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Solo Clarinet of
the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana (Lugano,
Switzerland), is the only Italian clarinetist to have
won the First Prize at the prestigious Prague Spring
International Clarinet Competition (1996). In duo,
together with the pianist Roberto Arosio, he was the
winner of the International Chamber Music Competitions
in Paris (1996) and Trapani (1997). The forementioned
awards brought Beltramini to the attention of audiences
and critics and helped establish his reputation as one
of the most interesting wind-instrument virtuosos on the
international concert circuit.
At the age of 18, Paolo received his degree with highest
marks from the Conservatorio G. Verdi (Milan, Italy). He
continued his studies with T. Friedli and W. Boeykens at
the Scuola di Alto Perfezionamento (Saluzzo, Italy), as
well as G. Garbarino at the Accademia Chigiana (Siena,
Italy), where he obtained the Diploma d'Onore and the |
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Siae Scholarship.
A refined interpreter of the
clarinet repertoire, he was a guest performer and
teacher at some of the most prestigious concert
institutions and halls of Europe, the United States,
Asia, Africa and South America. As soloist, he appeared
with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Orchestra da
Camera di Mantova, Camerata St. Petersburg,
Kurpfazisches Kammerorchester Mannheim, Slovenian Radio
and Television Orchestra, Prague Symphony Chamber
Orchestra, Orchestra G. Cantelli, Osnabrucker
Symphonieorchester, Virtuosi di Aquilea and Piccola
Sinfonica di Milano in numerous performances of the
Concertos by Mozart, Nielsen, Weber, Rossini, Mercadante,
Ponchielli, Francesconi, Anzaghi etc. Furthermore, he
collaborated with M. Argerich, A. Lonquich, A.
Lucchesini, E. Dindo, M. Bourge, G. Carmignola, B.
Giuranna, Quintetto Bibiena, Quartetto di Fiesole,
Stamitz Quartet, Quartetto Prometeo.
As Principal Clarinetist he played with the Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Filarmonica della Scala,
Orchestra Nazionale della RAI (Turin, Italy), Orchestra
di Santa Cecilia (Rome, Italy), Mahler Chamber
Orchestra, Orchestra da Camera di Mantova, Orchestra da
Camera italiana etc., under the batton of conductors
such as B. Haitink, G. Pretre, N. Jaervi, G. Sinopoli,
M. Wung Chung, M. Janssons, A. Lombard, W. Delman, E.
Inbal, S. Accardo, D. Gatti, C. Abbado etc.
Paolo Beltramini is regularly invited to be a part of
national and international competition juries and has
taught at International Master Classes in Italy, USA,
France, Switzerland, Slovenia and Portugal. His
discography includes recordings for Chandos, Ricordi,
EMI, Fonit Cetra, Stradivarius, Rainbow, AS Disc, RS and
radio and television recordings and broadcasts for RAI,
RSI (Switzerland), and Radio France. Paolo holds the
post of Professor of Clarinet at the Luzern Hochschule
fur Musik.
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