Giovanni Punzi

Principal clarinet of the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra Giovanni Punzi is Born in Salerno in 1989 and graduated with a performer's degree for clarinet in 2006. Even tought the young age, Punzi actually ranks among the most distinguished european clarinet players of his generation.

After his debut as soloist at the age of 14 with the Bulgary National Orchestra he performed in the main concert halls of Europe, USA, Mexico, South America, Russia and China Student of Calogero Palermo and Alessandro Carbonare in Rome at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia he continued his studies at the National Conservatory of Music in Paris with Philippe Berrod and at the Royal Danish Academy with John Kruse

In 2011 he is awarded by the Honour Diplom offered at the best students ever by the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena

He started his Orchestral Activity at the age of 20 as solo clarinet in the Orchestra ''I Pomeriggi musicali' in Milan.

After having performed with the most important italian Orchestras Since 2012 to 2013 Giovanni Punzi has been Principal Clarinet of the 'Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne''. Principal clarinet of the Youth talian Orchestra from 2008 to 2009 He has been invited to perform as principal clarinet with some of the most representetive Youth Orchestras worldwide such as the Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchestra, the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra and the Shleswig Holstein Festival Orchestra playng under the direction of some of the most important music directors like R.Muti, V. Gergiev, D.Gatti, K.Nagano, Y. Temirkanov....