Valerio Febbroni

Valerio Febbroni approached the recorder from a very young age, beginning his musical journey at the “F.

Vittadini” Conservatory in Pavia under the guidance of Maestro Simone Erre. From the very start, his path was marked by a deep passion for early music repertoire, culminating in his graduation with top honors and distinction.
Over the years, he has combined stylistic study with a rich concert activity, which has led him to perform as a soloist and in ensembles at numerous festivals, both in Italy and abroad. His musical exploration embraces the entire chronological span of early music, from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period, including Renaissance polyphony, which he approaches both in the form of recorder consorts and in dialogue with historically informed orchestras.
Since 2023, he has been a permanent soloist with the orchestra I CONTRAPPUNTISTI, conducted by Marcello Trinchero, an ensemble known for its scholarly precision and bold repertoire choices. With this group, he is involved in a project to rediscover forgotten Baroque works, tackling them with both rigor and creativity, bringing new life to music that had awaited centuries to be heard again.
Since 2017, he has been passionately dedicated to music education, focusing particularly on spreading the recorder repertoire and promoting the practice and rediscovery of this fascinating and versatile instrument.
He studied with internationally renowned masters such as Lorenzo Cavasanti, Manuel Staropoli, Dan Laurin, Massimo Lonardi, Ugo Nastrucci, and Giovanni Albini, participating in numerous masterclasses and advanced training programs.
From 2013 to 2020, he worked as a production assistant with the HighScore International Festival, one of Europe’s leading platforms for new music, and since 2018, he has been part of its faculty, giving seminars on the recorder in contemporary compositional ideas.
He has several recordings to his credit, including Musica Sacra (Brilliant), Fantasia sopra La Sol Fa Re Mi (Studio Musica Production), and Onde di note. Musica per la Rinascita (ZonaMusica – La città dei Suoni). He also took part in the dissemination and promotion of the album Air sur les Folies d’Espagne with the ensemble I Tesori d’Orfeo, presented live on Radio Rai 3 and enthusiastically reviewed as a “recording highlight” by Amadeus magazine in 2014.