Stefano Montanari

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Stefano Montanari
Born1969 [1]
Alfonsine, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Occupation
  • Musician
Years active1995–
Musical career
Genres
Classical
Instruments
  • Violin
  • keyboard
Labels Arts, Astrée, Bottega Discantica, Decca, Denon, Erato, Foné  [ it ], Frequenz, Naïve, Oiseau Lyre, Opus 111 (it), Symphonia, Tactus, Thymallus, Virgin [2]
Awards Diapason d'Or

Stefano Montanari (born 1969) is an Italian violinist, keyboardist, and conductor. Principal conductor of the Orchestra del Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, he is a regular guest conductor at leading houses domestically and internationally, including the Vienna State Opera, Paris Opera, Bolshoi, and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, while also continuing his activities as a soloist.

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Biography

Born in Alfonsine in the province of Ravenna in 1969 [1] —Montanari was 48 in June 2017 [3] —he graduated in violin and piano from the Accademia musicale di Firenze  [ it ], [4] continuing his studies there with a diploma in chamber music under the supervision of Pier Narciso Masi  [ it ], [2] followed by a diploma as a solo violinist under Carlo Chiarappa at the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana  [ Wikidata ] in Lugano. [5] [6]

From 1995 to 2012 he was violin soloist and concertmaster with the Accademia Bizantina (it), under Ottavio Dantone. [4] [7] He has taught at the conservatories in Lugano, Bergamo, [8] Cesena, Parma, Pesaro, and Piacenza, and at the Civica scuola di musica Claudio Abbado  [ Wikidata ] in Milan, and is author of Metodo di violino barocco (Baroque Violin Method), published by Carisch. [3] [4] [5]

As conductor, he made his debut at the Vienna State Opera with The Barber of Seville , [9] at the Royal Opera House with Così fan tutte , [2] and at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden with Giulio Cesare . [4] Since 2023, he has been principal conductor of the Orchestra del Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari. [2]

Recordings

Montanari has recorded with Arts, Astrée, Bottega Discantica, Decca, Denon, Erato, Foné  [ it ], Frequenz, Naïve, Oiseau Lyre, Opus 111 (it), Symphonia, Tactus, Thymallus, and Virgin. [2] His Decca album Purcell: O Solitude with Andreas Scholl and the Accademia Bizantina was nominated for a Grammy, [10] while he won a Diapason d'Or for his recording of Corelli's Op. 5 Sonatas, [11] as well Midems in 2007 and 2010. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stefano Montanari". IdRef . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Stefano Montanari: direttore" [Stefano Montanari: principal conductor](PDF) (in Italian). Fondazione Petruzzelli. p. 33. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Stefano Montanari, quando il direttore è rock. Anzi, hard" [Stefano Montanari—when a conductor is like rock, hard rock]. la Repubblica (in Italian). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Stefano Montanari: Conductor". Paris Opera . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Stefano Montanari". Bolshoi Theatre . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Stefano Montanari: conductor". Orchestre de la Suisse Romande . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Stefano Montanari" (in French). Opéra de Lyon . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Stefano Montanari" (in Italian). Politecnico delle Arti di Bergamo . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Vorstellungen mit Stefano Montanari" [Performances with Stefano Montanari] (in German). Vienna State Opera . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "2011 GRAMMY WINNERS: 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards". Grammy . Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Stefano Montanari - Direttore -" (PDF) (in Italian). Fondazione Petruzzelli. September 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
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