Daniele Cardone
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Biography

Daniele Cardone

Flutist and piccolo player: soloist, chamber and orchestral musician.

Portrait of Daniele Cardone

I have played the flute since 2015. I trained at the “Giovanni Paisiello” Conservatory in Taranto with Maestro Giuseppe Di Gioia and, since 2022, I have studied at the “Giuseppe Verdi” Conservatory in Milan in the class of Maestro Diego Collino, where I earned the First-Level Academic Diploma and am attending the Second-Level programme.

I have played in orchestras since 2019, and the piccolo is an important part of my work: first as second flute with piccolo doubling in the Paisiello band and orchestra and in the Orchestra Giovanile della Magna Grecia, then as Second Flute and Piccolo in the OSCOM, the Milan Conservatory Symphony Orchestra. I have played under Michele Mariotti, Giuseppe Finzi, Alessandro Bombonati and Stefano Pagliani.

Alongside the orchestra I play chamber music, often in duo with the pianist Alessandro Penati: from Poulenc's Sonata in Cassano d'Adda in 2025 to the Pijper and Schulhoff Sonatas in 2026, and Bolling's Suite with a jazz trio. In May 2026 I won the First Absolute Prize at the “Città di Baronissi” International Competition.

At a glance

Training

  1. 2015

    Start of flute studies.

  2. Until 2022

    “G. Paisiello” Conservatory, Taranto, class of M° Giuseppe Di Gioia: pre-academic diploma in Flute.

  3. From 2022

    “G. Verdi” Conservatory, Milan, class of M° Diego Collino: First-Level Academic Diploma and Second-Level Academic Diploma programme in Flute.

Orchestra

  1. OSCOM

    Second Flute and Piccolo, Milan Conservatory Symphony Orchestra. Conductors: Michele Mariotti, Giuseppe Finzi, Alessandro Bombonati, Stefano Pagliani.

  2. 2024

    Milan Conservatory Youth Orchestra: concerts within the Conservatory.

  3. Apr 2020 – Jun 2023

    Orchestra Giovanile della Magna Grecia, Taranto: second flute, with piccolo doubling.

  4. Jun 2020 – 2023

    On-call collaboration with the Orchestra Giovanile Jonica of Sava.

  5. 2019 – 2022

    “G. Paisiello” Conservatory band and orchestra: second flute, with piccolo doubling.

Prizes and recognition

  1. 2026

    First Absolute Prize, 8th “Città di Baronissi” International Competition (AFI Falaut), Winds section.

  2. 2019

    Recognition crest from the Lions Club Taranto for the charity concert “Verso le Stelle”.

Masterclasses and seminars

  1. 2024

    Seminar “Telemann's 12 Fantasias – A Guide to Interpretation”, with M° Emilio Galante.

  2. 2023

    Seminar “Fundamentals of acoustics, history, construction and maintenance of the transverse flute”, organised by M° Alziati.

  3. Teachers

    Diego Collino, Lucia Rizzello, Matej Zupan, Emilio Galante, Davide Formisano, Maurizio Simeoli, Massimo Cottica, Giuseppe Nese.

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Concerts and collaborations

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