Alberto Cappiello
Alberto Cappiello (born 25 June 1969) is an Italian classical horn player, orchestral musician and soloist. He has performed with orchestras and musical institutions in Italy and abroad, and has developed an international solo career in Europe, Asia and Latin America. He is also active in artistic direction and is artistic director and solo horn of the Rimini Chamber Orchestra.
Early life and education
Alberto Cappiello was born in Cles, in the province of Trento, Italy, on 25 June 1969. He began his musical studies at the age of ten at the G. Lettimi Music Institute in Rimini, under the guidance of Orio Lucchi.
He later studied horn at the Gioachino Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro with Fabrizio Pierboni. In 1988 he was selected to join the Italian Youth Orchestra (Orchestra Giovanile Italiana).[1]
He subsequently received a scholarship from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and continued his studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. He later pursued further musical training in Germany, obtaining a solo horn diploma from the Hochschule für Musik in Dresden in 1996.[2]
Career
Cappiello began his professional career in the late 1980s, initially as an orchestral musician and later developing an increasing activity as a soloist.
Throughout his career he has collaborated with several Italian and European musical institutions and orchestras. The archives of the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole list among his professional experiences the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, the RAI Symphony Orchestra in Rome, Teatro alla Scala in Milan and the Filarmonica Marchigiana.[3]
Alongside his orchestral activity, Cappiello developed a solo repertoire dedicated to the horn, performing in Italy and abroad. In November 2015 he appeared as a soloist with the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia at the Komitas Chamber Music Hall in Yerevan.[4]
His concert chronology reports a performance in Seoul in 2016 with the Korea Symphony Orchestra, performing Richard Strauss's Horn Concerto No. 2. In the following years his international activity continued with performances in countries including Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Venezuela, Colombia, Germany, Argentina and Turkey.[5]
In February 2018 he carried out concert and educational activities in the Venezuelan state of Táchira, including concerts, rehearsals and masterclasses. The programme included his participation as a soloist with the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar del Táchira and the Orquesta Sinfónica Pedro Antonio Ríos Reina.[6][7]
During his stay in Venezuela he received an official recognition from the Government of Táchira and was named an honorary visitor by the municipal council of San Cristóbal.[8]
In September 2022 he was invited to perform as a soloist with the Kammerorchester Rüthen/Warstein in Germany.[9]
His official website documents a performance of Reinhold Glière's Horn Concerto with the Korea Symphony Orchestra in Seoul on 5 May 2025.[10]
In 2026 Cappiello undertook an international tour that included Mexico and South Korea.
In Mexico City he performed Carl Maria von Weber's Concertino, Op. 45, for horn and orchestra with the Metropolitan Philharmonic Orchestra of Mexico City. The performance is reported in his official biography and in audiovisual material published on his website.[11]
In the same year he performed in Seoul as part of the Children Open Stage with the Korean National Symphony Orchestra, performing Richard Strauss's Horn Concerto No. 1. The Korean stage of the tour was reported by several Italian news outlets.[12][13][14]
His solo repertoire includes works for horn by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Strauss, Franz Strauss, Joseph Haydn, Reinhold Glière, Carl Maria von Weber and other composers.
During his career Cappiello has also taken part in international horn competitions. His official curriculum reports a special prize at the Philip Farkas Competition in Budapest and third prize at the Riviera del Conero International Competition.[15]
Cappiello is also active in artistic direction and serves as artistic director and solo horn of the Rimini Chamber Orchestra.[16]
He is professionally associated with Rimini, the city where he began his musical education and where he has developed part of his artistic activity.
References
- ↑ Scuola di Musica di Fiesole – Alberto Cappiello, archive of former members of the Orchestra Giovanile Italiana.
- ↑ Alberto Cappiello – Official Website, biography and curriculum vitae.
- ↑ Scuola di Musica di Fiesole – Alberto Cappiello.
- ↑ National Centre of Chamber Music of Armenia – Alberto Cappiello and NCOA, concert programme, 14 November 2015.
- ↑ Alberto Cappiello – Official Website, biography and concert activity.
- ↑ Diario de Los Andes – Convenio Italia-Venezuela fortalece la formación y el talento musical tachirense, February 2018.
- ↑ Diario La Nación – Maestro Alberto Cappiello arribó al Táchira para fortalecer formación y talento musical, 22 February 2018.
- ↑ Diario de Los Andes – Gobierno regional honró visita del maestro italiano Alberto Cappiello, February 2018.
- ↑ Westfalen erleben – KI in Warstein mit viel Programm, 7 September 2022.
- ↑ Alberto Cappiello – Videos, official website.
- ↑ Alberto Cappiello – Videos, official website.
- ↑ EmiliaRomagnaNews24 – Il Maestro riminese Alberto Cappiello torna a casa dopo una lunga tournée mondiale, May 2026.
- ↑ GiornaleSM – Alberto Cappiello rientra dalla tournée mondiale tra Messico e Corea, 19 May 2026.
- ↑ AltaRimini – Si chiude la tournée mondiale del maestro riminese Alberto Cappiello, May 2026.
- ↑ Alberto Cappiello – Official Website, biography and curriculum vitae.
- ↑ Alberto Cappiello – Official Website.
