Danilo Russo
He began his musical career at the age of five, graduating with the highest qualifications from the prestigious Conservatory of Music S. Pietro a Majella in Naples under the direction of Maestro Francesco Salime. He has received numerous first prizes, both as a soloist and as part of chamber ensembles. Since 1999, he has maintained a fruitful and continuous collaboration with the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, participating in numerous recording projects and often working alongside internationally renowned soloists and conductors such as S. Bollani, W. Marshall and Y. Temirkanov. In addition, he has produced recordings for RAI television and radio broadcasts. Beyond his association with the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia, he has collaborated with other prestigious musical institutions, such as the Orchestra of the Teatro Cilea in Reggio Calabria, the Nuova Orchestra Scarlatti in Naples, the Orchestra of the Fondazione del Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Calabria.
He is a member of the Saxophone Ensemble “F. Salime”, with which he has performed numerous concerts both in Italy and abroad, including appearances at the World Saxophone Congresses in Valencia, Montreal and St Andrews. Recently, he has performed as a soloist with a saxophone quartet and orchestra at the Harbin Concert Hall in China, as part of the World Saxophone Congress. In parallel with his concert activities, he is also dedicated to teaching: some of his works and adaptations are published by Volontè & Co., compositions for wind orchestra by Eufonia, while arrangements for saxophone quartet are published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing in Paris and Edition Impronta in Mannheim.
He has also given master classes at universities and conservatories in Spain, Poland and Romania, making a significant contribution to the promotion of saxophone culture and the training of young musicians at an international level. He is currently a saxophone professor at the N. Rota State Conservatory of Music in Monopoli (BA).
Danilo is an artist for YAMAHA JLV and Vandoren Paris.