Alfonso Todisco

Alfonso Todisco

Conductor

Biography

Alfonso Todisco is a conductor, a pianist and a researcher.

He achieved Piano Bachelor's degree and Master degree with the grade of 110/110 cum laude (June

2018). He attends Bachelor Degree of Orchestral Conducting at G. Martucci Conservatoire of Salerno with

M° Nicola Hansalik Samale and he is graduating next July. He has also participated to several

masterclass to study with M° Bruno Aprea and Daniele Agiman.

As researcher, Alfonso Todisco is specialist in Sonata Form analysis and he participated to many

conferences in Italy and abroad achieving critical approval.

He has conducted Martucci Conservatory Orchestra, Orchestra Filarmonica Campana, Youth Orchestra

Jacopo Napoli (Sa), KLK Symphony Orchestra of Lviv (Ukraine), Vidin Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria) and

Joven Orquestra de Leòn (Spain).

Currently he is Principal Conductor of the Artemus Ensemble of Pompei (Na).

Key Skills:

• Communication

• Rehearsal management

• Depth Analysis of the score

• Self Management

• Team Management

• Great Charisma

• Experiences with soloists and singers

• Managing artists

• Attention to detail

• Ability to prioritise most urgent deadlines under

pressure

• Problem Solving

• Enthusiastic and committed

• Willingness to work as part of a team

• Piano performer

Career Highlights:

• Founder and Principal Conductor of the Artemus Ensemble of Pompei (Na)

• Co - Founder and artistic director of the Artemus Music Academy of Pompei (Na)

• Organizer and Artistic Director of two concert seasons with Artemus Ensemble of Pompei (Na)

• Assistant Conductor of Orchestra Filarmonica Campana (Na)

• Concert experience abroad in Ukraine, Bulgaria and Spain

• Conductor in “Gli Echi dell’eterna bellezza”, album produced by Satyr MB Production of Pompei (Italy),

with Artemus Ensemble Orchestra, Music by F. Cuccurullo, N. H. Samale, A. Onorato, P. Odierna

• Piano teacher, specialized in Orff – Schulwerk methodology

• Participation as a researcher in different Music Analysis International Conferences

Employer: Artemus Ensemble

Position: Chief Conductor

Dates: 2017 to present

• Choice of repertoire

• Conduction of rehearsals and concerts

• Rehearsals management

• Parts archive management

• Artistic director of the concert seasons

• Relationship with guest soloists and singers

• Coordination of advertising for concerts

• Monitoring the response of the public to social media posts

• Public relationship management

Employer: Orchestra Filarmonica Campana

Position: Assistant Conductor

Dates: 2017 to 2018

• Conduction of rehearsals

• Rehearsals management

• Parts archive management

• Relationship with guest conductors, soloists and singers

• Coordination of advertising for concerts

• Monitoring the response of the public to social media posts

Employer: Accademia Musicale Jacopo Napoli

Position: Chief Conductor of the Jacopo Napoli Youth Orchestra and Piano Teacher

Dates: 2017 to present

• Managing and coordination of social media posts of the Accademia on all its networks

• Rehearsal management

• Arrangement of the orchestral parts

• Choice of repertoire and organization of concerts

• Conduction of rehearsals and concerts

• Leader of the team

Education:

• 2017 to present: Conservatoire of Salerno “G.Martucci”, Bachelor Degree in Orchestral Conducting with

M° N. H. Samale

• 2015 - 2017: Conservatoire of Salerno “G.Martucci” Master’s Degree in Piano Solo Performance, vote:

110/110 with honneurs

• 2012 - 2015: Conservatoire of Salerno “G.Martucci”, Bachelor Degree in Piano Performance, vote:

110/110 with honneurs

• 2008 - 2013: Linguistic High school “A. Pansa” in Pompei (Na), graduation vote: 85/100

IT Skills:

• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop

Languages:

• Italian: Native speaker

• English: Fluent speaker

• Spanish: Basic Level

Masterclass

• Chamber music Masterclass with M° Jaren Hinckley, Association “Luogo Arte Accademia Musicale” in Latina

Scalo (LT) , (April 2015);

• Chamber music Masterclass with M° Frank-Immo Zichner , Music conservatory “G.Martucci “ in Salerno (May

2015)

• Piano Masterclass with M° Pasquale Iannone, music Conservatory “G.Martucci” in Salerno (July 2015)

• Piano Masterclass with M° Sergio De Simone, music Conservatory “G.Martucci” in Salerno(October 2015)

• Piano Masterclass with M° Sergio De Simone, Accademia Musicale Jacopo Napoli (August 2016)

• Chamber music Masterclass with M° Frank-Immo Zichner, at the music Conservatory “G.M.” in Salerno (May

2017)

• Piano Masterclass with M° Alexander Hintchev, at the music Conservatory “G.M.” in Salerno (June 2017)

• Orchestral Direction Masterclass with M° Nicola Hansalik Samale, at Accademia Musicale Jacopo Napoli in Cava

de’ Tirreni (Sa) (August 2017)

• “Maestro di Te stesso – PNL for Musician” Masterclass with M° Federica Righini, at Accademia Artemus ETS

(February2019)

• Orchestral Conducting Masterclass with M° Nicola Hansalik Samale, at Istituto Musicale R. Goitre in Vallo della

Lucania (Sa) (July 2019)

• Orchestral Conducting Masterclass with M° Bruno Aprea, at Fundaciòn Eutherpe in Leòn (Spain) (September

2019)

• Orchestral Conducting Masterclass with M° Daniele Agiman, at Accademia Musici Di Parma in Parma (italy)

(December 2019 – May 2020)

Awards

• 1° prize as Pianist at third edition of Europeo Giovani Musicisti “Luigi Denza” in Castellammare di Stabia (cat. A,

sect. 6 – solo piano) – May 2008

• 1° prize as Pianist at third edition of Europeo Giovani Musicisti “Luigi Denza” in Castellammare di Stabia (cat. B,

sect. 6 – 4 hands pianoi) – May 2008

• 3° prize as Pianist at fourth edition of “concorso Nazionale per giovani solisti e di musica da camera”, in

collaboration with Association “Antonio Vivaldi” of Sapri (cat. D, sect. Solo piano) – February 2015

• 2° prize as Pianist at second editon of international contest “Carlo Agresti”, in Sala Consilina (Sa) (cat. B, sect.

Chamber music) – April 2015

• 1° prize at first edition of contest “Forum in Canto” in Scafati (Sa), as pianist and composer of duo “Quadri

d’Autore” with singer Giuseppe Lauro (“Originals” section) – September 2016

• 2° prize as Pianist at Concorso di Esecuzione Strumentale organized by “A.M.E Puccini città Eboli” (SA), (sect. -

Chamber Music) – March 2017

• 2° prize as Pianist at 5° Concorso Europeo di Esecuzione Musicale organized by Accademia Musicale Jacopo

Napoli in Cava de'Tirreni (SA), (sect. - Chamber Music) – April 2017

• 1° prize as Conductor at “ 1°Concorso Internazionale Giovani Promesse” in Bracigliano (Sa),

• (sect. Ensemble) - May 2018

• 1° prizeas Condcutor at "Concorso internazionale di Esecuzione Musicale Città di Baronissi"(Sa), (sect. Ensemble)

– May 2018

Selection of the most important Concerts

• 14 October 2016, piano recital for “Associazione Napoli Piano” during “Piano City Napoli Festival”

• 9 April 2017, piano recital for “Artemus Music Association” in the Scafati Municipal Hall (Sa), music of J. S. Bach,

L. v. Beethoven, F. Chopin

• 11 November 2017 as conductor with Artemus Ensemble – concert at the “Teatro San Francesco of Scafati” (Sa),

music of E. Morricone, N. Piovani, H. Zimmer, J. Williams

• 21 December 2017 as conductor with Artemus Ensemble – Christmas Concert at the “Teatro San Pietro” of

Scafati (Sa), music of J. S. Bach, J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart

• 27 January 2018 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – concert at “Museo temporaneo d’impresa” of

Pompei (Na), music of A. Vivaldi, W. A. Mozart, E. Elgar

• 27 March 2018 as Conducotr with KLK Symphony Orchestra (Ukraine)- symphonic concert at Lviv Philarmonia,

music of J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, L. v. Beethoven.

• 8 April 2018 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – concert at “Teatro San Pietro” of Scafati (Sa), music of G.

Faurè, E. Grieg, S. Prokofiev

• 23 May 2018 as Conductor with G. Martucci Conservatorie Ensemble – concert for the “Festival delle

Percussioni of Salerno” in Duomo of Salerno, music of J. Rosauro

• 25 May 2018 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – concert in San Francesco di Paola Church” of Scafati (Sa),

program with Stabat Mater of G. B. Pergolesi

• 14 June 2018 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – concert in “Cappella Palatina”, “Reggia di

Caserta” (Ce), program with Stabat Mater of G. B. Pergolesi

• 28 June 2018 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – lyric concert for “Telethon Foundation” at “Reggia di

Caserta” (Ce), music of G. Donizetti, G. Rossini, G. Puccini, G. Verdi

• 4 July 2018 as Conductor of “Orchestra del Conservatorio G. Martucci di Salerno” – symphonic concert at the G.

Martucci State Hall , music of L. v. Beethoven, F. Schubert, G. Martucci

• 10 August 2018 as Conductor of Artemus Ensemble – symphonic concert at the “Anfiteatro di Positano” (Sa),

music of W. A. Mozart, L. v. Beethoven, E. Grieg

• 17 October 2018 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – concert in “Bartolo Longo Square”of Pompei, in the

occasion of honorary citizenship to Doctor Alberto Angela, music of W. A. Mozart

• 19 October 2018 as Conductor with “Orchestra del Conservatorio G. Martucci di Salerno” – symphonic concert at

G. Martucci State Hall, music of W. A. Mozart, G. Rossini, N. H. Samale

• 3 November 2018 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – at “Sala Don Bosco” of Scafati (Sa), in program the

Four Seasons of A. Vivaldi

• 30 November as Conductor with Symphonic Vidin Orchestra (Bulgaria), symphonic concert at the State Hall of

Vidin, music of L. v. Beethoven, W. A. Mozart

• 23 December 2018 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – Christmas Concert at “Teatro di Costanzo

Mattiello” of Pompei (Na), music of A. Corelli, A. Vivaldi, W. A. Mozart

• 18 April 2019 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble - Concert at “Santa Maria de Lama Church” in Salerno,

program with Stabat Mater of G. B. Pergolesi

• 25 April 2019 as Conductor with KLK Symphony Orchestra (Ukraine) - symphonic concert at the Lviv

Philarmonia, music of L. v. Beethoven, C. M. V. Weber

• 11 May 2019 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – tribute concert to Fabrizio De Andrè at the “Teatro San

Francesco di Paola” of Scafati (Sa)

• 20 June 2019 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – symphonic concert for the “Consorzio La Rada” int

“Belvedere Sicignano degli Alburni”, music of W. A. Mozart and L. v. Beethoven

• 29 June 2019 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – concert for “Jazzit Fest Pompei” in the “Chiostro del

Palazzo de Fusco”, music of F. Cuccurullo, G. Gershwin

• 14 August 2019 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – concert the “Tempio della Maddalena” in Capranica

Prenestina – Roma, music of J. S. Bach, A. Vivaldi, W. A. Mozart

• 7 and 8 September 2019 as Conductor with Joven Orquestra de Leòn – concert at Auditorium de Leòn (Spain) –

Music of L. v. Beethoven

• 28 September 2019 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – concert at “Archeoteatro Pompeiano” in Pompei

(Na), Lyric Concert with music of G. Verdi, G. Puccini, G. Donizetti

• 19 October 2019 as Conductor with the Artemus Ensemble – concert at “Pompei Music Fest” in Pompei (Na),

music of A. Vivaldi

• 1 December 2019 as Conductor with the Artemus Ensemble – concert at “Sala Don Bosco” in Scafati (Sa), music

of J. S. Bach, A. Vivaldi

• 6 December 2019 as Conductor with theArtemus Ensemble – concert at Duomo Sant’Audiutore in Cava de’Tirreni

(Sa), music of J. S. Bach, A. Vivaldi, A. Corelli

• 13 December 2019 as Conductor with the Artemus Ensemble – live concert in Pompei of the Musical Disc “Gli

Echi dell’Eterna Bellezza” producted by Satyr MB Production, music of F. Cuccurullo, A. Onorato, P. Odierna, N.

H. Samale

• 18 December 2019 as Conductor with the Artemus Ensemble – concert at Teatro Costanzo Mattiello in Pompei

(Na), music of A. Vivaldi, J. S. Bach

• 23 December 2019 as Conductor with the Artemus Ensemble – concert at “Sala Don Bosco” in Scafati (Sa),

music of W. A. Mozart

• 1 January 2020 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – concert at Baronissi Concert Hall in Baronissi (Sa), music

of J. S. Bach, A. Vivaldi, J. Strauss, D. Schostakovich

• 25 January 2020 as Conductor with Artemus Ensemble – concert at Mercato S. Severino Concert Hall in Mercato

S. Severino (Sa), music of J. S. Bach, A. Vivaldi, J. Strauss, D. Schostakovich