Giordano Bellincampi
Giordano Bellincampi (born 1965) is an Italian-born Danish conductor and trombonist. He is currently music director of the Auckland Philharmonia.
Biography
Bellincampi was born in Rome in 1965. In 1976, he moved to Denmark with his family.[1] He was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen where he studied both the bass trombone and conducting. He also studied conducting with Jorma Panula.[2] He began his professional career as an orchestra musician in the Royal Danish Orchestra.
Bellincampi made his debut as a conductor in August 1994 with the
Outside of Europe, Bellincampi became music director of the Auckland Philharmonia in 2016, with an initial contract of 3 years. In February 2024, the orchestra announced the most recent extension of Bellincampi's contract as its music director, through the end of 2027.[3]
Opera career
In 2005 Bellincampi was appointed as the artistic director of Den Jyske Opera (Danish National Opera) in Aarhus where he had made his debut as an opera conductor with Der Graf von Luxemburg.[4] In 2008, Bellincampi's contract with Den Jyske Opera was extended until 2013,[5] at which time he concluded his tenure with Den Jyske Opera.
In 2000, Bellincampi made his debut with the
References
- ^ "Giordano Bellincampi". Royal Danish Theatre. Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ^ "Giordano Bellincampi". Gyldendal. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ^ "Encore Maestro Bellincampi!" (Press release). Auckland Philharmonia. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ a b "Giordano Bellincampi". Den Jyske Opera. Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ^ "Den Jyske Opera forlænger samarbejdet med operachef Giordano Bellincampi" (PDF). Den Jyske Opera. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-12.