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"The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between." - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Diego Lucchesi

Diego Lucchesi was born in 1978 in Piacenza, Italy. After completing studies in his hometown under A. Serrapiglio he was admitted to Thomas Friedli’s class at the Geneva Haute École de Musique, where he obtained a soloist diploma in 2001 (Premier prix de virtuosité) and an orchestral musician diploma in 2002.
  Lucchesi was the solo clarinetist with the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester in 2002-2003 and became the solo bass clarinetist with the Bergen Philharmonic in 2003. Primarily an orchestral musician, he has maintained an active collaborative network as guest bass clarinetist with many orchestras across Europe including Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra de la Suisse Romande, National Orchestra of St Cecilia in Rome and Dutch Radio Philharmonic to name but a few, working under prestigious conductors such as Abbado, Boulez, Chung, Dutoit and Welzer-Most. He has recorded for various labels including DG, Decca, EMI, Chandos and BIS. He is also very active on the contemporary music scene and a regular guest with the BIT20 ensemble.
  Lucchesi is a bass clarinet teacher at the Griegakademiet (University of Bergen) and on the digital platform PlaywithaPro.
  Lucchesi is a Buffet Crampon artist and plays on Licostini mouthpieces.

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