Raffaele Giannotti teaches in Basel
The Italian bassoonist Raffaele Giannotti has been appointed professor of bassoon at the Institute of Classical Music at the Basel University of Music.
Raffaele Giannotti completed his diploma examination in Turin with distinction at the age of 15. He continued his studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Richard Galler, where he received the highest distinction in 2021 and graduated with the Würdigungspreis. He was solo bassoonist in the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence under Zubin Metha. Since 2016 he has been principal bassoon with the Munich Philharmonic under the conductors Valery Gergiev and Lahav Shani.
His concert activities have taken him to Italy, the Czech Republic, Chile, Germany and France, among other places, and the Italian composer Damiano Dambrosio dedicated a bassoon concerto to him. In addition to his concert career, Giannotti regularly teaches in Europe and Asia. Most recently, he held teaching positions in Porto and Saarbrücken before taking up a professorship at the Conservatoire National Supérieur in Lyon in January 2025.
