Giordano Bellincampi
Giordano Bellincampi was born in Rome in 1965, and studied trombone and conducting under Jorma Panula and others at RDAM (1985-1991).
In 1994 he made his conducting debut with Odense Symphony Orchestra after an active career as an orchestral musician, including as a trombonist in the Royal Danish Orchestra. Since then he has regularly conducted all of the Danish orchestras, as well as leading European, American and Asian orchestras and opera houses.
Teaching
Giordano has been employed at RDAM since 2009 with responsibility for the conductor programme.
Artistic practice
With an enormous repertoire encompassing classical, romantic and modern music, Giordano has made a career in Central European, Italian and Scandinavian orchestras, in particular.
He made his operatic conducting debut in 1997 at the Danish National Opera, which he headed from 2005-2013. Concurrently with this post, he has expanded his extensive international conducting career.
In 2000 he made his debut at the Royal Theatre with Puccini’s La Bohème, and he has since regularly conducted operas by Puccini as well as other major works on the theatre’s stages, including Verdi’s Aida for the opening of the Opera in 2005. In the same year Giordano Bellincampi made his debut at Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf with Puccini’s La Bohème and in 2006 at Cincinnati Opera with Puccini’s Tosca.
From 2012-2017, Giordano was principal conductor of the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra and of the orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali in Milan. He was also principal conductor of the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra from 2013-2018, and in Denmark he was principal conductor of Athelas Sinfonietta from 1997-2000, and of the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra from 2000-2005.
- 2010: Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
- 2008: Honorary Award of the Danish Musicians’ Union
- 2000: Ludvig Schytte and Spouse Memorial Scholarship
- 2000: Poul and Sylvia Schierbeck Scholarship
- 1998: Franco Prize
- 1998: Gladsaxe Music Prize
- 1998: Artist’s Prize of the Circle of Music Critics (Musikanmelderringen)
Giordano is principal conductor of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, and has in this capacity conducted the gala concert for the name change of Auckland’s Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre in 2019. In 2020 he conducted the performance of Hans Abrahamsen’s Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, a new work co-commissioned by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, together with the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, amongst others.
Giordano is also a regular guest conductor with orchestras around the world, particularly in Scandinavia and Europe, including the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as in North America, Asia and Australia.
Giordano has held several masterclasses, including in Germany, Australia and New Zealand.
Jury member at several international conducting competitions in Finland, Germany and elsewhere.
Representative duties, directorships
- 2007-11: Member of the Danish Arts Foundation
- 2007-11: Chair of the Music Committee of the Danish Arts Foundation
- 2007-11: Member of the Board of the Aksel Schiøtz Memorial Fund
- 2007-11: Member of the Board of Trustees of the Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir
- 2004-08: Chair of the Education Council of the Academies of Music
- 1997-98: Member of the Board of the Danish Conductors’ Association
CD releases
C.E.F. Weyse
The Key Masterpieces
Else Torp, Mathias Hedegaard, Marie Rørbech, Kirsten Dolberg, Bodil Arnesen, Dorte Elsebet Larsen, Peter Grønlund, Stephen Milling, the Tivoli Concert Choir, Giordano Bellincampi, Thomas Trondhjem, Bohudmila Jedlickova, the Danish Chamber Orchestra, Adam Fischer, the Odense Symphony Orchestra, Ole Schmidt, the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Danish Orchestra, Michael Schønwandt
Dacapo 8.226105-06
Vagn Holmboe
The Key Masterpieces
Eva Østergaard, Mikkel Futtrup, Giordano Bellincampi, Johan Reuter, Helge Rønning, Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, Trio Ondine, Danish Chamber Orchestra, Hannu Koivula
Dacapo 8.226101-02
Hans-Henrik Nordstrøm
Finnegan’s
Aarhus Sinfonietta, Kaisa Roose, Søren Kinch Hansen, Giordano Bellincampi
Dacapo 8.226522
Ole Schmidt, Per Nørgård, Bent Lorentzen, Bent Sørensen, Peter Bruun
Circles
Kasper Thaarup, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Katrine Gislinge, Danish Chamber Orchestra, Giordano Bellincampi
Dacapo 8.226517
Per Nørgård
Orkesterværker
Rebecca Hirsch, Copenhagen Phil, Giordano Bellincampi
Dacapo 8.226014
Fini Henriques
Orchestral Works
Christina Åstrand, Max Artved, Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Giordano Bellincampi
Dacapo 8.224173
Karsten Fundal
Chamber Music
Thomas Sandberg, Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, Giordano Bellincampi
Dacapo 8.224164
C.E.F. Weyse
Sovedrikken
Guido Paevatalu, Eva Hess Thaysen, Elsebeth Dreisig, Gert Henning-Jensen, Michael Kristensen, Johan Reuter, Tina Kiberg, Stig Fogh Andersen, Sten Byriel, Sokkelund Sangkor, Danish Chamber Orchestra, Giordano Bellincampi
Dacapo 8.224149-50
Vagn Holmboe
Preludes for Sinfonietta vol.1
Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen, Giordano Bellincampi
Dacapo 8.224123
H.C. Lumbye
Samlede Orkesterværker Vol. 4
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Giordano Bellincampi
Dacapo 8.554854
Poul Schierbeck
Dronning Dagmar
Inger Dam-Jensen, Kirsten Dolberg, Johnny van Hal, Morten Frank Larsen, Kurt Dreyer, University Choir Lille MUKO, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Giordano Bellincampi
Dacapo 8.224104
H.C. Lumbye
Samlede Orkesterværker Vol. 3
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Giordano Bellincampi
Dacapo 8.554853
H.C. Lumbye
Samlede Orkesterværker Vol. 2
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Giordano Bellincampi
Dacapo 8.554852
H.C. Lumbye
Samlede Orkesterværker Vol. 1
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Giordano Bellincampi
Dacapo 8.554851
Michael Mantler
The School of Understanding (sort-of-an-opera)
Var.
ECM Records 1648/49
Star Wars Overture
Zoo Magazine CD Sampler
Zoo Magazine
Dansk Musik i 1000 år
Anthology
Dacapo 8.224184-96
Var.
Danske Sommerfavoritter
Musical Corps of the Prince’s Life Regiment
Naxos 8.554971
Fini Henriques
Orkesterværker
Christina Åstrand, Max Artved, Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Giordano Bellincampi
Naxos 8.554977
Hans-Henrik Nordstrøm
In the Woods
Signe Madsen, Aarhus Sinfonietta, Giordano Bellincampi, Karl Petersen, Marianne Lund, Duo CorTo, Duo Takemitsu, The Recorder Quartet Sirena, Michiyo Honma
CLASSCD 467
Jørgen Lauritsen
Strings - Original Motion Picture Score
Ditte Højgaard Andersen, Claus Myrup, Lillian Tørnqvist, Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Giordano Bellingcampi
Not on label
Michael Mantler
Love Ends
ECM Records 1813
Var.
Danish Romance for Meditation
Var.
Naxos 8.570557
Var.
Neue Stimmen 2013 – International Singing Contest
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Carl Nielsen
Violinkonzert
Kolja Blacher, Duisburger Philharmoniker, Giordano Bellincampi
ACO-CD 22115
Nielsen, Griffes, Martin, Ibert
Flute Concertos
Thomas Jensen, South Denmark Philharmonic, Giordano Bellincampi
DACOCD 725
Ross Harris
Face & Symphony No.6 “Last Letter”
F. Cambell, A. Bell, Henry Choo, J. Amosa, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Antony Hermus, Giordano Bellincampi
Naxos 8.573994
Various composers
Julesang & Messingklang
Choir of the Danish National Opera, the Prince’s Music Corps, Giordano Bellincampi, Søren K. Hansen
DACOCD 678
Joachim Andersen
Værker for fløjte og orkester (vol. 1)
Thomas Jensen, András Adorján, South Denmark Philharmonic, Giordano Bellincampi
DACOCD 604
Joachim Andersen
Værker for fløjte og orkester (vol. 5)
Thomas Jensen, South Denmark Philharmonic, Giordano Bellincampi
DACOCD 658
Carl Nielsen
Espansiva/Helios/Ved en ung kunstners båre
Anne Margrethe Dahl, Morten Ernst Lassen, Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Giordano Bellincampi
EMI 5571092
Johan Svendsen, Lange-Müller
Violin Concertos
Lars Bjørnkjær, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Giordano Bellincampi
DACOCD 662
Carl & Gustav Helsted
Harmonious Families Vol. 5
Karsten Dalsgaard Madsen, Henrik Dam Thomsen, South Denmark Philharmonic, Giordano Bellincampi
DACOCD 537
Benjamin Britten, William Walton
Violin Concertos
Sergej Azizian, Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä, Giordano Bellincampi
CLASSCD 233
Carl Nielsen
Violinkonzert
Kolja Blacher, Duisburger Philharmoniker, Giordano Bellincampi
ACO-LP 22115 (LP)
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