Born in Arezzo in 1984, Nicola began learning oboe at Liceo Musicale “F.Petrarca” with Gianluca Dioni, then continued his studies at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole. During this time he was a member of the Italian Youth Orchestra, where he performed in leading venues such as the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Teatro della pergola in Florence and Berlin Konzerthaus.
In 2009, Nicola finished a post-graduate Diploma at the Instituto Donizetti in Bergamo with Marco Ambrosini. Following this, he moved to Milan to attend the Accademia del Teatro Alla Scala, where he was a member for two years of the “Ensemble da Camera del XX secolo” directed by Giorgio Bernasconi . Here he performed at the prestigious Biennale Musica 2009 in Venezia and Cremona Monteverdi Festival. He played also in the Accademia Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, which performed two operas and many concerts around Italy and Europe every year. Nicola currently studies with Cristoph Hartman in Berlin and Maurice Bourgue at the Conservatoire Superier de Geneve.
Recently, Nicola has been busy freelancing with Orchestra della Toscana in Florence, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo, Orchestra “G.Verdi”, Milan, Orchestra Sinfonica di Savona, Orchestra Sinfonica di Grosseto.
In his spare time, Nicola plays accordion with his folk group “Antidotum Tarantulae” and can sometimes be found in smaller theatres with his “Serio e Faceto” theatre company.
