Dynamic, versatile, and charismatic, Enrico Fagone has been hailed as a magnetic presence on stage. Critics have noted his “ability to elicit from the orchestra a precise and cohesive sound—compact, powerful, and intimate” (MusiCultura), as well as bring “real narrative awareness to the podium, enhancing the choreographic elements of the score without falling into easy absorption of the musical language” (L’Ape Musicale).
Currently Music and Artistic Director of the Long Island Concert Orchestra in New York, Fagone has conducted world-renowned ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra, RAI National Symphony Orchestra of Turin, Milan Symphony Orchestra, Sicilian Symphony Orchestra, Marche Philharmonic Orchestra, Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of Padua and Veneto, Italian Virtuosi, Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra, Savaria Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Serbian National Theatre, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, and FOI Opera Orchestra Italiana. He has also performed in prestigious venues and festivals like Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Belcanto Opera Festival Bad Wildbad, Teatro Petruzzelli (Bari), Royal Opera Festival of Krakow, and Teatro Regio di Parma.
Fagone conducted Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Kammeroper in Munich and was invited to lead the gala concert Fuoco di Gioia at the Verdi Festival in Parma, sharing the stage with revered singers Michele Pertusi and Vladimir Stoyanov. In 2019, Fagone debuted with the RAI National Symphony Orchestra in a broadcast concert featuring celebrated pianist and frequent collaborator, Martha Argerich.
A double bass graduate and virtuoso performer, Fagone pursued orchestral conducting studies at Milan’s “Claudio Abbado” Civic School and specialized in operatic repertoire with Daniele Agiman at the Parma Academy. His training was further enriched under the legendary Jorma Panula in Helsinki and with Alim Shakh and Semyon Bychkov, students of the great Russian maestro Ilya Musin. He is Professor at Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana and He currently teaches Masterclasses as the Juilliard and the Manhattan School of Music.
Fagone has collaborated closely with contemporary artists and feels drawn to classical and early Romantic repertoire, including works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms. He is also passionate about revisiting lesser-known classical composers from the past, such as Muzio Clementi, Giuseppe Martucci, Aldo Finzi and Giovanni Bottesini, whose deep connection is reflected in his role as Artistic Director of the Bottesini Competition.
His discography as double bass performer includes recordings for EMI, Deutsche Grammophon, Warner, Stradivarius, and Da Vinci. Most recently, he conducted the London Symphony Orchestra on the album Aspire (Musica Solis), featuring clarinettist Seunghee Lee and composer and bandoneonist JP Jofre. This disc earned a Grammy nomination.
Upcoming performances include debuts at the Arena di Verona, the Göttingen Symphony in Germany, and with Teatro Grattacielo in New York for the world premiere of the operas The Tin Angel by Daniel Asia and Rossini Perduto by David Winkler, with the Long Island Concert Orchestra.
About him:
“Enrico Fagone is an extraordinary musician!”
Martha Argerich
”Enrico Fagone owns a natural ability to approach musically everything he conducts. His charismatic personality makes him an interesting conductor.”!
Jorma Panula
“at the baton, Fagone has become highly appreciated as a conductor”.
La Gazzetta di Parma
“What a joy it was to perform with fantastic Fagone! A true artist.”
Vadim Repin
“Fagone is a wonderful musician with big personality and charisma!”
Katia and Marielle Labeque
“On the podium, Enrico Fagone, who in the concert of Liszt let himself be guided by Martha Argerich following any agogic and dynamic request, in the captivating work of De Falla, shows a real narrative awareness in which the choreographic element of the latin score is enhanced without falling in to the easy absorption of the musical language.”
L’Ape Musicale
“The evening ended with two great scores by the Andalusian maestro Manuel de Falla.
The choice of Enrico Fagone to deal with this author is courageous, but certainly it shows his maturity to conduct and wisdom to select a repertoire that can fully exploit the potential of the RAI Symphony Orchestra. The final result proves him right because the performance really enhances all the elements among the instruments in orchestra and brings to the audience the energy of the young conductor, releasing in the cold city of Savoy with twenty minutes of music the bright colors and intense aromas of the heat of a sunny summer afternoon in the Andalusian countryside”
AMADEUS