Daniele Damiano
Biography
Damiano was born in 1961 in Asti, Italy, and graduated from Verdi Conservatory of Turin in 1982. Before coming to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, he was a principal of bassoon in the RAI (Italian Radio) Orchestra of Turin (1982-85) and in the Vienna Philharmonic (1985-87). As a soloist and a chamber music performer, he has made numerous joint performances with orchestra ensembles in regions throughout Europe. An album recording of a joint performance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as a soloist earned a Grammy Award as Best Chamber Music Performance in 1994. Mr. Damiano has taught at the Salzburg Mozarteum (1992-94),, the Academia Musicale Chigiana in Siena (1993-98) and the Geneva Conservatoire (1999-2001).
Other Brass & Woodwind Artists
Bobby Shew
Nacido en Alburquerque, Nuevo México, Bobby comenzó a tocar la guitarra a la edad de ocho años y cambió a la trompeta a los diez. A los trece tocaba en bailes locales con bandas y a los quince había reunido su propio grupo para tocar en bailes, conciertos ocasionales y en cafeterías de jazz. Pasó la mayor parte de sus días de instituto tocando no menos de seis noches por semana en un club nocturno, dando un temprano comienzo a su carrera profesional.
