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 schloss bereits im Alter von 15 Jahren seine Diplomprüfung in Turin mit Auszeichnung ab. Das Studium setzte er an der Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien bei Richard Galler fort, wo er 2021 die höchste Auszeichnung erhielt und mit dem Würdigungspreis abschloss. Er war Solo-Fagottist im Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florenz unter Zubin Metha. Seit 2016 ist er Solo-Fagottist der Münchner Philharmoniker unter den Dirigenten Valery Gergiev und 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.
