Simone Nicoletta
Principal Clarinet, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Italy

He is passionate about chamber music; in duo with his brother Federico he has performed the most important pieces in the repertoire for clarinet and piano in many Festival in Italy and in Europe. In 2014 he founded Quartetto Falstaff which won the First Prize at International Flute Competition “Severino Gazzelloni” - Chamber Music. He plays also in Wind Ensemble "Nonetto" of Teatro Comunale di Bologna. He received many awards in clarinet competitions, including the International Competition Valsesia Musica (1st prize), International Competition Rino Viani 2010 (3rd prize) and 2011 (1rd prize), International Competition Audimozart (2nd prize), International Calpurnia Prize at Città di Castello Festival. He was born in Salerno, Italy in 1989. Pupil of Gaetano Russo, he graduated in clarinet at the age of 16 at the D.Cimarosa Conservatory of Avellino under Sisto Lino D’Onofrio’s guidance; he studied also with Larry Combs, Eddie Daniels, Fabrizio Meloni, Ricardo Morales and he postgraduate with top marks and distinction with Corrado Giuffredi in Modena and with Giovanni Riccucci and Bruno Canino in duo with his brother at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole.
Simone Nicoletta is a Légère Reeds and Backun Clarinet Artist and performs on MoBa Clarinets.