Francesco Bossone
He earned his Diploma with top marks at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia under the guidance of Marco Costantini.
In 1990 he took part in the concert at Carnegie Hall in New York organized by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in memory of Leonard Bernstein. He was invited by Daniele Gatti to perform as Principal Bassoon and soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London and has collaborated in the same position with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the Mantua Chamber Orchestra both in Italy and in various international tours.
From 1996 to 1998, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the conductor Daniele Gatti, he took part in prestigious concerts and recording sessions at the Royal Albert Hall and the Barbican Centre in London. A unanimous consensus of the Principals of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and their Principal Conductor Daniele Gatti appointed him First Bassoon soloist. In 1998 he again collaborated with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Daniele Gatti at the prestigious BBC Proms in London.
As soloist, he performed von Weber's Concerto in F major for bassoon and orchestra op. 75 in February 2004 during the 2003/2004 Symphonic Season of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under the conductor Myung-Whun Chung. In September 2004 he participated as soloist in the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia's "K Festival" during which he performed Mozart's Concerto for bassoon and orchestra (K 191) with the Santa Cecilia Orchestra under the baton of Thomas Netopil.
His extensive repertoire for solo bassoon and orchestra includes concertos by J.C. Bach, Boismortier, Danzi, Françaix, Jolivet, Kozeluh, Kummel, Mozart, Muthel, Rossini, Rolla, Stamitz, Vivaldi, Vogel, and von Weber. He performs extensively as a soloist and chamber musician with Myung-Whun Chung, Michele Campanella, Uto Ughi, Franco Petracchi, Rocco Filippini, Massimo Quarta, Antony Pay, Giuliano Carmignola, and Alexander Lonquich. He is involved in educational activities teaching numerous courses and master classes.
From 1997 to 2000 he was the woodwind instructor at the training course for the Orchestra Giovanile dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and currently teaches bassoon in the high second level courses at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome.