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"Giovanni Costantini is the right man when on stage you need not only a conductor with a precise gesture aiming at clear expression, but also a presenter who is not afraid of introducing the audience both to effective listening and to some moments of entertainment." Filippo Lovato, Il Giornale di Vicenza
Particularly appreciated for his communication skills with orchestras and audiences, Giovanni Costantini is a cellist, conductor, and artistic director.
He has conducted the Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta (ORV) and the Orchestra Labirinti Armonici, collaborates regularly with the Orchestra Giovanile Regionale Filarmonia Veneta, has conducted the I Cantori di Santomio Choir and the Iter Novum Ensemble in concert, and was the preparatory maestro of the Alpe Adria Youth Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted premieres of music by J. Novák, P. Valtinoni, P. Onetto, M. Burgos, S. Carvalho, A. Scott, and M. Jorge De Artells. He has conducted two editions of the Venice International Film Festival and the European Saxophone Congress.
He was principal cellist of the Orchestra delle Venezie and the Orchestra del Teatro di Livorno; he is a founder and member of the Quartetto Quartini, with whom he performs and is a guest of several Italian concert associations. He recently presented the concert “Vox Humana” at the Baptistery of Padua Cathedral, performing cello and singing, with a repertoire ranging from Gregorian chant to traditional 20th-century music.
Having graduated in cello under the guidance of G. Viero and F. Pepicelli, and in conducting with top marks under Maestro G. Andretta, he also studied choral conducting with S. Kuret, L. Donati, and M. Lanaro, and orchestral conducting with R. Gessi, G. Gelmetti, J. Kalmar, and L. Shambadal. He held his graduation concert at the Teatro Comunale di Lonigo in March 2018, conducting the Orchestra of the Teatro Olimpico in Beethoven’s Second Symphony, with a thesis on the sociology of genius in Beethoven, Wagner, and Shostakovich.
He is the artistic director of Musica Natura Relazioni, a summer program at the Monte Baldo Local Natural Park in Trentino, and the creator and musical director of Palestra d’Orchestra, a musical training residency that complements orchestral practice with body awareness techniques. He is the artistic director of the ANIMA Quartet project, and in this role, he served as artistic consultant for the MUSE in Trento.
In the educational field, he held the chair of cello at the Jan Novák Music School in Rovereto (TN) for ten years; he is currently a contract professor of cello and ensemble music at the Liceo Musicale in Vicenza.
He lectures on musicology for various institutions and has collaborated with Filippo Faes on concert-conversations for the Gallerie d’Italia Intesa-SanPaolo. He was the creator and director of the Veneto Region project “Music Beyond Borders.”
He has written about music for various publications—including Il Gazzettino di Vicenza and MusicalMente—and was editorial director of MusiCare, a music, culture, and entertainment magazine.
His acquaintance with and collaboration with maestros Giovanni Angeleri and Filippo Maria Bressan have been particularly important in his artistic development.
About me
I was born in 1983 and live in Northern Italy, between Vicenza and Trentino. I have a daughter, Elisabetta, who is 17 now.
My days revolve around music, which I study, teach, direct, play, explore and introduce people to. I also sing with Elisabetta or just try to understand music. Quietly.
Music is what I know best. I attended both junior and high school at Vicenza Conservatoir. But I also studied law at university, though I didn’t get a degree.
I have always worked in the cultural sector, in different roles and ways, gradually defining my present profession as an art and music director.
Being a member of the Scouts, i.e. the Italian AGESCI, has greatly influenced my personality and behaviours, while my music career hasn’t prevented me from having several experiences of volunteer work.
When the weather is fine and my head full, I leave everything behind and go cycling in the hills or hiking in the mountains because I need to be in close contact with nature, a bit far away from other human beings.
Palladio’s architecture and the mountains in Trentino shaped me. Music accomplished the work. To social networking sites I prefer true close friends and I do enjoy sharing my thoughts with them.