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Italian by birth, citizen of the world by training, Andrea has studied all over the globe with some of the most sought-after mentors in the world: in Los Angeles at The Colburn School with Yehuda Gilad, at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Alessandro Carbonare, as well as graduating from the Universität “Mozarteum” in Salzburg in the class of Wenzel Fuchs and at the Conservatoire national supérieur de Paris in the class of Pascal Moraguès.
An active orchestral musician, Andrea has just been appointed Associate Principal Clarinet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and is a member of the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. He has performed in many of the best stages with some of the finest ensembles, such as the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Orchestre de Paris, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia di Roma, under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel, Riccardo Muti, Valery Gergiev, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Klaus Mäkelä, Simon Rattle, Antonio Pappano, Gianandrea Noseda, Iván Fischer, Paavo Järvi, Daniele Gatti, Zubin Mehta, Christoph Eschenbach, Fabio Luisi, Manfred Honeck, Charles Dutoit, Hannu Lintu, Lahav Shani, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Rafael Payare, Domingo Hindoyan.
A passionate chamber musician, Andrea is a the founding members of Trio Caspar, the first Honors Chamber Music Ensemble in residence at The Colburn School. The ensemble was just awarded the Gold Medal, Lift Every Voice Prize, and Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Ensemble at the 2026 Fischoff Competition. Trio Caspar has just recorded their debut album featuring works of Stravinsky, Schoenfeld, Larsen and Schumann, and will be released on the Delos recording label in the 26/27 season. In addition, Andrea has performed with many great artists, most notably Paul Watkins (Emerson String Quartet), Gary Hoffman, and Tine Thing Helseth, as well as touring with woodwind members of the Berliner Philharmoniker during the KonstKnekt Vinterfestspill in Norway.
Previous seasons engagements included, among others, a tour in Europe with the Estonian Festival Orchestra and Paavo Järvi, Europe and America tours with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, a chamber music tour in Japan with Brahms and Mozart’s Clarinet Quintets, as well as a debut as soloist with the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy, performing Weber’s Clarinet Concerto in F minor, Op. 73.
Andrea is a prizewinner of several solo national and international competition, such as the 18th Aeolus International Competition (Düsseldorf), “Carlino” International Clarinet Competition (Udine), Premio Crescendo (Firenze), and Sándor Végh Competition (Budapest), as well as coming to attention as one of the six semifinalists of the prestigious ARD Competition in Münich (Germany), performing Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major with the Munich Chamber Orchestra.
As a teacher, Andrea was Professor of Clarinet at the Conservatory of Trapani, Italy, as well as Teaching Assistant for the clarinet studio of his mentor Yehuda Gilad at The Colburn School in Los Angeles.
Andrea is a Buffet Crampon artist and performs exclusively on their instruments. In his free time, he enjoys photography and exploring different food cultures.
An active orchestral musician, Andrea has just been appointed Associate Principal Clarinet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and is a member of the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. He has performed in many of the best stages with some of the finest ensembles, such as the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Orchestre de Paris, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia di Roma, under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel, Riccardo Muti, Valery Gergiev, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Klaus Mäkelä, Simon Rattle, Antonio Pappano, Gianandrea Noseda, Iván Fischer, Paavo Järvi, Daniele Gatti, Zubin Mehta, Christoph Eschenbach, Fabio Luisi, Manfred Honeck, Charles Dutoit, Hannu Lintu, Lahav Shani, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Rafael Payare, Domingo Hindoyan.
A passionate chamber musician, Andrea is a the founding members of Trio Caspar, the first Honors Chamber Music Ensemble in residence at The Colburn School. The ensemble was just awarded the Gold Medal, Lift Every Voice Prize, and Horszowski Trio Prize for Piano Ensemble at the 2026 Fischoff Competition. Trio Caspar has just recorded their debut album featuring works of Stravinsky, Schoenfeld, Larsen and Schumann, and will be released on the Delos recording label in the 26/27 season. In addition, Andrea has performed with many great artists, most notably Paul Watkins (Emerson String Quartet), Gary Hoffman, and Tine Thing Helseth, as well as touring with woodwind members of the Berliner Philharmoniker during the KonstKnekt Vinterfestspill in Norway.
Previous seasons engagements included, among others, a tour in Europe with the Estonian Festival Orchestra and Paavo Järvi, Europe and America tours with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, a chamber music tour in Japan with Brahms and Mozart’s Clarinet Quintets, as well as a debut as soloist with the Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy, performing Weber’s Clarinet Concerto in F minor, Op. 73.
Andrea is a prizewinner of several solo national and international competition, such as the 18th Aeolus International Competition (Düsseldorf), “Carlino” International Clarinet Competition (Udine), Premio Crescendo (Firenze), and Sándor Végh Competition (Budapest), as well as coming to attention as one of the six semifinalists of the prestigious ARD Competition in Münich (Germany), performing Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major with the Munich Chamber Orchestra.
As a teacher, Andrea was Professor of Clarinet at the Conservatory of Trapani, Italy, as well as Teaching Assistant for the clarinet studio of his mentor Yehuda Gilad at The Colburn School in Los Angeles.
Andrea is a Buffet Crampon artist and performs exclusively on their instruments. In his free time, he enjoys photography and exploring different food cultures.