Nicola Scialdone

Bio

Graduated from the Giovan Battista Martini Conservatory in Bologna under Maestro Marino Bedetti, since 2023 he has been the First English Horn of the Banda Musicale della Guardia di Finanza in Rome.
He furthered his studies with Matthias Becker, Paolo Grazia, Domenico Orlando, and Luca Vignali. He studied at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia with Maestro Francesco Di Rosa.
He has been part of youth orchestras such as the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale dei Conservatori Italiani, the Orchestra Giovanile Italiana, the Orchestra Sinfonica d’Este, the Orchestra of the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, and the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala.
In 2024, he won the audition for second oboe at the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari and also qualified for the Orchestra Regionale Toscana. In 2025, he won the audition as English Horn at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
He has collaborated with various professional orchestras, including the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, the Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo, the Orchestra of the Teatro Verdi in Pisa, and the Filarmonica di Milano (la Fil).