Born in a family with musical traditions, Sergio Bosi has dedicated himself to the instrumental practice since his very childhood. He attended the "G. Rossini" Conservatory of Pesaro where, at the age of 16, he obtained the diploma in clarinet with the best marks, congratulations and several grants. Then, he continued to improve by obtaining the "Diploma di merito" from the Accademia Musicale Chiagiana in Siena (in the course of G. Garbarino) and by attending several master classes held by musicians of international fame such as K. Leister, A. Pay and R. Stoltzman.
He immediately brought himself to light among new talents by winning many prizes in national and international prestigious contests both for soloists and chamber music, as 1st clarinet of the Orchestra Giovanile Italiana in Fiesole (1980) and starting his actual soloist carreer around Italy, Europe, USA and Japan. In the summer 2006 he was invitated by the ICA (International Clarinet Association) at the world-wide meeting “ClarinetFest†in Atlanta USA, where he played a recital as international guest.
As main artist he made several recordings with Arcam - Cambridge, Bongiovanni – Bologna and Mondo Music (EMI). That production includes the first recording of Giacomo Setaccioli Sonata in Mi b op.31, the Phantasiestucke op.22 of Karl Reinecke and several pieces of the 19th century clarinettist and composer, Ernesto Cavallini recorded with Bongiovanni label. These recordings brought him critical recognition of international specialised reviews like Fanfare and The Clarinet discography USA, Diapason France and the Italian ones Piano time, I fiati and CD Classica in which the Karl Reinecke CD won the prize "CD del mese" – CD of the month – with atistic and tecnical mentions "exceptional".
Since 1982 he has been the 1st clarinet and soloist of the FORM - Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana and since he was eighteen he teach clarinet in some italian Conservatory of music.
Since 2006 he holds a chair at the “G. Rossini†Conservatory of music in Pesaro.
Selected Discography
Ernesto Cavallini Virtuoso clarinet musicItalian clarinet sonatas
Music from the last Century
K .Reinecke chamber music
Recital for clarinet and piano
Hommage a Rossini
Christmas...and more!
Sergio Bosi - An italian portrait
Instrumental setup
Buffet-Crampon Tosca Green Line clarinets
Vandoren Lether ligature
Vandoren Reeds
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