Conversation between Giacomo Fronzi and Riccardo Panfili
Riccardo Panfili studied piano under the guidance of Elio Maestosi, and composition under Ivan Vandor and Azio Corghi. His works have been performed by Orchestra Nazionale di S. Cecilia in Rome, Orchestra della Filarmonica a La Scala in Milan, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai in Turin, NHK Orchestra in Tokyo, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale in Florence, Orchestra Filarmonica in Turin, Orchestra della Fondazione “A. Toscanini” in Parma, Orchestra del Teatro Lirico in Cagliari, HRO Orchestra in Lucerne, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Prometeo Quartet, Nous Quartet, Sestetto Stradivari, etc.; by conductors including Sir Antonio Pappano, Fabio Luisi, Juraj Valčuha, Maxime Pascal, Carlos Izcaray, Jonathan Webb, Christian Järvi, Valerio Galli, Michele Spotti, Lorenzo Passerini, Tito Ceccherini, Pietro Mianiti, Fabio Maestri, Vittorio Parisi; by soloists including Simone Rubino, Alessio Allegrini, Alessandro Carbonare, Alessandro Deljavan. Among his upcoming engagements, a Concerto for Viola and Orchestra commissioned by Dallas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Luisi, and a new piece for orchestra commissioned by Staatskapelle Dresden under the baton of Daniele Gatti. Since 2010 he has had the honour of being chosen by Hans Werner Henze as his musical assistant.