Daniele Rustioni (born 1983) is an Italian

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Biography

Rustioni was born in Milan, and studied piano, organ, and composition at the

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. He sang in the boys choir of the Teatro alla Scala in his youth. He studied cello for 3 years, and later piano and organ. Rustioni studied conducting under Gilberto Serembe at the Milan Conservatory and under

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at the

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. Whilst at the

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in London, his mentors included

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, who gave him the opportunity to make his debut as a conductor with the orchestra of the Teatro Regio in Turin in 2007. For 2008–2009, Rustioni was a Jette Parker Young Artist at the

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, Covent Garden. He then became an assistant conductor to

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at Covent Garden, and served in the post for 3 years. Rustioni made his U.S. debut in July 2011 conducting Cherubini's ''

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'' at the Glimmerglass Festival. Rustioni became principal guest conductor of the Orchestra della Toscana in 2011. In June 2014, Rustioni became the orchestra's principal conductor. He stood down as the orchestra's principal conductor at the close of the 2019–2020 season. He retains his post as artistic director of the orchestra. In March 2015, the

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announced the appointment of Rustioni as its next principal conductor, effective September 2017. In January 2019, the

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announced the appointment of Rustioni as its next chief conductor, effective September 2019, following 3 prior appearances as guest conductor with the orchestra. In September 2022, the orchestra announced simultaneously the extension of Rustioni's contract to 2024 and the immediate elevation of his title to music director. Rustioni concluded his tenure as music director of the Ulster Orchestra at the close of the 2023-2024 season and now has the title of music director laureate with the orchestra. Rustioni first guest-conducted at the

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in 2017. In November 2024, the Metropolitan Opera announced the appointment of Rustioni as its next principal guest conductor, effective with the 2025-2026 season, with an initial contract of three seasons. Rustioni is married to the Italian-American violinist . The couple have together recorded violin concertos of Paganini and Wolf-Ferrari for

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, where the recording of the Wolf-Ferrari violin concerto was taken from the UK premiere performance in Birmingham, with the

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. For Sony Classical, Rustioni has recorded music of Giorgio Federico Ghedini, and an album of opera arias with Erwin Schrott.

References

External links

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Artists Management Company page on Daniele Rustioni

Brittany Lesavoy, 'Quick Q&A: Daniele Rustioni'. Glimmerglass Opera, 6 May 2011

Orchestra della Toscana Italian-language page on Daniele Rustioni
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rustioni, Daniele 1983 births Living people Musicians from Milan Italian male conductors (music) 21st-century Italian conductors (music) 21st-century Italian male musicians Milan Conservatory alumni Accademia Musicale Chigiana alumni