Francesco Bossone

Principal Bassoon of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia since 1985, he has played in this role with Maestro Claudio Abbado in the Orchestra Mozart and in the Lucerna Festival Orchestra, with the Human Rights Orchestra, with the Orchestra da Camera di Mantova and the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala. He was invited by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and he has collaborated with Maestro Lorin Maazel and the Simphonica Toscanini in Italy and in several international tours.
He is engaged in an intense program of concert in Italy and all over the world, both as a soloist and in very important chamber groups.
In 1990 he took part in a concert at the Carnegie Hall organized by the New York Philarmonic Orchestra in memory of Leonard Bernstein.
He was invited by Maestro Daniele Gatti to perform as First Bassoon with the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra in London. From 1996 to 1998 with the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra directed by Daniele Gatti, he took part in prestigious concerts and recordsing productions at the Royal Albert Hall, at the Barbican Center and at the BBC Proms in London. The Principals of the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra agreed unanimously with their permanent Director Daniele Gatti to appoint him First Bassoon Soloist.
Among his numerous Solo performances: in February 2004 the Carl Maria von Weber Concerto in F major for Bassoon and Orchestra op. 75 in the 2003/2004 Symphonic Season of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia directed by Myung Whun Chung and in September 2004 the W. A. Mozart Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra K. 191 at the K Festival produced by the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia with the Orchestra directed by Thomas Netopil.
He has a large repertoire for Principal Bassoon and Orchestra which includes Concertos of J. C. Bach, Boismortier, Danzi, Francais, Jolivet, Kozeluh, Hummel, W. A: Mozart, Muthel, Rossini, Rolla, Stamitz, Vivaldi, J. C. Vogel. C. M. von Weber.
While teaching, he’s involved in numerous courses and masterclasses in Italy and abroad, among which, between 1997 and 2000 Woodwind Preparatory Courses for the Youth Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
He teaches in the Annual Course of High Improvement of Bassoon at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome.

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