Italiano
Calogero Palermo è primo clarineto presso la prestigiosa Tonhalle Orchester Zürich. Giovanissimo ricopriva già tale ruolo nell’Orchestra del Teatro V. Bellini di Catania, successivamente nell’Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma e nell’Orchestre National de France, avvalendosi dell’esperienza di prestigiosi direttori come Kurt Masur, Mariss Jansons, Valery Gergiev, Sir Colin Davis, Yuri Temirkanov, Daniele Gatti, Herbert Blomstedt, John Eliot Gardiner, Daniel Harding, Andris Nelsons, Iván Fischer, Neemi Järvi, Charles Dutoit e Riccardo Muti, calcando i palcoscenici più importanti d’Europa, Asia, Africa e America. Vincitore del Concorso Internazionale Jeunesses Musicales di Bucarest e di numerosi altri riconoscimenti avuti nei più importanti concorsi clarinettistici italiani, svolge un’intensa carriera solistica che lo ha visto esibirsi con molteplici orchestre tra cui Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, North Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra Sinfonica LaVerdi di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro Bellini di Catania, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Colibrì Ensemble, Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Györ Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese e Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana. Da diversi anni fa parte del Quintetto di Fiati Santa Cecilia – Concertgebouw costituitosi con Andrea Oliva, Francesco di Rosa, Andrea Zucco e Guglielmo Pellarin e molte sono state le collaborazioni cameristiche con musicisti e gruppi del calibro di Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Giovanni Sollima, Ellen Corver, Gringolts Quartet, Quartetto d’archi della Scala, Camerata RCO, Aron Quartett, Roma Opera Ensemble. Il suo repertorio, che spazia da Mozart ai contemporanei, comprende anche autori che hanno composto brani a lui dedicati come Luis Bacalov, Renato Chiesa, Claudio Cimpanelli, Antonio Fraioli e Nunzio Ortolano. Ha inciso per la B.M.G. Ricordi, Riverberi Sonori, Fonè, Accord for music-Roma, Trio Zecchini, Wicky Edition, Cristal Records, Gutman Records, Brilliant Classics, BIS Record, Cypres Records e A.I.C. Numerose sue esecuzioni sono state trasmesse da varie emittenti radiofoniche e televisive: RAI, Radio Vaticana, Televisione Nazionale Rumena, Radio Clásica RNE, Radio France, RadioTre, France Musique, RaiTrade e NPO Radio 4. Si dedica con particolare passione all’attività didattica che lo vede impegnato in numerose Masterclasses sia nei Conservatori italiani che esteri: Mozarteum Salzburg, CRR de Paris, University of Gothenburg, Conservatoire de Lyon, Tokyo University of the Arts, Malmö Academy of Music, Conservatori Liceu de Barcellona, IMEP Institut Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie de Namur, College of Music Mahidol University Bangkok, Manhattan School of Music New York, Sibelius Academy Helsinki. É regolarmente invitato ai Corsi annuali di alto perfezionamento dell’Accademia Scatola Sonora di Roma e a quelli estivi di Ticino Musica e Musica Riva Festival. E’ autore del testo didattico Soli d’orchestra per clarinetto con accompagnamento pianistico edito da Riverberi Sonori.
Calogero Palermo è un artista Buffet Crampon, A. Licostini e D’Addario Woodwinds.
Inglese
Calogero Palermo holds the position of first clarinet with the prestigious Tonhalle Orchester Zürich. As a very young artist, he held the same position in the orchestra of the Vincenzo Bellini Theatre of Catania. He was subsequently the first clarinet in the Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and later in the Orchestre National de France, benefiting from the experience of prestigious conductors such as Kurt Masur, Mariss Jansons, Valery Gergiev, Sir Colin Davis, Yuri Temirkanov, Daniele Gatti, Herbert Blomstedt, John Eliot Gardiner, Daniel Harding, Andris Nelsons, Iván Fischer, Neemi Järvi, Charles Dutoit, and Riccardo Muti, performing on the most important stages of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Winner of the International Jeunesses Musicales Competition in Bucharest and numerous other awards at major Italian clarinet competitions, he has had an intense solo career, performing with many orchestras including the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, North Czech Philharmonic, La Verdi Symphony Orchestra of Milan, Bellini Theatre Orchestra of Catania, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Colibrì Ensemble, Sicilian Symphony Orchestra, Rome Opera Theatre Orchestra, Györ Philharmonic Orchestra, Abruzzo Symphony Orchestra, and the Marchigiana Philharmonic Orchestra. For several years, he has been part of the Santa Cecilia – Concertgebouw Wind Quintet, formed with Andrea Oliva, Francesco di Rosa, Andrea Zucco, and Guglielmo Pellarin, and has had many chamber music partnerships with musicians and groups such as Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Giovanni Sollima, Ellen Corver, Gringolts Quartet, Quartetto della Scala, Camerata RCO, Aron Quartett, and the Roma Opera Ensemble. His repertoire, which spans from Mozart to contemporary composers, also includes works composed specifically for him by composers such as Luis Bacalov, Renato Chiesa, Claudio Cimpanelli, Antonio Fraioli, and Nunzio Ortolano. He has recorded for B.M.G. Ricordi, Riverberi Sonori, Fonè, Accord for music-Roma, Trio Zecchini, Wicky Edition, Cristal Records, Gutman Records, Brilliant Classics, BIS Record, Cypres Records, and A.I.C. Many of his performances have been broadcast by various radio and television stations: RAI, Vatican Radio, Romanian National Television, Radio Clásica RNE, Radio France, RadioTre, France Musique, RaiTrade, and NPO Radio 4. He is particularly passionate about teaching and is involved in numerous masterclasses both in Italian and foreign conservatories: Mozarteum Salzburg, CRR de Paris, University of Gothenburg, Conservatoire de Lyon, Tokyo University of the Arts, Malmö Academy of Music, Liceu Conservatory of Barcelona, IMEP Institut Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie de Namur, College of Music Mahidol University Bangkok, Manhattan School of Music New York and the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He is regularly invited to the annual advanced training courses of the Scatola Sonora Academy in Rome and to the summer courses at Ticino Musica and Musica Riva Festival. He is the author of the educational text Soli d’orchestra per clarinetto con accompagnamento pianistico, published by Riverberi Sonori.
Calogero Palermo is an artist for Buffet Crampon, A. Licostini, and D’Addario Woodwinds.
