BIO                                                                  Photo by Sonia Quaranta

Stefano Miceli has quickly established a reputation as one of the leading talent of his generation, travelling worldwide as brillant pianist and conductor.
Miceli's laudable work has brought him into contact many orchestras, including Salzburg Orchestra of Mozarteum, Leipzig Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of La Scala Theatre, La Fenice Orchestra of Venice, European Symphony Orchestra, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of London, Orchestra of Cluje, Slovak Philharmonic, Dallas Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica Italiana, Orquesta Sinfonica de la Juventud Venezuelana El Sistema, Israel Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana, “Pomeriggi Musicali” Milan Symphony, Scarlatti Orchestra of Naples, Sanremo Symphony Orchestra and  Trento, Marche, Moldova, Pordenone philharmonics.

Miceli is  regular guest artist  as pianist and conductor at important festivals and theatres in New York (Carnegie Hall ), Leipzig ( Gewandhaus ), Boston (Tsai Performance Theatre ), Melbourne ( Great Hall of NGV, BMW Theatre, Federation Hall ) , Venice ( La Fenice Opera House ), New Orleans ( Le Petit Theatre ), Beijing (Forbidden City Concert Hall),  Maracaibo ( Teatro Belles Artes and Urdaneda Theatre ) , Milan Theatres, Washington Dc ( B. Rohme Theatre ) , Rome Theatre, Bergamo ( Donizetti Theatre ) , Naples ( scarlatti Hall ) ,   Palermo Theatre,  Jesi (Pergolesi Theatre) , Genoa (Palazzo Ducale) , Teatro dell'Opera di Sanremo, Padoa (Sala Dei Giganti), Las Vegas, Oklahoma City, Madrid, Lugano, Cervo International Festival, Tivoli Festival and at the  Ravello Festival. He has been the principal guest artist of the Cameristi della fenice ( Venice Opera Theatre ) , having performed many concerts with them in Italy and abroad, including the Australian debut of this orchestra.

Stefano Miceli  made his New York outstanding  debut as soloist and conductor at Carnegie Hall in november 2010.

Stefano Miceli is one of five Italian Academy Foundation, Inc. artists, selected to perform regularly during the 64 year old Foundation’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center programmes.

In 2009 Stefano became Principal Guest Artist and Conductor of Leipzig Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany and Conductor-in-Residence of the Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana.

His passion for Ferenc Liszt and South American and Russian repertoires has enabled him to work in principal  festivals as well as for chamber music ensembles, playing with the Salzburg Chamber Soloists, Boston Ariel Quartet, Milan Ensemble, Madleyn Reneé, OFI Soloists, Donato Renzetti, Gabor Boldoczki, Alexandre Hintchev, Catherine Spaak, Joshua Stowall.

In addition to his performing career Miceli dedicates part of his time teaching as visiting professor at the Boston University, University of New Mexico, Steinway Society Academy in Verona,  Rovereto's R. Zandonai School of Music in Italy and Prato's Verdi School of Music. 

 Artistic Director at the Bergamo Festival Internazionale della Cultura, Stefano Miceli gives importance to contemporary music, playing piano and symphonic masterpieces by most rappresentative italian composers, such as Bussotti, Berio, Bianchini, Pagotto, Pierami, Baggiani, Maggio ( some compositions dedicated to him ).

Stefano Miceli studied piano at “San Pietro a Majella” University of Music in Naples, where he graduated cum laude and earned a doctorate under the direction of Vincenzo Vitale's School. He studied also composition and conducting and opera conducting with Donato Renzetti in Pescara Italy where he earned a doctorate. Following his academic training, he expanded his musical knowledge at the  Scuola di Musica di Fiesole in Florence and at the Catholic University in Washington Dc.

Stefano Miceli lives in Bergamo, Italy, where he has named artist of honor at the  “ Donizetti Theatre Grand Galà”.

In 2008 Stefano Miceli received a Silver Medal from the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in Rome.


 

“… Sensitive, courageous and brilliant musical intelligence…” The Tymes Picayune

“… The Virtuoso pianist Stefano Miceli: elegant touch and impeccable brilliance!” The Globe