Enrique Mazzola

Enrique Mazzola is already well established on an international level as one of the most innovative and dynamic conductors of his generation. An expert in contemporary music, he specializes in the music of the classical and early romantic period.

As both an opera and concert conductor, he regularly collaborates with orchestras such as the Orchestre National de France, Tokyo Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Russian National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra Nazionale della RAI, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Orchestre Philarmonique du Montecarlo, Swiss Radio Orchestra.

Since 1997 he has conducted in major European festivals, including an acclaimed new production of ‘Falstaff’ at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, and München Opernfestspiele, Festival de Radio France, Rossini Opera Festival, Biennale of Venice, Wexford Opera Festival, Wiesbaden Maifestspiele, Festival de Granada and the Buxton Festival.

An accomplished interpreter of contemporary music, Enrique conducted the world premiere of ‘Il processo’ by Alberto Colla at La Scala in 2001, ‘Medusa’ by Arnaldo De Felice at the Bayerische Staatsoper and ‘Isabella’ by Azio Corghi at the Rossini Opera Festival 1998, and many others premieres with the major European orchestras.

Since 2001 he has been invited by the principal European opera houses: ‘Falstaff’ at the Paris Champs-Elyseés theatre, ‘Il barbiere di Siviglia’ at La Scala and Bayerische Staatsoper, ‘Una cosa rara’ and ‘Hyperion’ at the Staatstheater in Stuttgart, ‘Il re pastore’ at La Monnaie, ‘La finta giardiniera’ at the Maggio Musicale, ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ in Montecarlo.

Between 1999 and 2003 Enrique was the Artistic and Music Director of the Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte in Montepulciano, where he conducted many symphonic concerts and new operatic productions with the RNCM Symphony Orchestra.

Born in Spain into a musical family, he started violin and piano studies at an early age, later graduating to conducting and to composition at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan.