Artist · Clarinet
Nicola Zuccalà
Biography
Nicola Zuccalà studied at the Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado in Milan with Giovanni Iuliano, attended Giuseppe Garbarino’s clarinet courses at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, and completed advanced studies in Saluzzo with Walter Boeykens. He performs as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician in classical, contemporary and jazz repertoire.
His work has brought him into contact with composers including Franco Donatoni, Luciano Berio, Giacomo Manzoni, Azio Corghi, Gérard Grisey, Ivan Fedele, Luca Francesconi and Heiner Goebbels. In jazz, his collaborators have included Enrico Intra, Andrea Dulbecco, Fabrizio Bosso, Uri Caine, Paolo Tomelleri and Franco Ambrosetti. He has also worked in popular music and theatre with artists including Enzo Jannacci, Milva, Fabrizio De André, Moni Ovadia and Antonio Albanese.
He has made radio and television recordings for RAI, Swiss broadcasters, Radio France and Radio Capodistria, and recorded for labels including Stradivarius and Hyperion. He teaches clarinet at the Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado in Milan.