Antonio Puccio
Conductor
Born in Italy, Antonio Puccio studied Piano, Composition, Orchestral and Choral Conducting, Singing, Philosophy, Psychology and Aesthetics of Music.
December 2025: publishing of his book regarding Music interpretation “Dirigere e Suonare oltre il finito”. English version in progress.
October 2022: Publishing of his second novel “La scelta di Natan“, awarded with many national and international literature prizes.
December 2021: English translation publishing of his first novel “The Enchantment of Gesture and The Alchemy of Breath” (English translation by Tiaré Maria Adelaide Totaro) after many national and international awards.
In 2020 he made his debut as a writer with a novel about Music as a metaphor for life as well as Beauty, gesture and breath as essential elements for each of us: “L’Incantesimo del Gesto e L’Alchimia del Respiro“.
December 2019 – January 2020: China Tour – Taizhou, Heyuan, Shenzhen, Zhongshan and Nanjing, L. van Beethoven – Sinfonia n. 3 op. 55 “Eroica”, L. van Beethoven – Piano Concerto n. 3 op. 37, L. van Beethoven – Triplo Concerto op. 56, W.A. Mozart – Le Nozze di Figaro (Ouverture), Conductor of Philharmonie Salzburg
2018: Masterclass, coaching, training, specialisation courses for musicians and singers and special projects
2017: Politeama Mario Foglietti Theatre, Catanzaro, New Season Opening Concert, G. Rossini, La Gazza Ladra (Ouverture) and Guillaume Tell (Ouverture), L. van Beethoven – Sinfonia n. 3 op. 55 “Eroica“, Conductor of Berliner Symphoniker Orchestra
2017: Opera di Algeri, A. Vivaldi – Concerto in Re minore per Violino, Violoncello e Archi op. 3 n. 11 e Concerto in Sol minore per Violino, Violoncello e Archi op. 3 n. 2, A. Vivaldi – Cessate, omai cessate, G.B. Pergolesi – Salve Regina in Fa minore per Contralto, Archi e Continuo, conductor of L’Arco Magico Chamber Orchestra, Gaia Petrone mezzosoprano
2017: Auditorium Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, L. van Beethoven – Sinfonie n. 5 e n. 7, conductor of Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
2016: Conservatorio Santa Cecilia, Roma, G. F. Haendel – Concerti Grossi op. 6, conductor of L’Arco Magico Chamber Orchestra, full version audio-video live recording for the very first time in the world
2015: Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi – STABAT MATER per soprano, contralto, archi e continuo,
Nicola Porpora – SALVE REGINA in Fa per contralto, archi e continuo,
Leonardo Leo – SALVE REGINA in Do minore per soprano, archi e continuo, conductor of L’Arco Magico Chamber Orchestra, Silvia Frigato soprano, Loriana Castellano mezzosoprano
2014: Milan – Teatro Dal Verme, Beethoven – Ouverture Op. 84, Schubert – Symphony No 8 Unfinished, Beethoven – Symphony No 5 Op. 67, conductor of I Pomeriggi Musicali Orchestra
2013: Orvieto Duomo, music By G.B.Pergolesi – Stabat Mater, Salve Regina in Do minore, Salve Regina in La minore, Conductor of “L’Arco Magico” Chamber Orchestra (DVD)
2012: Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, music by Beethoven, Grieg, Berg, Mahler
2012: Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, Brahms – Symphony No 4 in E minor Op.98, Bruch – concert for Violin and Orchestra No 1 in G minor Op.26, Beethoven – “Coriolano” Ouverture Op.62 – Conductor of London Philharmonia Orchestra, Vadim Repin, violin
In 2012 he was founder and conductor of “l’Arco Magico” Chamber Orchestra.
2011: Rudolfinum Prague, Rossini – Stabat Mater – Conductor of the Czeck Philharmonic Orchestra and the Prague Philharmonic Choir.
2008: Conductor of the Symphonic Orchestra – Filarmonici di Roma – violin: Uto Ughi-a challenging program including Beethoven’s Symphony No 7 and concert for Violin and Orchestra.
2007: Conductor of the Symphonic Orchestra – Filarmonici di Roma – violin: Uto Ughi- Program including the Mozart, Symphony N° 40; Mendelssohn concert for Violin and Orchestra; Viotti, concert for Violin and Orchestra N° 22
2006: Accompanied Claudio Abbado on a number of international tours: Caracas, Orchestra Simon Bolivar; Bologna, Orchestra Mozart; Bolzano, Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, etc.
2005: Worked with Uto Ughi and Guest Opera Conductor for the ‘I Filarmonici di Roma Orchestra”
Since 2000, founder and conductor of choral and instrumental madrigalistic ensembles for a personal critical reading of the works of Monteverdi, Marenzio and Gesualdo. He is an expert vocal coach.
