Stefano Miceli
Stefano Miceli (born 14 April 1975) is an Italian classical pianist and conductor.
He made his concert debut at the age of 11, then he moved to study in Napoli at the "San Pietro a Majella" Conservatory of Music under the direction of internationally renowned Vincenzo Vitale's pupils and Roberto de Simone's (for composition) which led him to study conducting with Donato Renzetti. Then he attended the Catholic University of America in Washington DC and the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole in Florence, Italy.
Miceli represents the Neapolitan Piano School. In 1993 Miceli made his American debut in New Orleans and Las Vegas and since then he has toured Europe, the United States, Israel, Australia, Asia and South America. As soloist and conductor he is probably best known for his arrangements and interpretations of Ástor Piazzolla's Buenos Aires Four Seansos for piano and orchestra; he played and conducted in major concert halls such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Berlin Philharmonie, Sidney Opera House, Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, Fenice Opera Theatre, Great Hall in Melbourne; he has also played the full cycles of Mozart and Liszt works for piano and orchestra, as soloist and conductor.
In addition to his solo work, Miceli maintains a good relationship with orchestras and conductors such as Salzburg Orchestra, Leipzig Philharmonic Orchestra, Milan Scala Chamber Orchestra, Fenice Orchestra, Victoria Orchestra Melbourne, Australian Symphony, Orchestra Sinfonica de Maracaibo], Orquesta de la Juventud Zuliana El Sistema, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, BCP Berlin Philharmonie, Bangkok Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana, Dallas Virtuosi Orchestra, Milano Metropolitan Orchestra, Orchestra Sinfonica Italiana, Slovak Kammerorchester, Moldova Philharmonic, Cluj orchestra, European Orchestra, Las Cruces Symphony, Milan Orchestra Pomeriggi Musicali and many others. His international reputation has been built up by both his concert activity and appearances as professor at universities, conservatories, masterclasses in United States, Australia Europe and Asia. He's been a faculty member of the Steinway Society Academy in Verona, Italy, "Visiting Professor" at Boston University (from 2010 onwards).Currently Miceli is Head of the Music Department at La Scuola d'Italia in New York City.
Miceli has been Principal Guest Artist and Conductor of Leipzig Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany, Principal Guest Artist of the Cameristi della Fenice Orchestra and Music Director of the Orchestra Sinfonica Italiana. He has been the founder and also the Artistic Director of the Bergamo Festival Internazionale della Cultura in Italy. Stefano Miceli is the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Milano Metropolitan Orchestra.
In December 2008 Miceli received a Silver Medal by the President of the Republic of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano and he's the recipient of the Bravo Award 2012 in New York City. A recording artist Miceli is a Steinway Artist; he appears on the newest Spirio Steinway Grand as Spirio Recording Artist.
On November 7, 2015 Stefano Miceli was invited to follow in the President of Italy Sergio Mattarella during his institutional visit in Vietnam and conduct the Saigon Opera House Philharmonic for the official opening of the new cultural cooperation program Italy-Vietnam.
Stefano Miceli lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.