Roberto Molinelli

Roberto Molinelli (born 1963, Ancona) is an Italian composer, conductor and violist. He has graduated with honors and won prizes in national and international competitions. His CD on Carl Reinecke's chamber music was awarded with "CD of the Month" prize on "CD Classical" magazine. As a composer, arranger and conductor he has collaborated with many Artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Gustav Kuhn, Cecilia Gasdia, Anna Caterina Antonacci, Valeria Esposito, Andrea Griminelli, Valeria Moriconi, Federico Mondelci, Enrico Dindo, Elena Zaniboni, Danilo Rossi, Giorgio Zagnoni. His premières have been performed by many Orchestras worldwide (Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala, La Scala Theatre, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Norwalk Symphony Orchestra, Slovenian Radio-TV Orchestra, Orchestra Haydn Bozen, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, I Solisti di Pavia with Enrico Dindo, Euroradio Concerts live via satellite, Symph. Orch. of Sanremo, Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana, Istituzione Sinfonica Abruzzese, Orchestra di Roma e del Lazio, Symph. Orch. of Bari) in many Concert Halls (Carnegie Hall, New York City, Moscow International House of Music, Manchester Cello Festival, Brunnenhof Monaco di Baviera, Marinskij Theatre St.Petersburg, Theatre de Las Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Norwalk Concert Hall, Auditorium RadioTV Slovenia, The Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall, Ankara, Turkey). He has also written original music for soundtracks and famous advertising campaigns (Barilla Italian pasta, broadcast in many countries from 1999 to 2007), and did collaborations with famous Italian pop music artists, among others Lucio Dalla, Angelo Branduardi, Alexia, Mario Lavezzi. He wrote arrangements and has been the conductor at Sanremo Music Festival in two editions, 2005 and 2009, winning the special prize for the best arrangement with the song "Biancaneve" (by Mogol-Lavezzi). He has been member and president of the jury of Sanremolab – Song Academy of Sanremo, from 2004 to 2006. His opera "Montessoriana", dedicated to Maria Montessori on her centenary celebration 1907–2007, has been performed under his conduction in Sweden, United States of America, and in Italy, in Rome, in "Sinopoli Grand Hall" of "Auditorium Parco della Musica". He is the artistic director for Innovation of G.Rossini Symphony Orchestra, since 2009. He is Viola Professor at the Conservatory of Parma.