Daniele Orlando

Daniele Orlando is an Italian violinist, a pupil of Denes Szigmondy – a descendant of the famous school of Zino Francescatti and Carl Flesch – Daniele Orlando later studied with Ana Chumachenco and Boris Kuschnir.

When he was only 17 years old he made his debut as a soloist with the Concerto by P. I. Tschaikowsky conducted by Donato Renzetti who wrote about him: “…endowed with an extraordinary musicality and a virtuoso technique, the Concerto he played was exemplary both from a technical point of view and in the temperament shown…I believe without a shadow of a doubt that Daniele Orlando is one of the most important discoveries among the new generations of soloists”.

He has performed, among others, the Concertos of L. van Beethoven, J. Sibelius, F. Mendelssohn, G. F. Ghedini (“Il Belprato”), the Sinfonia Concertante and the complete works for violin and orchestra by Mozart and Mendelssohn; the complete Brandenburg Concertos as conductor and soloist at the Ravello Festival, Bakalov’s concerto grosso and a memorable performance of Vivaldi’s Seasons at the Philharmonie in Berlin.

He has given concerts as soloist and in chamber ensembles in the United States, Latin America, Russia, Germany, France, Romania, Slovak Republic, Portugal, Greece, Ireland and Sweden, collaborating with artists such as Krzysztof Penderecki, Bruno Canino, Antonio Anselmi, Ramin Bahrami, Alessandro Carbonare, Michele Campanella. With Giovanni Sollima he performed Donizetti’s double concert for the Italian Republic Day in live TV RAI 1 from the Salone dei Corazzieri of the Quirinale.

He has made numerous recordings for labels such as Fuga Libera, Naxos, Tactus and Brilliant Classics.

He has been a member of the Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester, the European Union Youth Orchestra and the Orchestra Mozart conducted by Claudio Abbado.

Since 2014 he has been the violinist of I Solisti Aquilani and since 2017 he has been collaborating with the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto as a sideman.

In the field of contemporary music, he has performed numerous compositions, many of which were premieres. Among these, the “Concerto for two violins and orchestra” by Lasse Thoresen performed with the orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera Di Roma live on Radio 3 and many of the compositions of Diego Conti, who dedicated “Edging” for solo violin and the “20 duets” for two violins to him.

He teaches violin at the Conservatory “U. Giordano” in Foggia. He plays a Giovan Battista Ceruti of 1805.