Daniele Cardone
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Daniele Cardone

Flutist and piccolo player: soloist, chamber and orchestral musician.

Daniele Cardone in profile, playing, in red stage light

I am Daniele Cardone, a flutist and piccolo player. I began with the flute in 2015; in 2019 the piccolo arrived. Today I am Second Flute and Piccolo in the OSCOM and bring the flute to the stage in duo with piano and with a jazz trio.

I trained at the “Giovanni Paisiello” Conservatory in Taranto with Giuseppe Di Gioia. Since 2022 I have been studying at the “Giuseppe Verdi” Conservatory in Milan in the class of Diego Collino, where I earned the First-Level Academic Diploma (Bachelor’s) and am attending the Second-Level program (Master’s).

The piccolo came into my orchestral work: second flute with piccolo doubling in the band and orchestra of the Paisiello Conservatory and in the Orchestra Giovanile della Magna Grecia, then Second Flute and Piccolo in the OSCOM, the Milan Conservatory Symphony Orchestra. In 2022 I was first flute and piccolo for “The Gathering”, a music project by Ferdinando Arnò, at the Triennale di Milano. I have played under Michele Mariotti, Giuseppe Finzi, Alessandro Bombonati, Stefano Pagliani and Davide Sanson.

Alongside the orchestra I play chamber music, often in duo with the pianist Alessandro Penati: from Poulenc's Sonata in Cassano d'Adda in 2025 to the Pijper and Schulhoff Sonatas in 2026, and Bolling's Suite with a jazz trio. In May 2026 I won the First Absolute Prize at the “Città di Baronissi” International Competition.

At a glance

Training

  1. 2015

    Start of flute studies.

  2. Until 2022

    “G. Paisiello” Conservatory, Taranto, class of Maestro Giuseppe Di Gioia: pre-academic diploma in Flute.

  3. From 2022

    “G. Verdi” Conservatory, Milan, class of Maestro Diego Collino: First-Level Academic Diploma (Bachelor’s) and Second-Level Academic Diploma program (Master’s) in Flute.

Orchestra

  1. OSCOM

    Second Flute and Piccolo, Milan Conservatory Symphony Orchestra. Conductors: Michele Mariotti, Giuseppe Finzi, Alessandro Bombonati.

  2. 2024

    Milan Conservatory Youth Orchestra: concerts within the Conservatory.

  3. 2022

    “The Gathering”, a music project by Ferdinando Arnò, Triennale di Milano: first flute and piccolo.

  4. Apr 2020 – Jun 2023

    Orchestra Giovanile della Magna Grecia, Taranto: second flute, with piccolo doubling. Conductors: Stefano Pagliani, Davide Sanson.

  5. Jun 2020 – 2023

    On-call collaboration with the Orchestra Giovanile Jonica of Sava.

  6. 2019 – 2022

    “G. Paisiello” Conservatory band and orchestra: second flute, with piccolo doubling.

Prizes and recognition

  1. 2026

    First Absolute Prize, 8th “Città di Baronissi” International Competition (AFI Falaut), Winds section.

  2. 2019

    Recognition crest from the Lions Club Taranto for the charity concert “Verso le Stelle”.

Masterclasses and seminars

  1. 2024

    Seminar “Telemann's 12 Fantasias – A Guide to Interpretation”, with Maestro Emilio Galante.

  2. 2023

    Seminar “Fundamentals of acoustics, history, construction and maintenance of the transverse flute”, organized by Maestro Alziati.

  3. Masterclass

    Emilio Galante, Matej Zupan, Davide Formisano, Maurizio Simeoli, Massimo Cottica, Giuseppe Nese.

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Concerts and collaborations

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