, Tarvisio, Cividale, Chioggia, Ostrava, Riga, Apollonia, Beijing, Shenyang and Dalian. He has been a member of the jury at the “Jeunesses Musicales” Clarinet Competition in Belgrade and at the “S. Mercadante” International Clarinet Competition. He has recorded for the labels Agorà, Bongiovanni and Naxos. He was solo clarinet in the Udine Philharmonic Orchestra and in the Orchestra Sinfonica del FVG. He is professor Clarinet at the Udine Conservatoire.