Vincenzo Paratore

International Soloist, he is currently considered one of the most talented Trombonists of the new generation on the world stage.

Graduated from the "V. Bellini" Institute of Catania under the guidance of M° C. Pavone continued his studies at the National Conservatory of Paris obtaining the Premier Prix unanimously as well as the Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome under the guide of M° J. Mauger. The musical maturity and the technical-instrumental mastery make Vincenzo Paratore a High Professional Level Trombonist and a Multipurpose Musician, so he is winner of Auditions for Trombone and Principal Trombone at the Teatro Massimo “V. Bellini "of Catania, the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana and National and International Competitions. He was the first Italian Trombonist to win: the 2nd International Music Competition "Città di Chieri" (2002),the 18th International "Città di Porcia" Competition (2007) and the "5th International Trombone Competition of Jeju " (Korea 2008). He carries out an intense concert activity in Italy and abroad, performing as a soloist and with various formations. It is part of the "Sicilian Brass Quintet",with which he recorded two discs, and of the "Sciara Trombone Quartet",winner of several competitions.He recorded, as a soloist, F. David's Konzertino in the disc "Un Ponte per il Brasile "and Trois Tableaux by J.F. Michel on the album " Live in Valencia " with the renowned Hungarian Corpus Trombone Quartet. Key figure of the Italian Trombone he collaborated with the Teatro Regio of Turin, with the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana , Teatro alla Scala, Filarmonica della Scala and Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Since 2003 he has covered the role of Principal Trombone in the Orchestra of the Teatro Massimo "V. Bellini ”of Catania with which he toured China, Japan, Russia, Spain. He is regularly invited, as teacher and soloist, to the most prestigious International Brass Festivals.Alongside his intense concert activity, he is also Trombone teacher at the V. Bellini Music Institute of Caltanissetta and holds numerous Courses and Masterclasses in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Mexico, Hungary, Korea, Spain, Colombia, Malta, China.