Paolo Capanna
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He studied at the "G. Braga" Conservatory in Teramo and at the "S. Pietro a Majella" Conservatory in Naples, supervised in both courses by Maestro Alessandro Santucci. He takes part in the productions of numerous orchestras (Orchestra Papillon, European Play-Day Malta Orchestra, Orchestra dell'Estate Musicale Frentana, Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese, Roma Tre Orchestra, Orchestra da Camera "Benedetto Marcello"). He has cultivated a passion for composition for years. His pieces "Ouverture Aprutina" and "Historia D.A.G.H.E." are performed at the contemporary music festival "MusAnima". Since the beginning of his career he has shown a keen interest in the most disparate musical genres, which has led him to study the electric bass and to try his hand at various fields through unreleased recordings (Shijo X, Francesco Sbraccia, Le Ceneri, Keys). As soon as he graduated he began to devote himself to the study and practice of teaching, collaborating as an external expert at various institutes including both instruments and music education; in the A. A. 2022/2023 he is a teacher of Viola and Ensemble Music at the Silvi-Pineto Music Academy. He is currently the viola concerto of the Istituzione Sinfonica Abruzzese and follows the advanced courses at the AVOS Project with Danusha Waskiewicz (Quartetto Prometeo).