Capolupo Antonio

Capolupo Antonio

About this project

Holds the solo clarinet position at the Brussels Opera House “La Monnaie” Belgian National Opera since 2016, winner also of the solo clarinet position in the orchestra of the Teatro Real of Madrid in 2022.

He held previously the position of first clarinet at the Belgian National Orchestra in 2015 and at the Malmo Symphony Orchestra in Sweden in 2014.

He collaborated with National Orchestra of France as principal clarinet under the baton of the M. Daniele Gatti, with the Royal Concertgebouw orchestra, OSR – Orchestre de la Suisse Romande of Geneva, Opera de Toulon as soloist, Teatro Regio Torino and Haydn Symphony Orchestra.

Winner of 11 international competitions, most important: 1st prize international clarinet competition “Marco Fiorindo”, 2nd prize international clarinet competition “Saverio Mercadante”, 1st prize international clarinet competition city of Chieri, 2nd prize AudiMozart international music competition.

He graduated with the highest honors at the Conservatory “G. Verdi” of Torino, then He completed his studies at the Santa Cecilia National Academy of Roma with the M° Alessandro Carbonare.

He performed in important concert halls, such as Carnegie Hall of New York in 2022 with the orchestra Symphonic of Madrid, Mozarteum of Salisburg, National Auditorium of Madrid, Bozar concert hall of Brussels, Auditorium “Giovanni Agnelli” of Torino.

He gave masterclasses in Belgium, Italy and abroad in the Conservatories, most important to mention are in China at the Central Conservatory of Beijing.

He also has a relevant experience and regular activity in the chamber music, most important contexts and associations which He collaborated with are the “ Unione Musicale” of Turin and “MITO settembre musica” of Milan and Turin. In quality of soloist clarinet of his orchestra He performs regulary in the chamber music season of La Monnaie theatre.

Antonio Capolupo is also a testimonial artist and collaborator of the clarinet company Selmer Paris and Vandoren France.